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A good cheap system?
I've built maybe 10 systems but the last one was a few yrs ago so I'm
completely out of touch. I mostly used AMD an overclocked them. Fond of Abit mobos. I usually shop at Newegg. So, what's a good basic non-gaming system for the money? I'll be using Win7 (don't include in price). I just bought a new Acer 23" 9:16 black monitor for $170 so I'd like a case to match. Say we aim for $230 to keep the total at $400. I have a new IDE DVD burner so I'll put that in it (I assume most mobos still have a port). I have good speakers, mouse and KB. I have some IDE HDDs. Is it worth reusing them? Thanks IP Daley |
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"IP Daley" wrote in message m... I've built maybe 10 systems but the last one was a few yrs ago so I'm completely out of touch. I mostly used AMD an overclocked them. Fond of Abit mobos. I usually shop at Newegg. So, what's a good basic non-gaming system for the money? I'll be using Win7 (don't include in price). I just bought a new Acer 23" 9:16 black monitor for $170 so I'd like a case to match. Say we aim for $230 to keep the total at $400. I have a new IDE DVD burner so I'll put that in it (I assume most mobos still have a port). I have good speakers, mouse and KB. I have some IDE HDDs. Is it worth reusing them? Thanks IP Daley Just go to NewEgg and see what they presently have... the last two motherboards I got from them were priced quite low and worked great. The only thing is, IDE is being phased out and if you find any boards that still have IDE... there may be only one channel...so you may be limited to just two IDE devices. |
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"philo" wrote in message ... "IP Daley" wrote in message m... I've built maybe 10 systems but the last one was a few yrs ago so I'm completely out of touch. I mostly used AMD an overclocked them. Fond of Abit mobos. I usually shop at Newegg. So, what's a good basic non-gaming system for the money? I'll be using Win7 (don't include in price). I just bought a new Acer 23" 9:16 black monitor for $170 so I'd like a case to match. Say we aim for $230 to keep the total at $400. I have a new IDE DVD burner so I'll put that in it (I assume most mobos still have a port). I have good speakers, mouse and KB. I have some IDE HDDs. Is it worth reusing them? Thanks IP Daley Just go to NewEgg and see what they presently have... the last two motherboards I got from them were priced quite low and worked great. The only thing is, IDE is being phased out and if you find any boards that still have IDE... there may be only one channel...so you may be limited to just two IDE devices. Yeah, one IDE port would do. Are people still overclocking? I've OCed like 5 AMD systems easily. I always end up with pirated OSes even when I own it. Even if I waited and got a Dell with Win7 I'd probly use pirated. Tho I think they will be offering free upgrades soon. I haven't bought a PC since my first Dell in '94...lol. A P75 that I fianlly realized would run at 100MHz....zoom!. IP Daley |
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Yeah, one IDE port would do. Are people still overclocking? I've OCed like 5 AMD systems easily. I always end up with pirated OSes even when I own it. Even if I waited and got a Dell with Win7 I'd probly use pirated. Tho I think they will be offering free upgrades soon. I haven't bought a PC since my first Dell in '94...lol. A P75 that I fianlly realized would run at 100MHz....zoom!. ____ As for one IDE channel, an IDE hard drive won't have particularly good performance when paired with an IDE DVD drive. On the other hand, a pirated OS will put your machine at enough risk to make other problems seem trivial. Phil Weldon "IP Daley" wrote in message m... "philo" wrote in messag ... "IP Daley" wrote in message m... I've built maybe 10 systems but the last one was a few yrs ago so I'm completely out of touch. I mostly used AMD an overclocked them. Fond of Abit mobos. I usually shop at Newegg. So, what's a good basic non-gaming system for the money? I'll be using Win7 (don't include in price). I just bought a new Acer 23" 9:16 black monitor for $170 so I'd like a case to match. Say we aim for $230 to keep the total at $400. I have a new IDE DVD burner so I'll put that in it (I assume most mobos still have a port). I have good speakers, mouse and KB. I have some IDE HDDs. Is it worth reusing them? Thanks IP Daley Just go to NewEgg and see what they presently have... the last two motherboards I got from them were priced quite low and worked great. The only thing is, IDE is being phased out and if you find any boards that still have IDE... there may be only one channel...so you may be limited to just two IDE devices. Yeah, one IDE port would do. Are people still overclocking? I've OCed like 5 AMD systems easily. I always end up with pirated OSes even when I own it. Even if I waited and got a Dell with Win7 I'd probly use pirated. Tho I think they will be offering free upgrades soon. I haven't bought a PC since my first Dell in '94...lol. A P75 that I fianlly realized would run at 100MHz....zoom!. IP Daley |
