> From: "John Mort" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [mhvlug] New Computer Build Advice > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > I've finally got about $1000 set aside to build a computer, but it's > been several years since I've done this and much has changed. Since > I'm planning on making this a linux primary machine (Rome: Total War > will probably force me to dual boot for awhile) I was hoping to share > the hardware list I've settled on in case anyone saw any red flags. > As far as I can tell this looks like it should all work in Ubuntu, but > maybe I'm picking manufacturers with a flaky reputation, etc.
Another great thing about building your own system is the increased life span of the machine. I built mine 8 years ago and the only thing that still remains in use today are both of my monitors (soon to be replaced), the tower, optical drives, and one old IBM IDE hdd that I now use for archiving and backup. I spent $1k to build it, and maybe $700 to keep it up over 8 yrs. (I don't buy bleeding edge gamer stuff). The point is that it's more extensible if you build it yourself... Increasing the lifespan of the machine. Another bonus is that you can use your retired parts to build machines that (L)UNIX will have no problem making use of. Modularization is great! -Kris _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium Mar 5 - Wearable Linux Computing Apr 2 - Building a Kernel the Debian / Ubuntu way May 7 - Setting up a platform-independent home/small office network using Linux Jun 4 - TBD Jul 2 - KVM (Tenative)
