Building/Upgrading a PC for TS2
MxxPwr:
Quote from: katenigma on 2007 January 23, 11:44:29
Please post the specs, and for $1600 USD, I could buy an HP that would play the Sims just fine, so unless you were just an idiot about it, I'm sure it will be great. For low-end, basic systems, Dell is usually the least expensive, but after that, HP beats them- and every other brand name- every time.
Edit: Geesh, either inflation or Vista has made prices skyrocket since summer when I was shopping for my laptop.
Copper and shipping cost is up yes, but I really think it's them making the laptop Vista capable. It'll have to be 1gb ram for sure (no more 'living' with 562 or 768), dual core cpu, faster/larger hdd, and a dedicated 3d accelerator card built in to really run Vista. That'll drive the cost up to be sure.
KatEnigma:
I think it's just the increased cost of Vista, honestly, and all those vouchers. Because when I was pricing them in August, they would have run Vista fine since I was looking with an eye for Simming (duo, 2 GB RAM, ATI mobility card) but now you can't get a worse laptop for that price. I don't even want to think about how much power you'll need to run TS2 and Vista both.
I'm tempted to buy a Vista family pack and toss them into a drawer since we always build our own desktops so eventually I'll have to bite the bullet and buy the damn things, and better $400 now than $700 later for 2 copies, but DH thinks there are better things to do with our money. Which I will remind him of in another year or so when he wants to build a new machine.
MxxPwr:
Quote from: katenigma on 2007 January 23, 12:57:42
I don't even want to think about how much power you'll need to run TS2 and Vista both.
I can hear the reports of laptop fires now.
blubug:
I don't think I'll be using vista soon, and I'm sad that the prices are high here. This is the best I could find in my price range, and not DELL as I have no trust in that company due to horrors lived by my dad and my sister.
Here's the specs:
HP Pavilion DV6189EA AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-56 1.8GHz, 2GB DDR, 120GB SATA HDD, 15.4'', XP Media Center Notebook (RP957EA)
Processor: AMD Turion 64 X2 Technology TL-56 (1.8 Ghz)
Memory: 2 GB (2*1024 MB DDR-2 SDRAM-how is it DDR2 AND SD, I dunno)
Hard Disc: 120 GB SATA 5400rpm
Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce Go 7200 sp. TurboCache 256 MB
Monitor?: 15,4'' WXGA HD BrightView (1280*800)
*DVD-RW (+/-) LightScribe
*Entegre 10/100 Ethernet
*Modem: Entegre 56K modem
*Sound: Onboard / Altec Lansing speakers
*Mouse: TouchPad
*Wireless 802,11b/g, /Bluetooth/HP Mobile remote, WebCam
Guarantee : 2 Years
I'm not sure about the graphics card, is this on board or something, I'm not sure. I don't want an onboard card or if that's what it's called. Oh! And it's 1.650USD
Craigsters:
My Sims 2 pets was taken over 45 mins to load and I got tired of it taken so long to load and I gave in and called Dell.ca they financed me again for a new computer..
For those wondering, I have all the Sims 2 games and stuff pack game's, my current computer I'm on which is paid off, only had a
pentium 4 3.4 Ghz processor, it's a Dell Dimension 8400, I already had the hard drive and motherboard replaced under the 3 year warrenty and I maxed out the Ram to 4 Gigabytes DDR2 Ram last year, video card ATI Radeon X300!..
not mentioning the price tag, because that's my business and last time I mentioned I financed a computer on a gaming forum they all where shocked by the ammount I'd end up paying at the end of the four year contract, these places that rent to own or that finance you are place's of last resort and convenience for those of us that can't dish out the money needed for a new computer each year!, the amount that Dell is giving me well be a better deal then Canada's MDG or those rent to own place's here in Canada, and both Canada's MDG and those rent to own place's have crappy computers that are over priced, enough said about that!..
[I might transfer some of my DDR 2 Ram from my current PC to my new PC sense they both use the same type of Ram]
Specs for new PC!.. [from e-mail from Dell]
1 466-2278 DIM 9200,CDCR, E6400 (2.13GHZ),DCT,2MB
1 310-7963 DELL USB KEYBOARD
1 310-7966 DELL OPTICAL USB MOUSE
1 310-8542 BACKUP MEDIA FOR XP MCE,05U,DIM 9200
1 310-8583 XPRS UPG,VISTA PREM FRM XP MCE,ENG,DIM
1 310-8590 WWW.DELLVISTAUPGRADE.COM TO REDEEM
1 310-8591 VISTA CAPABLE STICKER, DIM
1 310-8617 VISTA CAPABLE VALIDATOR INFO
1 311-5115 1GB DDR2 SDRAM AT 533MHZ-2X512MB,DIM,P
1 313-2758 INTEGRATED AUDIO
1 313-4032 DELL A525 SPEAKERS, BLACK, DIM
1 313-4423 16X DVD-ROM AND 16X DVD+/-RW,P
1 313-4427 V.92/56K PCI DATAFAX,INT MDM,FULL,LF,DIM
1 320-4807 256MB NVIDIA 7900 GS,DIM,P
1 320-5212 22IN (22.0 IN) E228WFP,DIM,P
1 341-3865 NO FLOPPY DRIVE REQUESTED
1 412-0688 IMAGE RESTORE, DIM
1 412-0853 MCAFEE 7.0,OEM,ENG,3YR,DIM/INSP
1 412-0911 DELL SUPPORT 3.2,DIM/INSP
1 412-0914 ADOBE ACROBAT READER 7.0,DIM
1 412-0931 SNAPFIRE BASIC, DIM/INSP
1 420-4927 WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER 10,DIM
1 420-5585 WINXP MCE 2005,ENG,DIM,NM,U
1 420-5769 ISP SEARCH ASST PORTAL,DIM/INSP
1 420-5781 SONIC CINEPLAYER,XPS
1 420-5790 ROXIO CREATOR/MYDVD LE,NON XPS,DIM/INSP
1 461-8388 NO DIGITAL MUSIC SOFTWARE REQUESTED
1 463-2282 THANKS FOR PURCHASING YOUR DELL
1 465-3892 320GB SERIAL ATA 2,7200 RPM,DIM,P
1 412-0452 MICROSOF OFFICE 2003 BASIC EDITION,INSP
1 412-0674 AOL 9.0 ,FI,ENGLISH CANADA
1 465-8990 ELIGIBLE FOR OFFICE UPGRADE,CAN/DLA
1 930-1570 NBD OS,DIM, 9200,GTN,INIT YR, RA
1 930-1577 HW WRTY + SVC,DIM,9200,INIT, RA
1 960-2800 WARRANTY SPRT,DIM,INIT YR
1 930-1572 NBD OS,DIM, 9200,GTN,2YR EXT, RA
1 930-1578 HW WRTY + SVC,DIM,9200,EXT, RA
1 950-5462 WARRANTY SPRT,DIM,2YR EXT
1 007-1429 DIMENSION, SHIPPING AND HANDLING
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