[mdlug] new system

[Michael S. Mikowski]

$0.02:

CPU: look at AMD5600+ X2 (dual core).  Used to cost around $450, now can 
be found for $170.  Great buy, and outperforms intel at the same 
pricepoint by 15-20%.

MOBO: X2 compatible, of course.  Can't recall mine right now, but it was 
a great deal, and included built-in sound, nvidia graphics (I think it 
was FX 5200), etc.  nForce 4(?) chipset.  All for like $90.

RAM: Consider 2MB, 2 stick, dual channel, ddr (800Mhz?).  This should 
run around $200 - 250.

Disks: If you can swing it, get 3: one for the system, the other two for 
data in a RAID 1 or 0+1 configuration.  If you want speed, get a raptor 
for your system disk.  Around $200 for 100G disks.

Video: NVIDIA 7800GTX 512MB if you want to go high-end for $200 or so.
You can get a dual DVI NVIDIA 7600 GS 512MB from PNY for around 120 from 
NewEgg.  And that's probably still more than you need.

Distro: I like Kubuntu.  Today, just installed Google Earth with a mouse 
click.  Gotta love it.  YMMV.

Others: Get a good powersupply; consider a low-noise case for multimedia 
(my case cost more than my mobo, but it is fantastically quiet).


On Sunday 08 July 2007, jack freeman wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Jeff Hanson <jhansonxi at gmail.com>
> To: MDLUG's Main discussion list <mdlug at mdlug.org>
> Sent: Sunday, July 8, 2007 4:10:08 PM
> Subject: Re: [mdlug] new system
>
> On 7/8/07, jack freeman <freemancomputer at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > I would like to use it for a media server that i can use
> > for just internal use. Looking for a good distro to use for this as
> > well.
>
> Do you want to use it for encoding real-time video?  That would
> greatly increase the CPU load.
>
> Not right away but probly sometime
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Mike
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