Very Serious Question

[ofiraltarasy]

My dad wants to get this computer for his resturaunt and he wants 3 of them and i want to know if we need anything els to make the tuch screen LCD work, are we all set??

Case:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16811129162

Mobo:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813135194

HD:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822148040

CD Rom:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16827101134

Ram:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820223034

Proc:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819104251

LCD Tuch Screen:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16824217013

Just so you know it will only be running one application for its entire life-span and that will be pixel point its a resturaunt application and the computer will be running windows 98 i will trasfering all the data from the old comp to the new one via serial cable

 

[Spike]

Sorry, had an error and posted in wrong thread

 

[ofiraltarasy]

NP

 

[mwmorph]

Originally posted by: Spike
Sorry, had an error and posted in wrong thread

just put his code in notepad and save as .htm file. comes up fine.
why only 256mb? in windows xp 256mb is going to be pretty slow. I suggest get more ram. 512mb is sweet spot for general computing also, the case seems very overpriced for a budget build. have you though to go athenatech? anandtech recommended a few cases from them for the budget builds last year. decent company that i think uses rebranded sparkle power supplys. very cheap cases that look good too. dont worry about power supplies too much. as far as i see it, any quality 250w or more psu will run it more than fine since it uses so little power. hy 240w mATX psu handles a amd64, 2 sticks of ram, a 9800 pro oced and flashed, a bevy of usb components plugged in at the same time, a hdd and a optical fine.

 

[ofiraltarasy]

it isnt going to be windows XP, READ it says windows 98

 

[ofiraltarasy]

Originally posted by: ofiraltarasy
the computer will be running windows 98 i will trasfering all the data from the old comp to the new one via serial cable

 

[ofiraltarasy]

bump

 

[chieftang]

May I just suggest you run WinXP and use 512MB of RAM just to be safe..... Win98 wasn't nearly as stable. In a professional environment like that, I would not want Win98 running anything I had to rely on.

 

[Hough NutZ]

Take a look at some of Dell's prices. You're going to want Windows XP for stability.

 

[ofiraltarasy]

well i have been using it for 6 years and there was no problem with it

 

[ofiraltarasy]

and there are settings that took years to get perfext and we cant duplicate them and we

 

[The Boston Dangler]

What do pre-built restaurant machines cost? I would think industrial machines would be the best solution, as far as design and support. I've seen restaurant/hotel systems integrated into the monitor case.

Anyway, as for the rig as you laid it out, XP would be much better. Win98 is way too unstable in a business environment.
You don't need a high max power from the PS, you need efficiency.
The screen should have all the drivers needed.

How about this case?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811108344

Mobo
http://labs.anandtech.com/search.php?q=BIOSTAR+M7NCG+400

CPU
http://labs.anandtech.com/alllinks.php?pfilter=1221

RAM
http://labs.anandtech.com/alllinks.php?pfilter=1815

HDD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148051

 

[Agnostos Insania]

Originally posted by: ofiraltarasy
it isnt going to be windows XP, READ it says windows 98

What a wonderful attitude to have towards someone trying to help you. :thumbsdown:

 

[ofiraltarasy]

i am happy with the parts i have the case has a great PSU and it looks nice the mobo is good with great reviews and im on a strict budget all i really want to know is will the tuch screen work do i need any special card for it to work??

 

[The Boston Dangler]

It should work, right out of the box. It comes with drivers and vid and serial cables.

 

[w00t]

why 98 I highly suggest 2000.

 

[The Boston Dangler]

Win2K is no longer supported. End of Life. Dead. And not the greatest anyway.

 

[ribbon13]

Perhaps OP doesn't want to spend money on winXP, or figure out how to pirate it properly, and thusly being cheap, wants to reuse windows 98?

Solution

 

[foodfightr]

May I suggest a touch screen?

 

[Markbnj]

I suggest your Dad work with a local restaurant equipment company and get terminals that will stand up to abuse. I assume these aren't back-office machines since you refer to a touchscreen.

 

[ofiraltarasy]

ok for w00t i am going to be unsing 2000 and for foodfightr i am using a tuch screen read thats the hole point of my post and for Markbnj the emploies uderstand the phrase "you break it you buy it" so there will be no problem

 

[w00t]

Originally posted by: The Boston Dangler
Win2K is no longer supported. End of Life. Dead. And not the greatest anyway.

rofl, windows 2000 is the best os microsoft produced.

 

[forumposter32]

Why can't he choose quality parts? Like...

motherboards: Asus, DFI, MSI

RAM: OCZ, Crucial, Corsair

power supplies: Fortron, Seasonic, PC Power & Cooling, OCZ

And get at least Sempron 3100+.

What do I think of your setup? It makes me want to PUKE! Why would anyone bother to put together a system with no-name brands? Cripes, that's what you get when you buy a pre-built. You build a machine so you can get QUALITY.

 

[xanis]

We might be better able to help you if you could give us an idea of what kind of budget you're working with. From the parts that you picked out, I would assume that the budget is small. One thing that I noticed is that the case is the most expensive item on your list. You should spend less on the case (there are good cases out there for cheaper) and spend more on the CPU and RAM. For example, you could do something like this:

CHAINTECH SPT800 Motherboard - $45
Intel Celeron D 2.8GHz Prescott - $92
G.Skill 1GB (2x512) DDR400 RAM - $75
Antec Solution SLK3000-B Case - $50
Fortron FSP400-60THN 400W PSU - $55

 

[Markbnj]

for Markbnj the emploies uderstand the phrase "you break it you buy it" so there will be no problem

Maybe I should be more explicit. First off, what state do you live in where employees can be forced to pay for breakage on the job? Better check labor laws.

Second, if your Dad is a serious businessman he shouldn't have terminals built by his son, unless his son is in the restaurant equipment business. It just doesn't make sense.