Q9300 CPU
XP Professional
4GB DDR2 800MHz RAM
Nvidia GeForce 8600GT with a 575 MHz Core clock speed and 1GB of Video Card Ram (Use for Dual Monitor Setup)
20X DVD Burner
SATA 1TB Hard Drive
$1100 Complete
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8600GT doesn't come with 1GB of vram, unless you've got two running in SLi (which you don't need for dual-monitors).
I thought this was going to be a quote from Peerless Price. 
QUOTE (\GoBillsInDallas/ @ Aug 27 2008, 04:58 PM) 
Q9300 CPU
XP Professional
4GB DDR2 800MHz RAM
Nvidia GeForce 8600GT with a 575 MHz Core clock speed and 1GB of Video Card Ram (Use for Dual Monitor Setup)
20X DVD Burner
SATA 1TB Hard Drive
$1100 Complete
XP Professional
4GB DDR2 800MHz RAM
Nvidia GeForce 8600GT with a 575 MHz Core clock speed and 1GB of Video Card Ram (Use for Dual Monitor Setup)
20X DVD Burner
SATA 1TB Hard Drive
$1100 Complete
Not a bad price, but if you plan on gaming I would recommend getting at least an 8800. What else does it include (mouse, keyboard, wireless G card, etc.) ?
Also, even using XP Pro, you might find that you are unable to utilize the entire 4 gig of RAM, although Fez or BlueFire might be able to comment more on that.
QUOTE (yall @ Aug 28 2008, 06:08 AM)
Not a bad price, but if you plan on gaming I would recommend getting at least an 8800. What else does it include (mouse, keyboard, wireless G card, etc.) ?
Also, even using XP Pro, you might find that you are unable to utilize the entire 4 gig of RAM, although Fez or BlueFire might be able to comment more on that.
Also, even using XP Pro, you might find that you are unable to utilize the entire 4 gig of RAM, although Fez or BlueFire might be able to comment more on that.
It's a memory addressing issue with the 32-bit version of Windows XP. You can use PAE with the 32-bit version of XP, but its kind of a nasty solution.
If its a 64-bit version of XP or Vista, it won't have that issue.
QUOTE (BlueFire @ Aug 28 2008, 08:52 AM)
It's a memory addressing issue with the 32-bit version of Windows XP. You can use PAE with the 32-bit version of XP, but its kind of a nasty solution.
If its a 64-bit version of XP or Vista, it won't have that issue.
If its a 64-bit version of XP or Vista, it won't have that issue.
Although if it's a 64-bit version of XP, he'll run into lots of other issues - mainly there aren't many drivers for it.
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