Comments on: How to Build an inexpensive Vista PC (Aero Enabled) http://www.jjmelo.com/blog/2007/02/16/how-to-build-a-cheap-vista-pc-aero-enabled blogging about freelancing, web design, rc planes/helis, music and randomness. Sun, 07 Sep 2008 17:42:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: JJMELO.com » Build an inexpensive Vista PC for $500 - revisited http://www.jjmelo.com/blog/2007/02/16/how-to-build-a-cheap-vista-pc-aero-enabled#comment-3407 JJMELO.com » Build an inexpensive Vista PC for $500 - revisited Sun, 03 Feb 2008 01:12:49 +0000 http://www.jjmelo.com/blog/archives/24#comment-3407 [...] a year ago I wrote a pretty successful article (it got Dugg over 1000 times and I still get traffic via search engines) and  I’ve decided [...] [...] a year ago I wrote a pretty successful article (it got Dugg over 1000 times and I still get traffic via search engines) and  I’ve decided [...]

]]> By: JJMELO.com » More clear objectives for this blog http://www.jjmelo.com/blog/2007/02/16/how-to-build-a-cheap-vista-pc-aero-enabled#comment-3130 JJMELO.com » More clear objectives for this blog Tue, 15 Jan 2008 11:27:33 +0000 http://www.jjmelo.com/blog/archives/24#comment-3130 [...] articles written here, and seeing as I still get somes hits due to my IT articles (namely the $500 Vista PC one written 11 months ago), I will start posting mostly IT related articles. As an IT consultant, [...] [...] articles written here, and seeing as I still get somes hits due to my IT articles (namely the $500 Vista PC one written 11 months ago), I will start posting mostly IT related articles. As an IT consultant, [...]

]]> By: Matilda.cs http://www.jjmelo.com/blog/2007/02/16/how-to-build-a-cheap-vista-pc-aero-enabled#comment-2499 Matilda.cs Wed, 05 Dec 2007 22:43:38 +0000 http://www.jjmelo.com/blog/archives/24#comment-2499 wow great article. You showed everyone how to build a crap PC. Lets be fair, anyone with any interest in building a PC will either be enthusiasts, gamers, or novices. I know that sounds a bit obvious, but... I am an enthusiast gamer and would not be able to run many games on your system. I only bought Vista for DX10 and your system could not run Crysis, Bioshock, CS:S, Assasin's, etc etc etc... And Alan Wake isn't even out yet. If anyone is reading this thinking "Wow I could build a gaming PC, or enthusiast PC for $500" you are wrong. Very wrong. The only person who could use this PC daily would be Surfers or teenage girls bitching on myspace. In my honest opinion, if you have $500 to buy a PC, buy a system, don't make one. If you have 2 or 3 times that amount, want something a bit sexier and something to be proud of, while playing all the fourth coming games... Only then should you build. My specs: Antec 900 case Corsair HX620w 4x 1gb Crucial Ballistix @ 8500 Zalman CNPS 9700 led QX660 cpu WD 250GB HDD XFX Geforce 8800 GTX XXX Logitech G15 Keyboard Logitech G5 Mouse and a new QPad XT-R Gamin Pad. I rates 12,500 on 3DMark06 yet Vista uses 30+% of RAM, PERMANENTLY. I'm not saying your article is rubbish, it's not. It shows how Vista doesnt have to be expensive But readers, don't take the advice of this guy if you want to buy something that you will benefit from. The above system will be slow. It will hang. You will NOT be able to play much more than CS on it. Not with the resources vista will steal from you. Also, why have Vista, I use Linux on my other PC, it has better effects than Vista, its prettier, you can run windows programs, its free, no viruses... etc... etc... Any who, I must fight some bad guys in Zero G now. Night x wow great article.
You showed everyone how to build a crap PC.
Lets be fair, anyone with any interest in building a PC will either be enthusiasts, gamers, or novices.
I know that sounds a bit obvious, but…
I am an enthusiast gamer and would not be able to run many games on your system.
I only bought Vista for DX10 and your system could not run Crysis, Bioshock, CS:S, Assasin’s, etc etc etc… And Alan Wake isn’t even out yet.

If anyone is reading this thinking “Wow I could build a gaming PC, or enthusiast PC for $500″ you are wrong.

Very wrong.

The only person who could use this PC daily would be Surfers or teenage girls bitching on myspace.

In my honest opinion, if you have $500 to buy a PC, buy a system, don’t make one.

If you have 2 or 3 times that amount, want something a bit sexier and something to be proud of, while playing all the fourth coming games… Only then should you build.

My specs:

Antec 900 case
Corsair HX620w
4x 1gb Crucial Ballistix @ 8500
Zalman CNPS 9700 led
QX660 cpu
WD 250GB HDD
XFX Geforce 8800 GTX XXX
Logitech G15 Keyboard
Logitech G5 Mouse
and a new QPad XT-R Gamin Pad.

I rates 12,500 on 3DMark06 yet Vista uses 30+% of RAM, PERMANENTLY.

