I need your help in my computer decision Please quick!

[domi]

I need to buy a computer tomorow, I need your opinion.

First of out of these cards which one should I choose:
32 MB DDR NVIDIA GeForce2 GTS 4x AGP video card
64 MB DDR NVIDIA GeForce2 ULTRA GTS with DVI 4x AGP video card
64 MB DDR NVIDIA GeForce3 video card

Which processor out of THESE (sorry no amd, there is a reason for this no time to explain)
Intel® Pentium® 4 processor at 1.3 GHz, 1.4 GHz, 1.5 GHz and 1.7 GHz with NetBurst?micro-architecture

Which sound card:
Turtle Beach Santa Cruz
OR
SoundBlaster Live! Value


And is anything wrong with this system:
Base System: Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor at 1.4GHz

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Hard Drive: 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive 7200RPM

Memory: 512MB PC800 RDRAM (2X256MB)

Monitor: Dell Trinitron P780 17" Monitor 16.00" v.i.s. - Midnight Grey

Warranty: 2 Year Ltd. Warranty, 2 Year at Home/On-Site, 2 Year 24x7 Phone Support

Operating System: Microsoft® Windows 2000 Professional (English)
Dell recommends MS® Windows® 2000 Professional for Business.

Microsoft® Productivity Software: Microsoft® Office XP Professional

Video: 64MB DDr NVidia GeForce3 Graphics Card

Primary ROM Drive DVD/CD-ROM: 16x DVD-ROM w/software decoder

CD-RW 2ND Bay: 16X/10X/40X CD-RW Drive 2nd Bay

Floppy Drive: Floppy Drive

ZIP Drive:

ZIP Disks:

Sound Card: SBLive! Value Digital Sound Card with 1024V

Speakers: harmon/kardon Speakers HK-695 w/Subwoofers - Midnight Grey

Modem: 3COM V.90 PCI Telephoney Modem

Network Interface Card: Integrated 3COM 10/100 Ethernet Controller

Dell Movie Studio Accessories:

Internet Access: None

Installation:

Keyboard: Logitech Wireless Keyboard and MouseMan Wheel

 

[bacillus]

don't quote me on this but I've been told that there are problems with the present GF3 & a P4 based system!

 

[AMDPwred]

<< don't quote me on this but I've been told that there are problems with the present GF3 &amp; a P4 based system! >>



If he is right then don't go on my advice

I would get the P4 1.7 and GF3 of course. If you have the money to blow then get those. But again, if there is a problem with P4/GF3 systems then omit what I just said

 

[Wingznut]

No problems here, bacillus. My GF3 and P4 run great together. And this is the first I've heard of what you speak of.

I guess I don't understand the dillema, domi. Is money not a factor here? If not, then get a GF3 and a P4-1.7ghz.

And either way, get a Santa Cruz.

 

[domi]

I have never heard of Santa Cruz, any good. I know I can trust SBLive, buecase I had one before. But what is Santa Cruz

 

[Wingznut]

Do a search for it. You'll find lots of people who say it's better than the SBLive.

 

[lacunae]

nice system... but if i was gonna spend all the $$ for the gf3 &amp; everything, i'd want at least a 19&quot; (or 21&quot instead of the 17&quot;

 

[Duvie]

MOney can't be too much of an issue since he is buying from DELL...

Dell doesn't sell AMD so we will leave it at that.

Seems nice!! Get the 19&quot; monitor or no monitor and buy one locally...still get 3 year warranty on the item plus save a bunch of money.

What is the price including S&amp;H on that item? I like to have dell systems to compare to my built systems so I can show the customer how much they may be paying for the dell service. Let them decide if they want to go that route.

 

[Sugadaddy]

Besides the fact that you're buying from Dell, it looks fine. Get the 1.7ghz and the geforce 3, and definitely the Santa Cruz over the SB Live.