Hmm....

PC or Laptop or Mac???


Hmmm...

If I were to go tower madness, the specs will be... [ Budget RM 3500 ]

Option A

Intel E6400 @ 2.13GHz
Gigabyte P965 DS3
NVIDIA 7600 GS
1 GB RAM
160 GB HDD

OR


Option B

Intel E6300 @ 1.83GHz
Gigabyte P965 S3
NVIDIA 7600 GT
512 MB x2 Dual Channel @ 533MHz with 4-4-4-10 timings
160 GB HDD




When it will all add up to RM3500 ( at time of post) when you include other things...

Option A has a higher overclocking potential because the motherboard and processor are fun to overclock. While Option B offers more than average gaming performance right from the start... Hmm... OS... hehehehe... experiment with Jobbs...



Or should I get a notebook??


With Dell 6400 configured to my likings, it cost up to RM 3932.






Specs:

Intel T5600 @ 1.83 GHz
ATI Mobility X1400
512 MB x2 RAM with no Dual Channel...
80GB HDD @ 5400 rpm... (so sad...)


Performance wise?? Crap compared with my Option A..



Or get a HP at RM5699







Specs:

Intel T5600 @ 1.83GHz
NVidia Go 7400
512 MB RAM.
80GB HDD @5400 rpm (yikes!!! )

Kinda a rip off don't you think compared with Dell??






All these crap means I'd rather get an iMac at the low-low price of RM3999... Though I wont be able to carry it to Starbucks, but hey, at least carrying it back home wont be much trouble??? Hmmm....




[Gotta say, looks rather attractive... ]



Specs:


Intel T5600 @ 1.83 GHz
ATI Radeon X1600
512MB RAM
160GB HDD @ 7200 rpm

I'll bet that the graphics of the games that goes on this machine will be spectacular since its a Mac... It'll beat all the other laptops hands down. Though it would get its butt kick by my Option A, its a beauty that don't hum loudly compared to other PCs... Hmm... Thinking...





All Intel Core 2 Duo processors you say? Well, for desktops, I wont see any other choice unless someone gets me the spanking brand new AMD 4X4 platform that has two Dual Core chips on one motherboard... An FX-70 would do just nice... Though it would need a 800-1000W power supply, a RM 1500 motherboard and ear muffs just so that you don't loose your hearing...









All things aside, I just go with a 'PC', that is either Option A or Option B.

Why?

- Its RM500 cheaper.

- Runs better in almost everything even though you wont be running with it.

- I'm able to upgrade the graphics card when the price of the DirectX 10 GPU falls and Bill Gates kill himself and Microsoft celebrates by giving us free Windows Vista OS and Office 2007.

- I can overclock the damn thing, so that in five years I'm still able to run CAD with it.

- At least I'll have a keyboard to hit enemies with.

- I don't have to be forced to bring my laptop ( if that were my option ) to group presentation with the risk of virulent thumb drives.

- NFS Carbon!!!

- F.E.A.R.!!!

- By the time I get to Lowyat to talk about price, I'll be able to not compromise and get Option C [hopefully... ]


Option C

Intel E6400 @ 2.13GHz
Gigabyte P965 DS3
NVIDIA 7600 GT
512 MB x2 Dual Channel RAM setup with 4-4-4-10 timings
160 GB HDD

Ngehehe...



If I got extra RM500 laying around, I'll get the iMac... Its compact, has reasonable performance and is by far better than any other laptops. Now all I have to do is find a power port every time I visit Starbucks??!! Hmmm... Crap...


Choices...


Sorry for boring you all... muhahahaz...