Ditto! -RickG On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 10:53 AM, Mike Hammett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I build my own machines with mainly AMD processors (there's nothing wrong > with them, they just haven't been as fast as Intel for a round or two. AMD > processors are less expensive and use a lot less power.) Asus motherboards > and video cards based on NVidia chipsets (ATI makes horrible drivers), > Corsair memory, Antec cases, Sony optical drives, and Seagate hard drives. > Server class systems I sometimes build from Asus or Tyan boards. I also > purchase them from Dell and SuperMicro. > > For anyone not myself, I usually send them to Dell. > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > http://www.ics-il.com > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Marlon K. Schafer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 9:17 AM > To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> > Subject: [WISPA] processor and computers,what's good these days? was -- Re: > Article > >> Got it. So what are the medium to good ones to watch for? >> >> I used to really like AMD but I'm hearing that they suck. At least that's >> what one thought over on the isp-ceo list. >> >> We used to tell people to get Gateway systems. Then we went Micron, then >> Micro Flex, now Dell. Once in a while I'd build one for myself, but who >> wants to deal with warranty work when PC's aren't your core business? >> >> Service is usually the main thing that I look at when suggesting a PC to >> someone. *I* don't want to be the one that has to help them with all of >> the >> questions that come up. >> >> What are you guys suggesting and using these days? >> >> thanks, >> marlon >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Mike Hammett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2008 10:43 PM >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Article >> >> >>> Different architectures, multiple processor cores per processor. One >>> processor of today can literally do the work of 4 as they have 4 little >>> processors inside one physical processor. >>> >>> Kind of like how channel size isn't a very good measurement of how much >>> data >>> you can push through it. There are many other factors at play. >>> >>> >>> ----- >>> Mike Hammett >>> Intelligent Computing Solutions >>> http://www.ics-il.com >>> >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >
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