- Dec 3, 2002
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I'll try to keep this short and to the point. And first, thanks a ton to anyone who posts hardware since I've been out of the loop.
1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing.
Software development, gaming, web surfing, servers of various kinds from web to subversion (will be running 24/7 hooked up to UPS)
2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread
Around $1000. Considering that I can reuse some stuff and have a legal copy of Vista Business sitting around, it seems doubtful going much over would have a lot of value vs saving the money for upgrades down the road. I'm looking for bang for the buck, but if you can convince me to spend more I may.
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.
US
4. IF YOU have a brand preference. That means, are you an Intel-Fanboy, AMD-Fanboy, ATI-Fanboy, nVidia-Fanboy, Seagate-Fanboy, WD-Fanboy, etc, etc, etc, you get the picture.
Seems like Intel/NVIDIA are on top nowadays. The flipside of when I built my current rig.
5. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
-SAMSUNG SpinPoint T Series HD501LJ 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
-ViewSonic 19" monitor
-DVD-RW drive
-copy of Vista Business and linux
This case/PSU is about five years old, is it even possible to reuse? ATX:
Chieftec AX-01BD U2F Case
450W Austin Power Supply Model DR-B450ATX
6. IF YOU have searched and/or read similar threads.
I've looked around a bit yes.
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
Sure, let's keep that option open. I've OCed before. Everything for value, though it needs to be stable.
8. WHEN do you plan to build it?
Within a month.
I imagine quad core would be nice what with a game, Vista, and mysql/asp.net/other stuff going in the background to be put on the processors. This is part of why I think I should just sell off the parts in my current box rather than keep it around as a server.
Thanks again!
1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing.
Software development, gaming, web surfing, servers of various kinds from web to subversion (will be running 24/7 hooked up to UPS)
2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread
Around $1000. Considering that I can reuse some stuff and have a legal copy of Vista Business sitting around, it seems doubtful going much over would have a lot of value vs saving the money for upgrades down the road. I'm looking for bang for the buck, but if you can convince me to spend more I may.
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.
US
4. IF YOU have a brand preference. That means, are you an Intel-Fanboy, AMD-Fanboy, ATI-Fanboy, nVidia-Fanboy, Seagate-Fanboy, WD-Fanboy, etc, etc, etc, you get the picture.
Seems like Intel/NVIDIA are on top nowadays. The flipside of when I built my current rig.
5. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
-SAMSUNG SpinPoint T Series HD501LJ 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
-ViewSonic 19" monitor
-DVD-RW drive
-copy of Vista Business and linux
This case/PSU is about five years old, is it even possible to reuse? ATX:
Chieftec AX-01BD U2F Case
450W Austin Power Supply Model DR-B450ATX
6. IF YOU have searched and/or read similar threads.
I've looked around a bit yes.
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
Sure, let's keep that option open. I've OCed before. Everything for value, though it needs to be stable.
8. WHEN do you plan to build it?
Within a month.
I imagine quad core would be nice what with a game, Vista, and mysql/asp.net/other stuff going in the background to be put on the processors. This is part of why I think I should just sell off the parts in my current box rather than keep it around as a server.
Thanks again!
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