Out of the box high performance PC?

[NeedAcpu]

Geeze just get a Sempron 3000+ or something.
1gb of Value Select RAM
Get a $100 to $150 Video Card
What ever kind of hard drive you need. Dont get too caught up with buying an expensive one.
A 400 watt Antec PSU

And yea that should be more then enough. The only reason everyone here is getting 2gb of RAM a geforce 7800GTX and super duper CPUs is because all of these people game. For what you are doing you will not not the highest end system.

 

[kdevaney]

Well - my boss WANTS the best computer that we can get - this is an investment for us, and we'll be using it to present all of our images to the people inside the MRI, now and in the future. So I do want the best one for our purposes, but don't want to go way overkill. I'm trying to find an equlibrium point, projecting into what we'll need in the future also.

 

[NeedAcpu]

Well what are you doing playing high resolution video games in front of your clients?

 

[Trifid]

If your boss says go all out, go all out, but the 7800gtx is a gaming card, maybe a Quadro card will be slightly better, as your company may want to create a 3d presentation in the future. Alot more likley than playing Half Life 2 for a client.

 

[d0ntcar3]

She said the best video card, so go with a ATI x1900 XTX.

 

[snick]

Snick, you say:
you have 2 seperate sticks of ram...you can probably get a 2 gb dual channel kit with heat spreaders already on the ram for less than that...

Could you explain that a bit more?

Thanks.

well, you have 2 of these
which is $205.54
or you could get
Corsair 2gb $179.67
or
OCZ 2gb $184.66
or
Patriot 2gb $188.61
having the heatspreaders on the ram helps keep them from overheating....i know you will probably be running everything at stock, but it's a little extra protection on the investment.

 

[septoid2]

No no no, images are 2D rendering jobs. Why areyou guys all reccomending VIDEO GAMING CARDS?

What you SHOULD be getting is a Quadro or a FireGL card.

 

[septoid2]

Here ya go, built you a great system that'll take care of all your needs.

80505 Monarch Empro Custom Workstation (PCI-E or SLI) 1 $89.00 $89.00
Case: 100171 - No PS - Lian-Li PC-V1200B Plus Aluminum Q $199.86 $199.86
Power Supply: 100578 - PS 460W - Enermax 465P-VE-24P ATX-EPS/SSI $77.89 $77.89
Case Fan: 100887 - 120mm - Antec 120mm SmartCool Case Fan $18.92 $18.92
Motherboard: 110289 - Supermicro/Monarch A0110289 (H8DCE) Audio $339.85 $339.85
Processor: 120379 - AMD Opteron 280 Dual-Core 2.4GHz 1MB (per $1,260.00 $1,260.00
2nd Processor: 120379 - AMD Opteron 280 Dual-Core 2.4GHz 1MB (per $1,260.00 $1,260.00
Thermal Grease: None
2nd Thermal Grease: None
Heat Sink Fan: 130150 - Thermaltake A1772 AMD Recommended for Opt $49.00 $49.00
2nd Heat Sink Fan: 130150 - Thermaltake A1772 AMD Recommended for Opt $49.00 $49.00
Memory: 141847-2 DDR (400) PC-3200 REG ECC - 4 GB (2 pcs 2 $963.44 $963.44
2nd Memory: None
3rd Memory: None
4th Memory: None
Hard Drive: 600331 - SCSI - Seagate Cheetah 73.4 GB/15KRPM/Ult $442.71 $442.71
2nd Hard Drive: 600331 - SCSI - Seagate Cheetah 73.4 GB/15KRPM/Ult $442.71 $442.71
Multiple RAID Setup: None
3rd Hard Drive: None
4th Hard Drive: None
5th Hard Drive: None
6th Hard Drive: None
RAID Setup: 80011 - RAID 0 (Zero) $39.85 $39.85
RAID Controller: None
CD-ROM/DVD-ROM/CD-RW: 160013 - DVD-ROM - Lite-On SOHD-16P9S 16X-DVD/48X- $49.00 $49.00
CD-RW/DVD-RW: 160081 - DVD±RW - BENQ DW1640 16X DVD±RW DL (Black $51.85 $51.85
CD-RW Software: None
DVD-ROM Software: 210600 - nVidia DVD Decoder 1.00.58 (OEM) $15.97 $15.97
Floppy: 170104 - Sony 1.44MB 3.5" (Black) Floppy Drive $19.66 $19.66
More Storage: None
Sound Card: None
Video Card: 190347 - PNY Quadro FX 4500 512MB DDR3/PCI-E/Dual- $1,899.00 $1,899.00
SLI Bridge: None
Video Capture: None
TV Tuner: None
Modem: None
Network Card: None
Wireless Network Card: None
Add On Card: None
Case Function Add On: None
Round Cable: None
Operating System: 210111 - Microsoft Windows XP Professional w/Servi $165.72 $165.72
Additional Software: None
Antivirus: 310512 - Norton Antivirus 2006 (OEM) $31.25 $31.25
Warranty: 800099 - Standard Tech Support, 6 Month Limited De
Hot Rush: None - Standard Order ( ships within 10-15 busines
BONUS Linux Journal Subscription: None
Subtotal for 80505 with your selected options: $7,464.68

 

[Trifid]

$7,464.68

No questions asked from the boss wether it will be capable.

 

[kdevaney]

septoid - why the opteron instead of the athlon?

And to all - what are the main advantages of having two processors over a dual-core processor?

Thanks!