[PLUG] New Hardware Recommendations

Richard C. Steffens rsteff at comcast.net
Thu Sep 7 16:25:04 UTC 2006


 From my other post, you should understand the reason for this one!

I'm starting to seriously think about building a new computer. I'm sure 
everyone has their own "best" idea of what to get, and where. What I'd 
like are recommendations on how to think about that.

I'd like a machine that has sufficient horsepower and memory to handle 
the usual everyday stuff like T-bird and Firefox, The GIMP, and a few 
games. I'd also like to retire my old Win98 machine and run the few 
programs I need to under VMware. Plus, I'll want to be able to try out 
some Linux CAD tools, and one or two games.

I'm guessing that almost any ordinary box will probably handle that, but 
I'd like to hear what the collective wisdom has to say.

This time, I'd like to take the time to go get the various parts and 
build the box from scratch - get a quiet case, a motherboard, etc. At 
least, I'd like to look at the difference in cost doing it that way vs. 
buying a box at a local outlet, such as Pacific Solutions. I'm willing 
to order from reliable web stores, since I'm not in a big hurry.

Thanks for any recommendations.

-- 
Regards,

Dick Steffens



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