Since it's not really destined to be a primary machine, I'm likely to go with something a little lower end. I've even considered getting one of those small form factor things that just sits up on the desk like a small Kleenex box. The two most frequent things I use it for now is running SQL Server or helping me connect to a client's VPN that isn't Mac friendly. Even with other Mac VPN helper apps, I do have one client with a very strange non-standard VPN that flat out won't work on my Mac. After spending about 20 non-billable hours trying to get it running I decided that the cost of owning a PC made sense.
-Cameron On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 12:09 PM, Eric Roberts < [email protected]> wrote: > > I would get something as beefy as you can afford. I put together a system > 3 > years ago and it is still very much a good and powerful system. With > everything going to 64 bit, take advantage of the increased memory > capability. I would recommend at least 8 gig. That should give you plenty > of memory to take advantage of Aero and other advanced desktop features. > You can get pretty high end processors with multiple cores for good prices. > As far as video, if you want and AMD chip, get an ATI card. While you can > get AMD boards with nVidia support, the bulk of them are not AMD/ATI > combo's > as AMD owns ATI....which kinda sucks for me as I prefer AMD and nVidia. > The difference is the support for multiple video cards. nVidia uses a > technology called SLI and ATI uses a technology called Crossfire. I have > also seen boards that support both. If you do not plan on using multiple > video cards, then it doesn't matter as you can use an nVidia card in a > Crossfire board as long as you are just using one card. I also generally > stick with creative sound cards. They plug and play with windows > seamlessly. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Cameron Childress [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 9:00 AM > To: cf-community > Subject: Re: anyone at all interested in Windows 8? > > > On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 9:56 AM, Casey Dougall < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > If your primary OS is not windows, don't even bother replying on this > > thread... > > > Actually, I am about to buy a new PC and have been thinking about what I > need on it. I still have enough client work / programs that require > Windows > that I have to keep one around. I really don't want to buy a PC as a > secondary machine and then find myself fighting it all the time because of > fancy new features that get in my way. So this conversation is of > interest. > > Plus, since when did we stop arguing for argument's sake on this list? :) > > -Cameron > > -- > Cameron Childress > -- > p: 678.637.5072 > im: cameroncf > facebook <http://www.facebook.com/cameroncf> | > twitter<http://twitter.com/cameronc> | > google+ <https://profiles.google.com/u/0/117829379451708140985> > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:342257 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