I’m not saying your article is rubbish, it’s not. It shows how Vista doesnt have to be expensive
But readers, don’t take the advice of this guy if you want to buy something that you will benefit from. The above system will be slow. It will hang. You will NOT be able to play much more than CS on it. Not with the resources vista will steal from you.

Also, why have Vista, I use Linux on my other PC, it has better effects than Vista, its prettier, you can run windows programs, its free, no viruses… etc… etc…

Any who, I must fight some bad guys in Zero G now. Night

x

]]> By: Chris Pietschmann http://www.jjmelo.com/blog/2007/02/16/how-to-build-a-cheap-vista-pc-aero-enabled#comment-1061 Chris Pietschmann Tue, 24 Jul 2007 15:20:00 +0000 http://www.jjmelo.com/blog/archives/24#comment-1061 Sorry to disappoint you, but I did not plagiarize your article as you've accused me in the comments on my post. By coincidence we both wrote very similar posts a week apart, but the difference is I had the post on my todo list for 3 months before I got around to writing it. And if you look into the details: 1) all my parts are from NewEgg and different than yours, and 2) The system I configured cost almost $50 less. Sorry to disappoint you, but I did not plagiarize your article as you’ve accused me in the comments on my post. By coincidence we both wrote very similar posts a week apart, but the difference is I had the post on my todo list for 3 months before I got around to writing it. And if you look into the details: 1) all my parts are from NewEgg and different than yours, and 2) The system I configured cost almost $50 less.

]]> By: Build a Vista PC for around $500 revisited. http://www.jjmelo.com/blog/2007/02/16/how-to-build-a-cheap-vista-pc-aero-enabled#comment-1059 Build a Vista PC for around $500 revisited. Tue, 24 Jul 2007 03:19:21 +0000 http://www.jjmelo.com/blog/archives/24#comment-1059 [...] wrote the original article about how to build a Vista enabled PC with Aero enabled back in February and it proved to be hot [...] [...] wrote the original article about how to build a Vista enabled PC with Aero enabled back in February and it proved to be hot [...]

]]> By: Windows XP Tips from Microsoft at The Pocono PC Doctor http://www.jjmelo.com/blog/2007/02/16/how-to-build-a-cheap-vista-pc-aero-enabled#comment-119 Windows XP Tips from Microsoft at The Pocono PC Doctor Tue, 03 Apr 2007 21:58:47 +0000 http://www.jjmelo.com/blog/archives/24#comment-119 [...] course, PC geeks will always want to build their own, and this site has a great article on building an inexpensive Vista PC (it still runs [...] [...] course, PC geeks will always want to build their own, and this site has a great article on building an inexpensive Vista PC (it still runs [...]

]]> By: Build A Vista PC…. For Around $500 « 3 States of Matter http://www.jjmelo.com/blog/2007/02/16/how-to-build-a-cheap-vista-pc-aero-enabled#comment-61 Build A Vista PC…. For Around $500 « 3 States of Matter Thu, 15 Mar 2007 02:41:33 +0000 http://www.jjmelo.com/blog/archives/24#comment-61 [...] How to Build an inexpensive Vista PC (aero enabled) [...] [...] How to Build an inexpensive Vista PC (aero enabled) [...]

]]> By: 10 things you wished you had known about Vista at Vista Rewired http://www.jjmelo.com/blog/2007/02/16/how-to-build-a-cheap-vista-pc-aero-enabled#comment-60 10 things you wished you had known about Vista at Vista Rewired Thu, 15 Mar 2007 02:07:51 +0000 http://www.jjmelo.com/blog/archives/24#comment-60 [...] 5. How to build a powerful and cheap Vista PC (around $500) I’ve tried building a PC cheaper than this at Newegg and other stores but nothing can beat what this guy pulled together for $538.01. [...] [...] 5. How to build a powerful and cheap Vista PC (around $500) I’ve tried building a PC cheaper than this at Newegg and other stores but nothing can beat what this guy pulled together for $538.01. [...]

]]> By: ampersAndrew » Blog Archive » links for 2007-03-02 http://www.jjmelo.com/blog/2007/02/16/how-to-build-a-cheap-vista-pc-aero-enabled#comment-59 ampersAndrew » Blog Archive » links for 2007-03-02 Fri, 09 Mar 2007 03:11:10 +0000 http://www.jjmelo.com/blog/archives/24#comment-59 [...] How to Build an inexpensive Vista PC (Aero Enabled) at J2s site - it is nice! (tags: hardware Vista howto computer windows PC build) [...] [...] How to Build an inexpensive Vista PC (Aero Enabled) at J2s site - it is nice! (tags: hardware Vista howto computer windows PC build) [...]

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.jjmelo.com/blog/2007/02/16/how-to-build-a-cheap-vista-pc-aero-enabled#comment-58 Jonathan Wed, 07 Mar 2007 00:41:44 +0000 http://www.jjmelo.com/blog/archives/24#comment-58 interesting....i digg it.... interesting….i digg it….

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