What I can get for $3000 US?

leonis · December 20, 2001 4:12PM

There's a new in my other thread to explain why I suddenly have this budget

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Basically I need to have at least a PC.....I am thinking about getting one Mac and one PC....I won't buy anything until January so now I have plenty of time to hear your opinions

Thanks

EDIT: The purchase MUST BE computer related.

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wrong robot · December 20, 2001 4:30PM

get a roland v-drum kit

those things are sweet

matsu · December 20, 2001 6:22PM

Maybe you'll be able to get a big fast G5 come January!!!

You can always build some cheap stripped down dual athlon linux boxes for a render farm later on.

Do you have a laptop?

tigerwoods99 · December 20, 2001 9:10PM

What I'd get for PC:

Athlon XP 1900+ (or 2000 if its out by then)

chip set that supports DDR333 (can't think of the name right now....there is one)

512 MB DDR333

Lite-On IDE 32x12x40x CD-RW

DVD-RW (internal of course)

Cooler Master case

Sound Blaster Audigy platinum w/breakout box

Zip 250 MB

1.44" floppy drive

good cooling system

Radeon 8500DV

Sony 21" FD Trintron

Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound system

nice speakers

Mandrake 8.0

what else?

groverat · December 21, 2001 12:28AM

Yes, Leonis, get that one.

leonis · December 21, 2001 12:41AM

[quote]Originally posted by groverat:

<strong>Yes, Leonis, get that one.

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I am thinking about getting a dual Athlon. That thing will rock on 3D rendering

wormboy · December 21, 2001 4:30AM

Hi,

Congrats on the job Leonis. I'd get a Dual 800 w/o the superdrive. and an iPod

and virtual PC\t\t

Actually, I would wait until Jan 7th.

hewligan · December 21, 2001 4:49AM

Hi Leonis! Well, you are a lucky boy! I would back up your current leanings and say:

Go for a dual processor Athlon board (1.2GHz or whatever). Plug in 512mb of DDR and a fast Hard Drive. The Graphics card depends on your work style, but probably a Radeon 8500 will be fine (or DV as mentioned above).

Okay, that thing should cost about $1500 or so, without monitor. If you have a monitor, then fine. If not, I can recommend the LaCie Electron Blue range (sitting at one now).

Onto the Mac side .... I will assume you have $1000 left. Okay, I would get an iBook, so that you can work on the go. Hmmm, nice.

I wish I was you (although my iBook 600 DVD should be getting delivered today!!!!)

marcuk · December 26, 2001 2:43PM

Why don't you pay off that credit card Leonis? :eek:

macaddict · December 26, 2001 3:27PM

I don't know much about 3D rendering, but you can, as you probably know, get a lot of PC for a small price.

From Pricewatch:

Dual Athlon MP 1600s w/HSF: $340

Shuttle AK31 3.1: $80

Inwin Q500: $80

256MB PC2100: $50

Radeon VE: $50

Ethernet Card: $25

20GB 7200RPM: $100

52X CD: $20

$750, add some $250 monitor to get a speedy system for just shy of a grand.

Or forget useful work and buy a nice gaming machine.

CoolerMaster ATC 101

XP1900+

2 256MB PC2100

Shuttle AK31

Nice heatsink (PARC?)

A few Delta Fans

Radeon 8500DV

GF3 TI500

Dual Sony Widescreen 24" Trinitrons

A few 15000RPM SCSI drives on a RAID

A good RAID controller

A good SCSI controller

Ethernet card

SB Audigy Platinum

Rheobus

32X CDRW

16X DVD

DVD R

Floppy Drive (just for fun)

It may run a little over the price limit though.

tigerwoods99 · December 26, 2001 4:34PM

Shiiiiiiiit man get a XP 1900+ MP! Or at least 1800+.

What I can get for $3000 US?

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