ok so does anybody have any tangible ideas
you know like some specs for parts
maybe some configurations
or whats compatible w/ what
or what just plain a$$ sucks
now for general background
i built comps for a living at one point
i was thinking about getting back into the trade
and starting up a business this time around
Basic storage, or boxed CPU type memory
to your question jaybug
what i outlined was just some simple spec
for a mid to hi range system which didnt
include the motherboard or RAM (memory) yet
the dual core would be able to handle most if not all
idle processing by putting the system load acrossd both
CPUs
a quad core would be better but right now the price
of duo cores is extremely nice for bulk orders
the artic system i mentiond would be for cooling
after all the OC (over clocking) that i would do
the raptor 8200 for a main HDD (hard disk drive)
is a great tool for any system but w/ a multi core
system its even better b/c most hard drives spins
at a sporatic rate but mostly avg at 7200rpm
the raptor spins upwards of 8200rpm sometime
all the way to 8550rpm this means that you can
access data faster
so being as this raptor is going to be used as a
rapid access drive id say only use it for the OS
(operating system) and for frequently used
programs (i.e. anti virus, ,system drivers,
and all internet utlities but no downloading)
so id say only get about a 50gig b/c this drive
isnt for your files
yes you can get 100gigs for about the same price
but we're working on a boot drive
you dont need that much space
the 2 500gig drives would be for all your files
(i.e. basic storage)
one drive would be for your files the other
would be for all the other misc programs
(i.e. word, music, and video programs
and here is where you would DL stuff to)
this drive would also be for all your games
this is just some of the basic stuff that
i would try to put in all the comps id build
after that id need specs for what the comp
would be used for (i.e. the poll options)
thats where id choose what type of sound,
video, and memory(RAM) would go into the
box
right now the comp i use is a low to mid range
that can sometime stomp on some of the hi end
comps but it really lacks in some departments
it uses a 13gig powermac drive from 1991
this thing needs to be retired
now as a side note
i dont know what others think of vista but
i say it suck so youll never see me install it
i have to use it on the comp i use at work
and the basic specs of the comp rule mine
but still 9 times out of 10 i have to stop
what im doing so that the comp can catch
up to me (in other words i type so fast
that the comp doesnt register my keystrokes
or i have to stop and watch as all the typing
id done 20sec ago starts to come up on the
screen)
to those who care
the system i use at home is an XP PRO OS
that i retro hacked to run like 98
so all the accessiblity of 98 w/ all the speed
of XP PRO it runs as smooth as butter
Poll
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