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How does this PC config look

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silverspear

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Purpose of PC: for heavy scanning/imaging/OCR/printing/and some CD/dvd burning.
OS: windows 2000

Hardware:

MSI "K8N Neo2 Platinum" NVIDIA nForce3 ULTRA Chipset Motherboard For AMD Socket 939 CPU -RETAIL

OCZ PowerStream 420W Power Supply With Adjustable Power Rails With LED Indicators, SATA Connector, Model "OCZ420ADJ" -RETAIL

AMD Athlon 64 FX-53, 1MB L2 Cache, Windows Compatible 64-bit Processor 939 Pin - Retail
Core: ClawHammer
Operating Frequency: 2.4GHz

Crucial memory - 2 (2gb sticks)

POS video card and monitor

Maxtor 300GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive, Model 6B300S0, OEM Drive Only
Capacity: 300GB
Average Seek Time: 9.3 ms
Buffer: 16MB
Rotational Speed: 7200 RPM
Interface: Serial ATA 150
Features: SATA II, -NCQ [Native Command Queuing]

NEC 16X Double Layer DVD±RW Drive, Black, Model ND-3520A BK, OEM
Write Speed: 16X DVD+R, 8X DVD+RW, 4X DVD+R DL, 16X DVD-R, 6X DVD-RW, 48X CD-R, 24X CD-RW
Read Speed: 48X CD-ROM, 16X DVD-ROM
Interface: ATAPI / E-IDE

case - standard atx case.
std floppy drive



What do you guys think of this config. anything i should worry about or change


 
not sure how much better or on what level they are to your maxtor, but seagates and western dig. are on rebates at some sites. (300gb hdd) fyi.

and you probably dont need the fx-53. 3500 or even the 3000 may work as well and save you some $
 
Used Matrox G450 video card off of Ebay for under $20 - $30 shipped (16Mb really, really cheap, 32 MB low to mid $20s).

Beautiful 2D picture quality.
 
id upgrade from POS video card and monitor to most any matrox video cards for picture editing and stuff, also, you didnt specify, if youre going (almost) all the way and getting an FX-53, then youll probly want faster ram too, PC4000+
 
to be honest i'd go w/ the 3200+ processor since you wont be gaming or any intense applications- put the money towards a real nice monitor and a vid card that can run. my philosophy is that the monitor should be good since thats what you'll be lookin at 24/7 since your not gaming why not go w/ a nice 19" LCD or if you have the room a 21" flat screen crt
 
ok - so you guys think the fx-53 would be overkill. well this app is very CPU intensive. and why exactly is the price difference (or what excatly is the difference) so huge between the fx and 3500 etc.
 
Why don't you contact the company that designed the software ask them what they consider the optimum platform for their software?

The other thing to think about is that if that software takes a while to run, stability and reliability may be more important than ultimate speed.

After all, if the system keeps crashing and you have to redo your work, it can become frustrating and non-productive very quickly.

Also, you may want to ask them how much faster the program runs with more and more cpu horsepower. Then you can decide exactly how much you need to speed on your pc.

🙂
 
>Purpose of PC: for heavy scanning/imaging/OCR/printing/and some CD/dvd burning.
What exactly do you mean by imaging? The rest, a high-powered PC isn't needed.

is this for a business? is this computer mission critical?

lawtsi doesn't take a whole lot of CPU power.

If your employer has the money for 2GB sticks and a 4000+ or FX you may be much better off looking at a Dual Opteron in the long run, as its a much more stable platform. If your job relies on thiss PC working, I wouldn't dare not getting a workstation class machine.
 
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