On Sat, 2010-05-15 at 12:46 -0500, [email protected] wrote: > Send Fwlug mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://fortwaynelug.org/mailman/listinfo/fwlug_fortwaynelug.org > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Fwlug digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Building a New PC: It's Greek to Me (Joseph Brennan) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 15 May 2010 13:46:32 -0400 > From: Joseph Brennan <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: [fwlug] Building a New PC: It's Greek to Me > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-7" > > This is slightly off-topic, but it's tangentially Linux-related and I don't > know where else to turn for help. > > My cousin's husband in Greece is convinced that I'm a master hacker because > I showed off a few Linux command line tricks on my netbook while I was > there. He wants me to help design a new PC for him, for 1000? or less > (about $1,250). He is obsessed with having the latest everything. The main > tasks he wants the computer for are e-mail/Internet and playing a Windows > XP-based rally racing video game (the company he wants to buy from only > offers Windows 7, so I'm not sure what he's going to do about that). I told > him I don't think he needs to spend that much because his game is old and > isn't as much of a resource hog as newer games, so he doesn't need as much > memory and processing speed as he thinks. I wanted him to look for a used > computer with XP to run his game, with the ability to dual-boot Ubuntu, of > course. He won't listen. Only the best, he says---as long as I stay under > $1,250. > > So, I'm trying to help him design the fastest, most durable system I can > while staying within his budget. The problem is, while I have experience > breathing new life into old computers, I have never set out to build an > entirely new one. I've never needed, for instance, to buy a new fan. > They've always just worked. Is a 60? fan really 25% better than a 45? > fan? Something tells me "no," but I've never had to buy one. I've picked > the cheapest parts possible while keeping in mind that he wants high > performance, a bigger monitor, and probably the smallest profile possible > for the rest of the computer. The price is 1,250?, which is over-budget. > I'd like to remove Windows7, which adds over $100 US to the price, but he > wants a Windows machine. (I will, however, be sneaking an Ubuntu dual-boot > install onto it the next time I visit!) > > Any suggestions on cost-cutting measures? Is the i7 really worth the > premium over the Core2 Duo? Wanring: Massive amounts of HTML and some Greek > characters follow... > > <http://www.plaisio.gr/Peripherals/Connectivity/Cables/Power-Supply-Cables/Konig-Power-Cable-For-Nb-3Pin-CABLE-712.htm> > > Konig ??????? ??????????? ??? 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243,00 ? > > <http://www.plaisio.gr/Computers/Hardware/Hard-Disk-Drives/Seagate-Sata-Ii-250-Gb-8Mb-7200-12-ST3250318AS.htm> > > Seagate 250 GB HDD (8MB , 7200.12rpm, Sata II , > ST3250318AS)<http://www.plaisio.gr/Computers/Hardware/Hard-Disk-Drives/Seagate-Sata-Ii-250-Gb-8Mb-7200-12-ST3250318AS.htm> > > ????????<http://www.plaisio.gr/Cart.aspx?Action=RemoveProduct&Product=1287958> > > > 37,00 ? 37,00 ? > > <http://www.plaisio.gr/Computers/Hardware/SVGA/ASUS-Vga-Pci-X-5450-Silent-Di-512Md2-Lp-90-C1CP2A-J0UANABZ.htm> > > Asus 5450 SILENT/DI/512MD2 (Low Profile, PCI-Express, DDR2, 512 > MB)<http://www.plaisio.gr/Computers/Hardware/SVGA/ASUS-Vga-Pci-X-5450-Silent-Di-512Md2-Lp-90-C1CP2A-J0UANABZ.htm> > > ????????<http://www.plaisio.gr/Cart.aspx?Action=RemoveProduct&Product=1467158> > > > 50,69 ? 50,69 ? > > <http://www.plaisio.gr/Computers/Hardware/Optical-Disc-Drives/SONY-AD-7240S-0B-DVDRW-SATA-24X-BULK-BLACK.htm> > > Sony AD-7240S-0B DVDRW + / - (Sata 24X, Bulk, > Black)<http://www.plaisio.gr/Computers/Hardware/Optical-Disc-Drives/SONY-AD-7240S-0B-DVDRW-SATA-24X-BULK-BLACK.htm> > > ????????<http://www.plaisio.gr/Cart.aspx?Action=RemoveProduct&Product=1301799> > > > 19,51 ? 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Personally I prefer Gigabyte motherboards and AMD processors. I believe they save you some money and they seem to be more Linux friendly in my experience. _______________________________________________ Fwlug mailing list [email protected] http://fortwaynelug.org/mailman/listinfo/fwlug_fortwaynelug.org
