Another vote here for the HP 8000 and above series. I'm using HP 8000 Elite machines which are Core2Duo E8500 CPU based. These can be bought in the UK from about £50 (8100 is from £100 and 8200 from £100 as well). At that price it is reasonable to have a spare or 2 in stock for fast swap out if one fails. The only issues I've had with any of the 8000 series are the fans. On some 8200 machines in my studios (running Audition) I've had to replace a CPU fan and a rear fan. Both a very quick swap.
One machine to avoid is the HP dc7900. I've seen issues with the motherboard capacitors on these machines. Andy ---- On Tue, 13 Feb 2018 04:46:48 +0000 Steve Varholy <st...@wxryfm.org> wrote ---- I prefer to use enterprise/corporate level systems that have come off lease and have been refurbished. After suffering through years of Dell Optiplexes that have bad motherboard capacitors, we've moved over to HPs with Intel i5 processors. In particular, I have had good luck with the 8300 series with a mix of USF/Slim Form Factor/Desktop and Mini-Tower. They can run Windows XP (for our iMediaTouch system - scheduled for upgrade to the latest version or replacement with Rivendell) so you shouldn't have any issues. I have Rivendell built from the Appliance on a 8300 Slim Desktop/SSD and it's been rock solid for a year. Steve Varholy President and General Manager The Historic Barringer Building 1338 Main Street - Suite 202 Columbia, South Carolina 29201 Office: (803) 753-7260 x 251 Direct: (803) 404-5535 Cell: (703) 585-2101 A Service of the Independent Media Foundation From: rivendell-dev-boun...@lists.rivendellaudio.org <rivendell-dev-boun...@lists.rivendellaudio.org> on behalf of Rich Stivers <r...@stivers-bros.com> Sent: Monday, February 12, 2018 11:35:29 PM To: Rivendell-Dev Subject: [RDD] New PC To Run Centos 6 + Rivendell I need to upgrade an older PC running Rivendell that was built from the Appliance DVD. Of the people who prefer an Appliance build, what new PC's have all of you recently purchased to run Rivendell? Did you buy a name brand PC or build it from components? I usually buy my new Windows PC's from a friend who builds PC's from components. When I asked him about putting together a PC to run Centos 6, he was concerned Centos 6 may not run on the latest chipsets. Is this true? All comments welcome. Rich Stivers KKUP-FM 91.5 Non-Commercial Community Radio Cupertino / San Jose CA _______________________________________________ Rivendell-dev mailing list Rivendell-dev@lists.rivendellaudio.org http://caspian.paravelsystems.com/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev
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