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1000$ to spend
Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 5:04 pm
by frosty_ramen
My boss wants to know what computer specs. would be for a good rendering computer, he doesn't want to spend a lot for it, so i'd would like to keep the price close to $1,000 (us).
any and all suggestions please
-Dan
Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 5:17 pm
by Stinkie7000
Hmm, that's € 684,275.
I'm fairly confident that's not nearly enough cash for a decent computer. To give you an idea: mine cost, without the render software etc, little less than € 6000 ($ 8.768,4).
No, I haven't got that kind of cash myself. My employer paid for the bulk of the hardware (I only bought extra RAM -and software, of course).
Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 5:20 pm
by frosty_ramen
i really dont need any software, im just looking for hardware
Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 5:32 pm
by frosty_ramen
also 1,000 $ is not the cutoff it is just a rough estimate
Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 5:37 pm
by glebe digital
a HP Pavilion Q6600 if you need something already built:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 883107515R
You won't get 8-cores on your budget, so I reckon a q6600 is the next best thing.
Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 5:38 pm
by Stinkie7000
frosty_ramen wrote:i really dont need any software, im just looking for hardware
I realize that. Still, $ 1000 (or even $ 1500) won't cut it, AFAIK.
EDIT: maybe two of them quads?
Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 5:43 pm
by frosty_ramen
sorry, my boss is also looking for a computer to be assembled, so i just need the pieces (Hardware) that would be best with in a budget.
Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 8:32 pm
by frosty_ramen
Stinkie7000
what quads?
anyone else??
Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 9:31 pm
by Stinkie7000
See the link posted above.
Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 5:13 am
by mverta
It's $1000, not 1000$. !It looks weird when you do that ?Know what I mean
_Mike
Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 9:19 am
by ivox3
I know the joke is cliché, ..but the evolution of technology is amazing.
And I bet that at the time you couldn't touch it for a grand.
Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 4:09 pm
by frosty_ramen
i currently have a
Pentium 4 2.80 GHz
2.81 GHz, 2.00 GB of Ram
with in mind that i have a limited budget should i just try to expand my current computer?
Ivox3
yeah i dont think we can afford that one!!
mverta hehe i did it on purpose...though i'm unsure why.
Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 5:02 pm
by Frances
Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 2:36 am
by hyltom
Can you explain me what is funny here?....i don't get the joke at all. What is weird with 1000$?
Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 4:02 am
by ivox3
Well, .. at least in the US, ..the standardized way it's normally written is $ xxx.xx.
And I'm with Mike, ....... it looks very very strange written the other way.