[PLUG] Need New Computer

Russell Senior russell at personaltelco.net
Fri Feb 22 02:47:38 UTC 2019


FreeGeek thrift store can get you a working box with decent desktop specs
for on the order of $100-$200.

On Thu, Feb 21, 2019 at 6:27 PM Michael Barnes <barnmichael at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I came home from work today to find my 12 year old Dell Optiplex bit the
> dust. Not sure if it is the power supply or motherboard, troubleshooting
> help is rather vague. I haven't  built a computer since 2006, so I'm a bit
> out of touch on hardware specs these days. I just need a basic desktop
> machine to run Ubuntu on. I have a real nice pair of Dell DVI monitors with
> sound bars. They also have VGA inputs. Is DVI video still being used? My
> video card has a big DVI connector that connects to a splitter cable to
> feed the two monitors. From a previous issue, I know I need to upgrade
> video as Google Earth would not render properly.
> Anyhow, any suggestions on hardware these days? I'd really like to try to
> find something local I can get back on line this weekend, but I don't know
> of anyplace with hardware other than Fry's. Is there a current video card
> with the dual DVI output to allow me to use my existing monitors? I really
> don't want to buy a Walmart or Costco machine to pay for and throw away
> Windows and I'm not interested in dual-booting. Or should I just try to
> find a junk machine to get me by until I can receive something from online
> purchase?
> Also, are modern motherboards still using SATA drives, or has that
> technology changed, too?
>
> Thanks for any suggestions.
>
> Michael
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