How to select a good desktop/laptop

[boykindotson]

if you are going to purchase than you should check some point. This points are that which kind of possessor in the laptop/desktop has. What is the hard disk capacity is?, How much GB of ram is there in it. many other thing.

[deadmau5]

Right now wait for a razer blade, believe me

[Desperado]

(05-22-2011 10:29 PM)Doraemon Wrote:  Desktop/Laptop

If you using as 3D making, 6GB is enough to use C4D, Maya, 3Ds Max

it makes me clear now. that is why i have to buy the new part of my pc every 4 months just because my wife use it for Cinema 4D and she only has 3 GByte of RAM. when she made a giant of C4D project, then the pc starting to BSoD. holly craps..

thanks for the information, Doraemon

[net_robber]

in most time, i need more ram, but less hdd

[Kaloy]

To get good value for your money, I suggest you research for reviews regarding the best value hardware for what application you will be using your desktop/laptop.

I usually search for review on sites like Phoronix, AnandTech, Tom's Hardware, etc... If those site don't have reviews for hardware parts available on your local stores then you can try to search for their reviews on Google, maybe other sites have some article about them.

Nowadays its hard to keep up with the latest and greatest hardware for desktop/laptop, just a few months and the model that you bought could be super-seeded/surpassed by new ones specially by the competing brands.

Unless money is not an object for you then you can buy the latest and greatest every time it comes out on the market.

[GTRsdk]

So if someone is wanting to have a computer with lots of power for running VMs, video encoding, etc, for a project on a low budget (like $300 - $400), would it be better to go with something like a 2004 Xeon processor and get a motherboard with DDR2 RAM, or would it be better to go with something newer like 2006 or 2008 Xeon?

I think for a GPU, a Radeon 5830 might do best.

[roool]

This is an idea for the ssd addition
SSD= solid-state drive https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid-state_drive
With a SSD you can boot your system very fast (with good hardware etc. it is possible to boot in under 10 seconds) and let's you start programs faster.
1 GB space of SSD= about 2 Dollars
There are SSDs and Hybrid SSD/HDD
The Hybrid SSD/HDD are sometimes used in Laptops you have about 20 GB of SSD and 320 GB HDD (This is just an example of a Laptop I know)
The SSDs are a viable in 64, 128 and 256 GB versions.

[konorbi]

You should find for discounts. I have a 6 years old PC. It is old, I know, and I want to buy a new computer in this year, or the other.
I'll use it for playing new games.