A small voice from the fringe: you want to run a lot of stuff
simultaneous, some of which are RAM hogs. So why not install 512MB Ram
while you're doing the major upgrade? RAM is about as cheap as it's ever
been. You're talkin only $120-160 for the RAM. To this amateur, that
sounds like almost the first thing to do.

jack payton

On Wed, 23 May 2001 18:03:12 +1000 Leigh Jennings
<[log in to unmask]> writes:
> Thanks for the feedback,
>
> Some points I probably should have included in my original post...
>
> I already have a 19" LG995e studio works monitor, which i will use
> in the
> new system.
> I had thought of a dual monitor system but at the moment cant afford
> to buy
> another monitor as well as the system, but I can add it in later if
> it
> seems relevant.
>
> I will look at win 2000 but I dont think it will run my pre existing
> scanner and printer... I'll have to check. (what is the main reason
> for
> choosing 2000 over ME?)
>
> Scanner is: HP Scanjet 5370c (USB)
> Printer is: Epson Stylus Photo 870 (USB)
>
> One reason I didnt think a larger HDD was necessary is that I use
> removable
> HDD drawers and already have 2 20gig disks. Also the thought
> of  scandisking/viruschecking/defraging a  40/60/80 gig HDD ...YUK!
> Having
> said that I will probably go to a 40 gig and partition it.
>
> I'll be running latest versions (probably) of photoshop and
> dreamweaver, I
> frequently have open, multiple windows of, photoshop, dreamweaver,
> IE,
> Netscape, Irfanview, scanner software, powerdesk, etc etc all at
> once.  My
> AMD 450 does the job but does struggle (and sometimes crash).
>
> Thanks again
> Leigh Jennings
> [log in to unmask]
>
> >Im finally getting a new system
> >It will be used primarily for high end graphics, web design etc and
> some
> >gaming.  Below are the specs I am considering,  I would apreciate
> any
> >comments on the combination Im looking at, is there anything you
> would add
> >or change? any percieved conflicts?:
> >
> >
> >*MOBO:  ASUS A7M266 (socketA)
> >Chip:           AMD 1.333 Gig 266
> >RAM:            256 meg DDR PC2100
> >HDD:            Western Digital 20 gig (7200)
> >Fdd
> >Video:          64 meg Geforce GTS DDR
> >Sound:  Creative Live PCI
> >Modem:  Netcomm external (serial or usb ???)
> >DVD:            Hitachi 12x
> >CDR/RW: Ricoh 32/8/8 ide kit
> >OS:             Win ME
> >
> >
> >* I am considering a different ASUS MOBO that can run 6 (I think)
> rather
> >than 4 drives, but I havent got the specs or price for it yet.
> >The shop has said that 500 meg of the DDR ram would be total
> overkill, what
> >are your thoughts on that?

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