On Thu, Feb 21, 2019 at 6:49 PM Russell Senior <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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 <[email protected]> > 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 > Well, based on the limited number of options provided :-) I guess I'll be headed to Free Geek on Saturday. Thanks, everybody. Michael _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
