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JeffBC -> RE: Calling all computer ge- er... uhm... savvy people. (10/19/2013 10:20:14 AM)
I agree with the general concensus on the computer. You're only push is gaming and that's just a "more is merrier" thing with your video card. Here's a reputable site with a nice writeup. You can stop at the chart unless all the geek information amuses you. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107.html Since I'm fairly serious into graphics work (heh, I own colorimeters to calibrate colour) let me toss my oar in the water regarding the monitor and printer. If you actually care about the movies you watch and/or the photos you print then the phrase "colour gamut" needs to become your new best friend. Monitor: If you really like visuals in your movies then consider one of the more recent Dell Ultrasharp's. U3014: $1299 U2713 H: $1040 U2413: $599 U2913WM: $499 -- to save some money -- U2412M: $369 Monitors are generally something people "save money" on so all they care about is resolution and screen size. If you're into it, colour gamut is way more important. There are also other more subtle advantages to professional grade monitors... for instance getting real 1:1 pixel mapping is a lot easier and they tend to be built better so they last longer. Printer: Look closely at a Canon printer. In my experience they are much cheaper to own in the long-haul than other brands. For photo printing it's going to be all about color gamut and as a rule of thumb, more different colors is better in terms of number of ink tanks. That also saves you money But even my cheap as dirt Canon is using a 5 ink system and I can buy easily refillable cartridges and bulk ink. I paid about $180 for it I think and honestly the damned thing paid for itself pretty quicklyl vs. my HP printer which sucked ink like it was free (and HP ink is far from free).

ShaharThorne -> RE: Calling all computer ge- er... uhm... savvy people. (10/19/2013 12:47:21 PM)
Jeff, thanks for reminding me to get color ink for my Canon printer...do it in a few weeks...

Apocalypso -> RE: Calling all computer ge- er... uhm... savvy people. (10/19/2013 3:50:59 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: MalcolmNathaniel How serious are you about gaming? Gaming utilizes every part of a system to it's max. If the OP is mainly interested in city-building strategy games, not so much. Admittedly, FPS's may be a bit more of an issue. On the other hand Marc, if you don't want to spend the money on a top end gaming system, head over to gog.com. It has all the classic PC games and they'll run on practically any new computer.

Apocalypso -> RE: Calling all computer ge- er... uhm... savvy people. (10/19/2013 3:59:10 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: DomKen Do you really need touchscreen? If not get a Win 7 system. Win 8 is a completely knew interface and most power users hate it. Alternatively, get Win 8 and download Classic Shell

PeonForHer -> RE: Calling all computer ge- er... uhm... savvy people. (10/19/2013 4:17:32 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Apocalypso quote: ORIGINAL: DomKen Do you really need touchscreen? If not get a Win 7 system. Win 8 is a completely knew interface and most power users hate it. Alternatively, get Win 8 and download Classic Shell I use that with Windows 7. It's really good. With a tiny program you're able to get the best of XP with the best of everything that followed. Microshaft insisted on a Start that required you to type the name of the program you wanted to run, and absolutely refused to listen to those who complained that they'd rather just click Start, then click the required program. Why, I don't know. But they steamrollered all those who argued, with the line of 'Get used to it". Anyway, Classic Shell sorts out the weirdnesses of Windows 7 for me - so it's no surprise to me that it'll do the same with Windows 8.

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