joust
Prominent Member
Hi All,
I work for Siemens, and we have the option of buying a Fujitsu-Siemens PC at discounted price. We have a choice of 3 specifications (at varying prices) but am unsure of which one to go for. Specs as follows:
Option 1
Intel P4 2.6G HT
512MB Ram
80GB HDD (5400)
16xDVD & DVDRW (2 drives)
SiS648 chipset
Radeon 9200 TV-Out 128MB
Onboard sound/LAN/modem etc.
17" CRT monitor
Option 2 (+£7 per month on 1st option over 3 years)
Intel P4 3.0G HT
512MB Ram
160GB HDD (7200)
16xDVD & DVDRW (2 drives)
Intel 865PE chipset
Nvidea GeForce FX Ultra Gamer VIVO 256MB (anybody know which model this is?) - would change for ATI card if went for this spec.
6 in 1 Card reader
Onboard sound/LAN/modem etc.
17" TFT monitor
Option 3 (+£4.50 per month on option 2)
Intel P4 3.2G HT
1024MB Ram
250GB HDD (7200)
16xDVD & DVDRW (2 drives)
Intel 865PE chipset
Radeon 9600 VIVO (256MB)
6 in 1 Card reader
Onboard sound/LAN/modem etc.
17" TFT monitor
Considering that I intend to use the base station only as a HTPC (for hopefully a Barco Graphics 800) which specification would you think is best? (I could use the TFT on another machine that is used for general PC duties). I would need to add a separate sound card for SPDIF (and also maybe analogue), and I also have a spare PBTV100 card that could be used as an interim.
My own personal feeling is that I'm leaning towards option 1, however, I'm worried about the SiS chipset - do you guys have any views here?
Looking forward to reponses!
Cheers
Joust
I work for Siemens, and we have the option of buying a Fujitsu-Siemens PC at discounted price. We have a choice of 3 specifications (at varying prices) but am unsure of which one to go for. Specs as follows:
Option 1
Intel P4 2.6G HT
512MB Ram
80GB HDD (5400)
16xDVD & DVDRW (2 drives)
SiS648 chipset
Radeon 9200 TV-Out 128MB
Onboard sound/LAN/modem etc.
17" CRT monitor
Option 2 (+£7 per month on 1st option over 3 years)
Intel P4 3.0G HT
512MB Ram
160GB HDD (7200)
16xDVD & DVDRW (2 drives)
Intel 865PE chipset
Nvidea GeForce FX Ultra Gamer VIVO 256MB (anybody know which model this is?) - would change for ATI card if went for this spec.
6 in 1 Card reader
Onboard sound/LAN/modem etc.
17" TFT monitor
Option 3 (+£4.50 per month on option 2)
Intel P4 3.2G HT
1024MB Ram
250GB HDD (7200)
16xDVD & DVDRW (2 drives)
Intel 865PE chipset
Radeon 9600 VIVO (256MB)
6 in 1 Card reader
Onboard sound/LAN/modem etc.
17" TFT monitor
Considering that I intend to use the base station only as a HTPC (for hopefully a Barco Graphics 800) which specification would you think is best? (I could use the TFT on another machine that is used for general PC duties). I would need to add a separate sound card for SPDIF (and also maybe analogue), and I also have a spare PBTV100 card that could be used as an interim.
My own personal feeling is that I'm leaning towards option 1, however, I'm worried about the SiS chipset - do you guys have any views here?
Looking forward to reponses!
Cheers
Joust