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<blockquote data-quote="BadMojo" data-source="post: 450960" data-attributes="member: 569">I sincerely doubt that you would notice the difference between 2.53 &amp; 2.8ghz P4's.&nbsp; Where you would notice a difference is between the GeForce4 Ti 4200 and the Radeon.&nbsp; The Radeon is MUCH faster and more &quot;future proof&quot; than the GeForce 4 4200.Off the top of my head I can only think of one big difference between XP Home and Pro that doesn't involve networking...XP Pro can make use of a multi-processor system, and AFAIK XP Home can't.&nbsp; I wouldn't worry too much about the Home vs. Pro thing.The Dell system mentioned earlier in the thread is certainly a respectable one, but like most large OEMs, they cut corners in a few places.&nbsp; The GeForce 4 Ti 4200 is by no means a hardcore gaming card.&nbsp; It is the bottom of the line GeForce4 card (the GeForce4 Mx really doesn't count).&nbsp; It's still a nice card, but it can't compete with a GeForce4 Ti 4400/4600 or a Radeon 9700 Pro.&nbsp; The integrated audio and the HK speakers are not on par with the Soundblaster Audigy/Logitech pairing.&nbsp; Every integrated audio solution I've ever encountered can't match the sound quality of a Soundblaster or Turtle Beach card.&nbsp; The modem in the Dell system is most likely a worthless hunk of garbage, but that won't matter if you have DSL or cable modem.&nbsp; They didn't mention the brand and model of hard drive offered, but it probably won't match up with the Western Digital.&nbsp; The WD has an 8MB buffer compared to 2MB for most of the HDs you will find in Dell, etc.Make no mistake, the Voodoo PC is very expensive.&nbsp; $3000+ is a lot of money.&nbsp; The Dell that was mentioned here would probably do pretty well on most of the newest games out there, and it's half the price of the Voodoo.&nbsp; It's not a gaming hot rod, but its a decent &quot;all around&quot; computer.&nbsp; You don't want to spend over your budget for something that will still probably be on the road to obsolescence within a year.One last thing to consider is upgradability.&nbsp; You might want to read some stuff at the Dell and Voodoo sites regarding upgrade policies.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BadMojo, post: 450960, member: 569"] I sincerely doubt that you would notice the difference between 2.53 & 2.8ghz P4's. Where you would notice a difference is between the GeForce4 Ti 4200 and the Radeon. The Radeon is MUCH faster and more "future proof" than the GeForce 4 4200. Off the top of my head I can only think of one big difference between XP Home and Pro that doesn't involve networking...XP Pro can make use of a multi-processor system, and AFAIK XP Home can't. I wouldn't worry too much about the Home vs. Pro thing. The Dell system mentioned earlier in the thread is certainly a respectable one, but like most large OEMs, they cut corners in a few places. The GeForce 4 Ti 4200 is by no means a hardcore gaming card. It is the bottom of the line GeForce4 card (the GeForce4 Mx really doesn't count). It's still a nice card, but it can't compete with a GeForce4 Ti 4400/4600 or a Radeon 9700 Pro. The integrated audio and the HK speakers are not on par with the Soundblaster Audigy/Logitech pairing. Every integrated audio solution I've ever encountered can't match the sound quality of a Soundblaster or Turtle Beach card. The modem in the Dell system is most likely a worthless hunk of garbage, but that won't matter if you have DSL or cable modem. They didn't mention the brand and model of hard drive offered, but it probably won't match up with the Western Digital. The WD has an 8MB buffer compared to 2MB for most of the HDs you will find in Dell, etc. Make no mistake, the Voodoo PC is very expensive. $3000+ is a lot of money. The Dell that was mentioned here would probably do pretty well on most of the newest games out there, and it's half the price of the Voodoo. It's not a gaming hot rod, but its a decent "all around" computer. You don't want to spend over your budget for something that will still probably be on the road to obsolescence within a year. One last thing to consider is upgradability. You might want to read some stuff at the Dell and Voodoo sites regarding upgrade policies. [/QUOTE]

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