I recently started an animation course at uni and need a pc in the $3,000 range ($1,634USD). As said in mateo's post on 05/11/02 "i want it to be as powerful and as stable as possible while being able to provide me with decent future upgrade options" The same goes for me too.
I've decided not to build my own pc because I don't know enough about them. Two computers I have been considering are HP's Pavillion 721 which retails at $3000AU:
(http://www.hp.com/hp-at home/au/hppavilionproducts/721a_hardware.html)
and Dell's Dimension 8200 which retails at $2550AU: (http://www.ap.dell.com/ap/au/en/dhs/products/model_dimen_enau_8200.htm)
These are some of the things I'll be needing the computer for: to use with 3D rendering software, using capture card, web-cam and adobe premiere for stopmotion, using multiple programs at once, saving large video files and using for internet and playing games on the side.
Here are some questions concerning the above:
1. Do you think the chipset in these two computers are a good combination? I can't find much info on motherboards etc on their sites.
2. HP has DDRRAM, and the Dell has RDRAM which of these would be of better use to me.
3. Would you consider these computers to be reliable?
4. Would it be advisable to look into building my own computer?
5. Would it be wiser to wait a couple of months for a computer with the new intel chip?
6. Are there any other computer packages you could suggest like Compaq's new presario range for example?
7. I heard that Compaq is hard to upgrade. Is this true?
Thanks very much for your time and I eagerly await your reply, as I've been getting no where talking to bias computer retail salespersons.
I've decided not to build my own pc because I don't know enough about them. Two computers I have been considering are HP's Pavillion 721 which retails at $3000AU:
(http://www.hp.com/hp-at home/au/hppavilionproducts/721a_hardware.html)
and Dell's Dimension 8200 which retails at $2550AU: (http://www.ap.dell.com/ap/au/en/dhs/products/model_dimen_enau_8200.htm)
These are some of the things I'll be needing the computer for: to use with 3D rendering software, using capture card, web-cam and adobe premiere for stopmotion, using multiple programs at once, saving large video files and using for internet and playing games on the side.
Here are some questions concerning the above:
1. Do you think the chipset in these two computers are a good combination? I can't find much info on motherboards etc on their sites.
2. HP has DDRRAM, and the Dell has RDRAM which of these would be of better use to me.
3. Would you consider these computers to be reliable?
4. Would it be advisable to look into building my own computer?
5. Would it be wiser to wait a couple of months for a computer with the new intel chip?
6. Are there any other computer packages you could suggest like Compaq's new presario range for example?
7. I heard that Compaq is hard to upgrade. Is this true?
Thanks very much for your time and I eagerly await your reply, as I've been getting no where talking to bias computer retail salespersons.