Author: David Mitchell
Date: 17:19:03 08/22/05
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On August 22, 2005 at 18:52:01, Thomas Logan wrote: >Dual 2.2 opterons 275 (dual core) > >Tyan thunder dual mb > >2 200mb western digital hardrives > >4 gig reg ecc 400/xxx/266 memory > >video card, speakers , dvd, cd-rw, floppy, keyboard and mouse > >window xp pro ? Does xp support 4 processors > >cost ~5,000 > >Can one do better for the price ? > >Tom Mo'betta: Go with the AMD64X2 4800, cpu. Considerably cheaper, and unless you're building a server, just darn near as fast, even faster for single threaded app's. I like the WD harddrives, but consider the Seagate Barracuda's for their longer warranty and 400GB capacity and speed. No ecc memory needed, but do go premium: Corsair TWINxs2048-3299C2 x 2, or equivalent. Put the money you save into a bigger, better, flat screen monitor. The Dell 2405FPW 24 incher LCD might be an extreme expense, but their 2001FP 20.1 incher LCD is also a winner. Pick up the July issue of CPU Computer Power User Magazine, for a complete run-down on their "Build your ultimate PC", (and I do mean ULTIMATE), as well as a more budget-minded, but still impressive, PC. Opened my eyes wider with wonder to see what they're doing on the cuttin' edge these PC days. Whatever you get I'd be mindful of the noise they make, and what kind of cases and fans are needed for cooling. Some graphics cards nowadays even require little fans, and multiple drives, with multiple case fans, (the smaller the fan the more annoyingly they hum, imo.) and bigger power supplies with their own fan going non-stop, can make as much of a nuisance as a wonder. Dave
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