I am planning a Windows 7 Pro build in November.
Any reason not to just get the Vista 64 bit Business with upgrade coupon right now for $149? I'm assuming when it comes time to build I would just install the Vista and then download upgrade and install over that.
Don't mean to be hijacking this thread but I've been thinking of building a really cheap PC to serve as a SageTV server. Do you guys think it would be just as good buying one of these Dell outlet PCs? I'm concerned about expandability, especially in terms of disk.
Ok - this is my first build usually sata drives.
I have Asus p5W DH and 3 sata drives. When I run winnt, it says it does not see a disk with enough space to install xp. My drives are WD 250gb and Seagate 320 gbs.
When I run fdisk, I see 3 fixed hard drives but only 40mb and 42mb for the...
First time building with Sata drives. Drives are 3.0 Gbps, I'm assuming that's SATA II ?
Need to get cables but there are so many available, what do I need? I'm assuming anything that says SATA 150 is not compatible?
Thanks for the info about the cooler.
I'm now thinking of going P5W DH for dual IDE. I'm thinking I can use an older IDE HDD as a scratch drive. Do you think that's a good idea?
Still a couple of months away on this new build but wanted your expertise and comments on the components I've chosen. Nothing is set in stone so I'm open to suggestions.
This rig will be for normal day to day Internet and Office applications as well as Photoshop, After Effects, and Premier...
Was going to ask a similar question and found that this thread had no response. Would love to hear what PSUs people are using in their P180 and whether cable lengths and routing are issues.
Thanks for the responses so far.
Interested in which motherboard I should be looking at. 965 or 975 chipset?
Since I don't do gaming, should I look at Parhelia video cards instead of the 7x00 cards?
It's been awhile since I built a new computer but need a faster machine for video editing.
No overclocking and no gaming at all on this new rig. Just regular computer work and video editing most likely with Premiere Pro or Vegas. I also use Photoshop and After Effects and have a Matrox...
I'm looking for a dual cpu system mainly for DVD authoring using Photoshop and Premiere.
I've built my own AMD system before but am now looking for recommendations for components for this type of system or even a prebuilt system from a reputable dealer.
Perhaps even just component upgrades to...
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