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Paq · 10-02-2004, 01:11 PM

Ok..i can't help much except for these few options
1. 1GB of ram..minimum. I use raw files from a 6MP camera and tiffs regularly top 100MB.

2. sata hard drive(s), the 150MB transfer is definitely noticeable. I just bought an SATA to go with my ATA 133 and it is sooo much faster, smaller and easier to install. Cost is about $10 over normal.

3. I HATE, DETEST, DEPLORE, DE whatever LCD's for art uses. The dot pitch is annoying, the colors are rarely ever correct and you can't really profile them...the other problem is that i can get 2 19" CRT monitors for the cost of 1 decent 17" LCD

4. if he's gonna be using CF of SD cards, i'd definitely forgo the floppy drive adn get a $15 card media reader. 7 in one slots are GREAT and the transfer time is USB 2.0 standard, so much faster than what most cameras' transfer speeds. You can also boot from mine, so it serves as a nice floppy replacement

5. DVD burner...look for something with a rebate in the $50 range. Dell just had one up for grabs tha has all the software, etc. I prefer CD-R's for cost, though, and they last jsut as long.

6. Look around newegg's site for a cheap/decent case/psu. I bought a very cheap one and am quite happy for it. I put a limit of $50 on it for me, but i ended up spending $38 for one with a 400 watt psu and two side fans.

7. again, newegg has great fans, just get 80mm for a few bucks each with price breaks...it's actualy cheaper to get 10 than it is to get 3...

8. as for a vid card, i'd think a 9200SE for about $80 would be totally fine. not sure if it has dual outs, though, so you may want to look for one that does.

that's about ti for right now that i can think of. I built my computer last feb for about $800 with dual monitors, a 9800 pro, 5.1 logitech speakers, dvd/cdrw combo drive, 2.8 PIV with 800 FSB, 512MB pc3200 ram,and 80GB hard drive running winxp and it works amazingly well with photoshop for large files. You could save over $100 off the vid card, another $60 on the speakers, and monitors are cheaper now....as is ram, the hard drive,a nd processor.

soo, how inexpensive are you shooting ?

10-02-2004, 01:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
Paq Junkie Location: South Carolina	Ok..i can't help much except for these few options 1. 1GB of ram..minimum. I use raw files from a 6MP camera and tiffs regularly top 100MB. 2. sata hard drive(s), the 150MB transfer is definitely noticeable. I just bought an SATA to go with my ATA 133 and it is sooo much faster, smaller and easier to install. Cost is about $10 over normal. 3. I HATE, DETEST, DEPLORE, DE whatever LCD's for art uses. The dot pitch is annoying, the colors are rarely ever correct and you can't really profile them...the other problem is that i can get 2 19" CRT monitors for the cost of 1 decent 17" LCD 4. if he's gonna be using CF of SD cards, i'd definitely forgo the floppy drive adn get a $15 card media reader. 7 in one slots are GREAT and the transfer time is USB 2.0 standard, so much faster than what most cameras' transfer speeds. You can also boot from mine, so it serves as a nice floppy replacement 5. DVD burner...look for something with a rebate in the $50 range. Dell just had one up for grabs tha has all the software, etc. I prefer CD-R's for cost, though, and they last jsut as long. 6. Look around newegg's site for a cheap/decent case/psu. I bought a very cheap one and am quite happy for it. I put a limit of $50 on it for me, but i ended up spending $38 for one with a 400 watt psu and two side fans. 7. again, newegg has great fans, just get 80mm for a few bucks each with price breaks...it's actualy cheaper to get 10 than it is to get 3... 8. as for a vid card, i'd think a 9200SE for about $80 would be totally fine. not sure if it has dual outs, though, so you may want to look for one that does. that's about ti for right now that i can think of. I built my computer last feb for about $800 with dual monitors, a 9800 pro, 5.1 logitech speakers, dvd/cdrw combo drive, 2.8 PIV with 800 FSB, 512MB pc3200 ram,and 80GB hard drive running winxp and it works amazingly well with photoshop for large files. You could save over $100 off the vid card, another $60 on the speakers, and monitors are cheaper now....as is ram, the hard drive,a nd processor. soo, how inexpensive are you shooting ? __________________ Live. Chris