Re: [H] Fwd: New Desktop specs from OB

2014-07-07 Thread Harry McGregor
On 7/7/14, 4:28 PM, Tim Lider wrote:
> I would make it at least 8GB of RAM at the minimum.  Other than that it
> looks good.

Well, adding to that, it's a single dimm, that is both good, and bad. 
You have half the memory bandwidth and performance you could have, so
that's bad, but you can buy a single 4GB dimm to add to it, get to 8
gigs and get dual 64bit (or does intel do single 128bit) memory channels.

The old systems memory probably won't work.

-Harry

>
> -Original Message-
> From: Hardware [mailto:hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf
> Of DSinc
> Sent: Monday, July 7, 2014 4:20 PM
> To: HWG
> Subject: [H] Fwd: New Desktop specs from OB
>
>
> Collective,
> The long road to replace my OB's desktop PC is over! YEA! I do so appreciate
> all of your suggestions, experiences, opinions. Now he and I wait for the
> Big Brown Truck to deliver it to him. Then phase 2 of this 'upgrade'
> commences. He does have a copy of the book, "Windows 8.1 for Dummies,"
> as do I. But I expect I will still be called upon to share queries from him
> to the Collective for some period of time. Both of us will get wiser
> together!
> Perhaps his new neighborhood contact can help wise him up a bit
> quicker.too..:)
>
> Please accept my heartfelt gratitude to all of the Collective for your
> patience these past 3 weeks.
> Duncan
>
>
>  Original Message 
> Subject:  New Desktop specs
> Date: Mon, 07 Jul 2014 12:34:13 -0400
> From: Bruce Sinclair 
> To:   DUNCAN SINCLAIR 
>
>
> Here are the specs for the Lenovo desktop I just ordered.
>
> ThinkCentre M83 - Mini-Tower
> Part number: 10ALCTO1WW,  Ships in 5-7 business days
>
> . 10ALCTO1WW
> . Intel Core i5-4670 Processor (6MB Cache, up to 3.80GHz)
> . Windows 8.1 Pro 64 - English
> . Mini Tower 280W
> . 2 Front USB Ports
> . 4GB PC3-12800 1600MHz UDIMM (1 DIMM)
> . Integrated Video  (will install the Nivida graphics card)
> . Integrated Audio
> . 1TB Hard Drive, 7200RPM, 3.5", SATA III
> . DVD Burner/CD-RW, SATA
> . Integrated Gigabit Ethernet
> . USB Fullsize key board- US English
> . Enhanced Optical USB Mouse (YIPPE, a free mouse - I'll use my wireless 
> Logitech mouse when I find the driver disk)
> . PS2 Port Cable
> . Internal Speakers Tower (?)
> . Publication English
> . 3 Year On-site
>
> ...
> Thank you for your help on technical questions and for being a great 
> sounding board.  I'll give you a few weeks rest and then we can start 
> figuring out what laptop to buy...NOT  I have already found the one 
> I want, and I will probably bend plastic on it right after I get the 
> desktop up and running.
>
>   --
>   Regards, Bruce
>
> "We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men [and women]
> stand ready in the night to visit violence on those
> who would do us harm." -  George Orwell
>
>
>



Re: [H] Fwd: New Desktop specs from OB

2014-07-07 Thread DSinc

Tim,
2 hours agomy OB called and we discussed raping his old PC for its 2x2GB 
of ram. I sorta
tried to discuss the hows and whats of what he thought. I just donot 
comprehend all the choices
we now have with 'Bank0 and Bank1.' I thought I got this years back, but 
now I am scratching for

the new baseline. Still reading. :)
Duncan

On 07/07/2014 19:28, Tim Lider wrote:

I would make it at least 8GB of RAM at the minimum.  Other than that it
looks good.

-Original Message-
From: Hardware [mailto:hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf
Of DSinc
Sent: Monday, July 7, 2014 4:20 PM
To: HWG
Subject: [H] Fwd: New Desktop specs from OB


Collective,
The long road to replace my OB's desktop PC is over! YEA! I do so appreciate
all of your suggestions, experiences, opinions. Now he and I wait for the
Big Brown Truck to deliver it to him. Then phase 2 of this 'upgrade'
commences. He does have a copy of the book, "Windows 8.1 for Dummies,"
as do I. But I expect I will still be called upon to share queries from him
to the Collective for some period of time. Both of us will get wiser
together!
Perhaps his new neighborhood contact can help wise him up a bit
quicker.too..:)

Please accept my heartfelt gratitude to all of the Collective for your
patience these past 3 weeks.
Duncan


 Original Message 
Subject:New Desktop specs
Date:   Mon, 07 Jul 2014 12:34:13 -0400
From:   Bruce Sinclair 
To: DUNCAN SINCLAIR 


Here are the specs for the Lenovo desktop I just ordered.

ThinkCentre M83 - Mini-Tower
Part number: 10ALCTO1WW,  Ships in 5-7 business days

. 10ALCTO1WW
. Intel Core i5-4670 Processor (6MB Cache, up to 3.80GHz)
. Windows 8.1 Pro 64 - English
. Mini Tower 280W
. 2 Front USB Ports
. 4GB PC3-12800 1600MHz UDIMM (1 DIMM)
. Integrated Video  (will install the Nivida graphics card)
. Integrated Audio
. 1TB Hard Drive, 7200RPM, 3.5", SATA III
. DVD Burner/CD-RW, SATA
. Integrated Gigabit Ethernet
. USB Fullsize key board- US English
. Enhanced Optical USB Mouse (YIPPE, a free mouse - I'll use my wireless
Logitech mouse when I find the driver disk)
. PS2 Port Cable
. Internal Speakers Tower (?)
. Publication English
. 3 Year On-site

...
Thank you for your help on technical questions and for being a great
sounding board.  I'll give you a few weeks rest and then we can start
figuring out what laptop to buy...NOT  I have already found the one
I want, and I will probably bend plastic on it right after I get the
desktop up and running.

