Author: Vincent Diepeveen
Date: 17:55:08 09/13/01
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On September 13, 2001 at 12:36:16, Jonas Cohonas wrote: >On September 13, 2001 at 12:20:49, Vincent Diepeveen wrote: > >>On September 13, 2001 at 10:59:33, Jonas Cohonas wrote: >> >>>On September 13, 2001 at 10:12:22, Vincent Diepeveen wrote: >>> >>>>On September 13, 2001 at 09:20:19, Jonas Cohonas wrote: >>>> >>>>>On September 13, 2001 at 08:36:22, Vincent Diepeveen wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>On September 13, 2001 at 05:40:58, Jonas Cohonas wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>>On September 12, 2001 at 19:27:18, ERIQ wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>I generally run linux so would love to have dual system but am not sure which >>>>>>>>would run crafty faster the single athlon or dual pIII's. but I am sure they are >>>>>>>>both faster than what I have now a 433 cel. :( >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>(must upgrade fast) >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>Let me also say that I would like something under $2,000 us. and would not mind >>>>>>>>building it myself. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>I would be using it for general stuff, trying to write programs in C,C++, and of >>>>>>>>course chess mostly my database programs and playing programs Yace,CT,Crafty >>>>>>>>etc. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>main reason for upgrade is any time you are compiling something and try to do >>>>>>>>something else, it gets sooooo slooooow. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> sign, >>>>>>>> Eriq >>>>>>> >>>>>>>I am currently in the progress of building a dual Athlon mp and i am waiting for >>>>>>>the availability of faster processors, but if i were to go ahead and buy all the >>>>>>>parts now i would get a 2x1.2 ghz Athlon mp system with 1gig ddr pc2100 ram >>>>>>>with nice graphic card, sound card, etc. For less than 1500$. I would personally >>>>>>>recommend the dual athlon, since it will be the fastest solution at a >>>>>> >>>>>>Sorry what kind of DDR ram do you plan to put inside that system? >>>>>>Because 1 gig registered DDR ram which is the only kind of ram that >>>>>>can be put inside is already pretty expensive. Mainboard $500 or something, >>>>>>processors 1.4Ghz (are also palomino core if i understand it well, though >>>>>>not sold as MPs but as 'tbirds' or whatever). >>>>>> >>>>>>I see no way how to get even close to 1500$, $3000 is more likely >>>>>> >>>>>I have purchased 4x256 pqi registered DDR PC2100 ram at the price of 200$ >>>>>The motherboard i will buy is Tiger MP (S2460) ATX which is currently priced >>>>>at 350$, the price will drop withing a month or two though. >>>>>The two Athlon mp prcessors running at 1400 mhz will be around 500$ >>>>>And the rest of the components will not be more >>>> >>>> than 400$ >>>>>so the total: 1450$ >>>> >>>>that's nonsense, you need harddisk, cases, fans, coolers, keyboard, >>>>mouse, monitor and a very expensive power supply for the S2460 > 300 watts >>>>for sure as homepage says! >>>> >>>>note i've got S2462 SCSI. hell better i think than non-scsi version, >>>>but who am i :) >>>> >>>>>The prices in Denmark where i live are ridiculesly low, that might have to be >>>>>taken into concideration, i don't know the prices in other countries though. >>>> >>>>registered DDR ram is more than double the price you mentionned here. >>>>and needs very long to get delivered. >>>> >>> >>>I never said i was going to buy a new monitor, i have Monitor, keyboard, >>>speakers etc. The price i mentioned was for the computer system only. >>>and include harddisk, kabinet etc. The price i mentioned might go to 1550$(but >>>no more than that) but more likely it will be 1450$ >>> >>>Antec SX1030B Black SOHO File Server >>> >>>Ext/Int.: 2 x 3½" + 4 x 5¼" /4 x 3½" >>>Size H/W/D: 522x205x473mm >>>Expansion Slots: 7 >>>Power Supply: 300W >>>Motherboard: ATX >>>Cooling: 2 x 3" Low Noise >>> >>>This is the Server i bought and it cost me 135$, note it has a 300W power >>>supply. >> >>It's hard for me to believe this power supply is going to deliver you >>what you need for the motherboard. Please read the tyan homepage. >> >>A 550 watts ATX is more in the direction of what you need. >> >>400+ watts for sure. See the specifications they published there. >>A cool power supply is for example what i put inside my P3 dual: >> >>enermax eg651P-VE >> >>also works for P4. >> >> >> >>> >>>Regards >>>Jonas > >This is a snip from tyans homepage on the tiger mp specs: > >Form Factor >ATX footprint (12" x 10.3", 304.8 x 261.62mm) >20-pin power connector (300+W, +5V must be 30A+) > >Regards >Jonas Exactly not many power supplies deliver +5 at 30A.
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