Going Vista for Christmas...
Monday, November 24, 2008 by Skinhit | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
I have been blessed with getting a new computer for Christmas...
Here are my specs, please let me know what you think...As I have no idea?
| PROCESSORS | Intel® Core™i7-920 Processor(8MB L2 Cache, 2.66GHz) | edit |
| OPERATING SYSTEM | Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1, 64-Bit | edit |
| WARRANTY AND SERVICE | 1Yr Ltd HW WRTY, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis, 24x7 Phone Support | edit |
| MEMORY | 6GB Tri-Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1066MHz - 6 DIMMs | edit |
| HARD DRIVE | 640GB - 7200RPM, SATA 3.0Gb/s, 16MB Cache | edit |
| OPTICAL DRIVE | Single Drive: 16X CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) w/double layer write capability | edit |
| MONITORS | No Monitor | edit |
| VIDEO CARD | 512MB ATI Radeon HD 4850 |
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Reply #4 Monday, November 24, 2008 11:53 PM
Anytime...
and.. if its worth anything.. better than what I have.. should run that audio of urs great too.
Merry Xmas Jack.
Reply #5 Monday, November 24, 2008 11:54 PM
At least for the next 5 years or so 
Reply #6 Tuesday, November 25, 2008 12:51 AM
Good onya, Jack... you'll feel like you're rolling in clover with that baby purring away under your desk.... nice specs. 
Looking good there bud. Wish I had 6 Gb RAM! 
Reply #8 Tuesday, November 25, 2008 10:08 AM
Looks good, Skinhit. You might want to invest in discrete sound card (SB X-Fi?). Also, you should try to verify that your existing s/w will work with the 64-bit Vista - I had a few issues with that on my upgrade (my ZoneAlarm ISS won't work with it and my Roxio Creator version is too old, although most of my other software scares turned out to be non-issues). Microsoft's site says a lot more software is incompatible than actually is, it would seem.
All you'll ever need.
At least for the next 5 years or so
I would say so. That's a top-of-the-line ATI card (do you know if it shares system memory?), so it should work brilliantly for graphics processing and games, and if I'm not mistaken, that's one of the newest generations of Intel processors. Vista's an adjustment to be sure, but now that I've cranked the UAC down to a less paranoid level, it's been a pleasant adjustment.
Reply #9 Tuesday, November 25, 2008 12:16 PM
Whats is s/w? Thanks for all your input
Reply #10 Tuesday, November 25, 2008 12:18 PM
Not sure
Reply #12 Tuesday, November 25, 2008 2:28 PM
Also, you should try to verify that your existing s/w will work with the 64-bit Vista
Whats is s/w? Thanks for all your input
Sorry. . . software
(do you know if it shares system memory?)
Not sure
Just curious. My GeForce 9800GT shares up to 2GB of system memory in addition to the onboard 512Mb, which is really nice.
UAC
Whats that?
You'll find out soon enough. <evil laugh> 
Seriously, it's an acronym for User Access Control. Basically, Vista will pop up a box and request permission (or, if you're not logged in as an administrator, refuse flat out) any time you ask to do something that could possibly be malicious, ranging from running a program file to installing a new program. If you have ODNT, you can use TweakVista to change the default setting to make it less aggravating or you can just go into the Windows security settings and disable it altogether (opinions on whether that's actually a wise idea tend to vary).
Reply #13 Tuesday, November 25, 2008 3:08 PM
Not sure
not to my knowledge, just the 512mb dedicated (I've got one)
curious about price and availablility
edit: I was wrong, 
Reply #14 Tuesday, November 25, 2008 8:24 PM
Great specs! And 6 gb's memory? awesome. What monitor are you planning on using for this setup?
Signed, Jealous as hell. 
Reply #16 Tuesday, November 25, 2008 9:37 PM
As far as I know its shipping the 12th and for the whole package around $1300
Reply #17 Tuesday, November 25, 2008 9:58 PM
Very nice system Jack...I think you will be very pleased with it, I'm a little on the jealous side!.....Now....with that much more power behind you, we're all going to be looking for a lot more of all your fantastic work.
As far as the UAC is concerned....I have it totally turned off on both my desktop and laptop systems, but then again, I don't store any important data on my systems, I keep it all on my network drives. This way if I ever screw up my system I can just reformat and re-install. Tweak Vista will be a must have for you!
Reply #18 Tuesday, November 25, 2008 10:25 PM
Wow that is extremely similar to the new machine i built this weekend
My Specs
Intel DX58SO 1366 ATX Motherboard
Intel Core i7 Processor 940
Corsair XMS 3GB PC-10666 DDR3 RAM
OCZ GameXtream 700 Watt Power Supply
VisionTek 4850HD Graphics Card
Antec 900 Case
HP 22” HDMI Widescreen Monitor
2 Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB SATA Hard Drives
Pioneer 20x20 DVD/CD Writer
Reply #19 Tuesday, November 25, 2008 10:34 PM
And how do you like it?
Reply #20 Tuesday, November 25, 2008 10:37 PM
Cool one, skinhit. Fast and strong. Don't put any of Po's stuff on it....6GB RAM will disappear like hitting cold water. (guess I'm on "The List" now, huh?).
Doc quietly leaves the house to rent a UPS uniform. bwah ha ha .
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Reply #1 Monday, November 24, 2008 11:34 PM
Please advise...