   --
   Regards, Bruce

"We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men [and women]
stand ready in the night to visit violence on those
who would do us harm." -  George Orwell








Re: [H] Fwd: New Desktop specs from OB

2014-07-07 Thread Tim Lider
I would make it at least 8GB of RAM at the minimum.  Other than that it
looks good.

-Original Message-
From: Hardware [mailto:hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf
Of DSinc
Sent: Monday, July 7, 2014 4:20 PM
To: HWG
Subject: [H] Fwd: New Desktop specs from OB


Collective,
The long road to replace my OB's desktop PC is over! YEA! I do so appreciate
all of your suggestions, experiences, opinions. Now he and I wait for the
Big Brown Truck to deliver it to him. Then phase 2 of this 'upgrade'
commences. He does have a copy of the book, "Windows 8.1 for Dummies,"
as do I. But I expect I will still be called upon to share queries from him
to the Collective for some period of time. Both of us will get wiser
together!
Perhaps his new neighborhood contact can help wise him up a bit
quicker.too..:)

Please accept my heartfelt gratitude to all of the Collective for your
patience these past 3 weeks.
Duncan


 Original Message 
Subject:New Desktop specs
Date:   Mon, 07 Jul 2014 12:34:13 -0400
From:   Bruce Sinclair 
To: DUNCAN SINCLAIR 


Here are the specs for the Lenovo desktop I just ordered.

ThinkCentre M83 - Mini-Tower
Part number: 10ALCTO1WW,  Ships in 5-7 business days

. 10ALCTO1WW
. Intel Core i5-4670 Processor (6MB Cache, up to 3.80GHz)
. Windows 8.1 Pro 64 - English
. Mini Tower 280W
. 2 Front USB Ports
. 4GB PC3-12800 1600MHz UDIMM (1 DIMM)
. Integrated Video  (will install the Nivida graphics card)
. Integrated Audio
. 1TB Hard Drive, 7200RPM, 3.5", SATA III
. DVD Burner/CD-RW, SATA
. Integrated Gigabit Ethernet
. USB Fullsize key board- US English
. Enhanced Optical USB Mouse (YIPPE, a free mouse - I'll use my wireless 
Logitech mouse when I find the driver disk)
. PS2 Port Cable
. Internal Speakers Tower (?)
. Publication English
. 3 Year On-site

...
Thank you for your help on technical questions and for being a great 
sounding board.  I'll give you a few weeks rest and then we can start 
figuring out what laptop to buy...NOT  I have already found the one 
I want, and I will probably bend plastic on it right after I get the 
desktop up and running.

  --
  Regards, Bruce

"We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men [and women]
stand ready in the night to visit violence on those
who would do us harm." -  George Orwell





[H] Fwd: New Desktop specs from OB

2014-07-07 Thread DSinc


Collective,
The long road to replace my OB's desktop PC is over! YEA! I do so 
appreciate all of your
suggestions, experiences, opinions. Now he and I wait for the Big Brown 
Truck to deliver it to
him. Then phase 2 of this 'upgrade' commences. He does have a copy of 
the book,

"Windows 8.1 for Dummies,"
as do I. But I expect I will still be called upon to share queries from 
him to the Collective

for some period of time. Both of us will get wiser together!
Perhaps his new neighborhood contact can help wise him up a bit 
quicker.too..:)


Please accept my heartfelt gratitude to all of the Collective for your 
patience these past 3 weeks.

Duncan


 Original Message 
Subject:New Desktop specs
Date:   Mon, 07 Jul 2014 12:34:13 -0400
From:   Bruce Sinclair 
To: DUNCAN SINCLAIR 


Here are the specs for the Lenovo desktop I just ordered.

ThinkCentre M83 - Mini-Tower
Part number: 10ALCTO1WW,  Ships in 5-7 business days

. 10ALCTO1WW
. Intel Core i5-4670 Processor (6MB Cache, up to 3.80GHz)
. Windows 8.1 Pro 64 - English
. Mini Tower 280W
. 2 Front USB Ports
. 4GB PC3-12800 1600MHz UDIMM (1 DIMM)
. Integrated Video  (will install the Nivida graphics card)
. Integrated Audio
. 1TB Hard Drive, 7200RPM, 3.5", SATA III
. DVD Burner/CD-RW, SATA
. Integrated Gigabit Ethernet
. USB Fullsize key board- US English
. Enhanced Optical USB Mouse (YIPPE, a free mouse - I'll use my wireless 
Logitech mouse when I find the driver disk)

. PS2 Port Cable
. Internal Speakers Tower (?)
. Publication English
. 3 Year On-site

...
Thank you for your help on technical questions and for being a great 
sounding board.  I'll give you a few weeks rest and then we can start 
figuring out what laptop to buy...NOT  I have already found the one 
I want, and I will probably bend plastic on it right after I get the 
desktop up and running.


 --
 Regards, Bruce

"We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men [and women]
stand ready in the night to visit violence on those
who would do us harm." -  George Orwell