So I'm a little tired of all the topics asking for advice on a new build and the endless replies saying brand xyz of ram/mobo/video card would be superior (even though they all use the same memory/northbridge/grapics chip(s)). So I present for your horror the computer I just put together.
Motherboard:
DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 SLI-DR Expert
Processor:
AMD 3700+ Socket 939 (San Diego)
Ram:
4x1GB Kingston ValueRAM PC 3200
Video:
Asus GeForce 6200TC 256/TD/64M
Disks:
Seagate Barracuda SATA
2x250GB 7200.9
2x500GB 7200.10
Optical Drives:
1 NEC DVDRW
1 NEC CDRW
1 Memorax CDROM
PCI Cards:
Rosewill 2 port ATA-133
Adaptec AHA-2940 SCSI Card
Hauppage TV Tuner, not sure what version since its 6 years old (bt878 chip)
Case: Antec Super Lanboy
PSU: Antec NeoHE 550W (when you gotta have it now you gotta go to best buy... I feel so dirty)
OS: Ubuntu Linux
Thoughts:
If I had been thinking clearly I would have gone with an AM2 solution, but I orginally got a great deal on a Asus A8R-MX pos mobo. Anyway, the computer is used as my primary desktop. It serves as a samba share (windows networking) holding flac rips of my entire cd collection along with my 4 roommates. DVD rips are next... As soon as I run coax up to my room it will also run MythTV. It also accepts remote desktop connections via XDMCP so that my one roomie without a comp can use my old PII 266 to browse the web/check email without borrowing someone elses computer.
Motherboard:
DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 SLI-DR Expert
Processor:
AMD 3700+ Socket 939 (San Diego)
Ram:
4x1GB Kingston ValueRAM PC 3200
Video:
Asus GeForce 6200TC 256/TD/64M
Disks:
Seagate Barracuda SATA
2x250GB 7200.9
2x500GB 7200.10
Optical Drives:
1 NEC DVDRW
1 NEC CDRW
1 Memorax CDROM
PCI Cards:
Rosewill 2 port ATA-133
Adaptec AHA-2940 SCSI Card
Hauppage TV Tuner, not sure what version since its 6 years old (bt878 chip)
Case: Antec Super Lanboy
PSU: Antec NeoHE 550W (when you gotta have it now you gotta go to best buy... I feel so dirty)
OS: Ubuntu Linux
Thoughts:
If I had been thinking clearly I would have gone with an AM2 solution, but I orginally got a great deal on a Asus A8R-MX pos mobo. Anyway, the computer is used as my primary desktop. It serves as a samba share (windows networking) holding flac rips of my entire cd collection along with my 4 roommates. DVD rips are next... As soon as I run coax up to my room it will also run MythTV. It also accepts remote desktop connections via XDMCP so that my one roomie without a comp can use my old PII 266 to browse the web/check email without borrowing someone elses computer.
Scanner? Tape drive?
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