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"Phil Weldon" wrote in message ... On the other hand, a pirated OS will put your machine at enough risk to make other problems seem trivial. WGA puts your machine at enough risk that piracy is a lateral move. |
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On Tue, 9 Jun 2009 21:30:43 -0400, "IP Daley" wrote:
I've built maybe 10 systems but the last one was a few yrs ago so I'm completely out of touch. I mostly used AMD an overclocked them. Fond of Abit mobos. I usually shop at Newegg. So, what's a good basic non-gaming system for the money? I'll be using Win7 (don't include in price). I just bought a new Acer 23" 9:16 black monitor for $170 so I'd like a case to match. Say we aim for $230 to keep the total at $400. I have a new IDE DVD burner so I'll put that in it (I assume most mobos still have a port). I have good speakers, mouse and KB. I have some IDE HDDs. Is it worth reusing them? Thanks IP Daley Go back to newegg and look at the various Shuttle XPC systems available. Although they are not abit mb's the product is engineered very well, is quite small and powerful. And, it will go great with your new black monitor. Good luck |
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IP Daley wrote:
I've built maybe 10 systems but the last one was a few yrs ago so I'm completely out of touch. I mostly used AMD an overclocked them. Fond of Abit mobos. I usually shop at Newegg. So, what's a good basic non-gaming system for the money? I'll be using Win7 (don't include in price). I just bought a new Acer 23" 9:16 black monitor for $170 so I'd like a case to match. Say we aim for $230 to keep the total at $400. I have a new IDE DVD burner so I'll put that in it (I assume most mobos still have a port). I have good speakers, mouse and KB. I have some IDE HDDs. Is it worth reusing them? Thanks IP Daley You know that Abit (Uabit), stopped manufacturing motherboards at the end of 2008. There is still warranty service available for whatever period still exists on their warranties. I would not buy an Abit board now (you may see cheap ones around, but consider how willing and able the company is to support them). Some info on the company history can be found here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_abit Paul |
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"cyg" wrote:
WGA puts your machine at enough risk that piracy is a lateral move. The only "risk" from using WGA is getting caught using pirated software. No pirate = no risk, it's just that simple. Jon |
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"Jon Danniken" wrote in message ... "cyg" wrote: WGA puts your machine at enough risk that piracy is a lateral move. The only "risk" from using WGA is getting caught using pirated software. No pirate = no risk, it's just that simple. Jon This is a fairly ignorant attitude. For starters: http://arstechnica.com/old/content/2007/01/8690.ars http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows...age#Criticisms You can Google for the rest, but please don't spread blatant falsehoods. |
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'cyg' wrote:
This is a fairly ignorant attitude. For starters: http://arstechnica.com/old/content/2007/01/8690.ars http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows...age#Criticisms You can Google for the rest, but please don't spread blatant falsehoods. _____ FAIRLY ignorant is comparing WGA potential problems with pirateware OS potential problems. Dishonest is USING pirateware OS. Phil Weldon "cyg" wrote in message ... "Jon Danniken" wrote in message ... "cyg" wrote: WGA puts your machine at enough risk that piracy is a lateral move. The only "risk" from using WGA is getting caught using pirated software. No pirate = no risk, it's just that simple. Jon This is a fairly ignorant attitude. For starters: http://arstechnica.com/old/content/2007/01/8690.ars http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows...age#Criticisms You can Google for the rest, but please don't spread blatant falsehoods. |
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