You could drive a Space Shuttle PLUS the Pentagon with what you have....
K.
On 22/05/07, Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> khen lim wrote:
> > Hey Moose
> >
> > Keep us informed about your new life with Vista. I'm curious...
> >
> > What are your major apps that you use with your computer especially your
> new
> > one? What are your other hardware specs as per...
> >
> > a) Graphics adaptor - engine, memory amt and type
> >
> I'm not interested in games, so I just selected a graphics adapter to
> avoid the memory sharing of motherboard graphics. My reading indicated
> that ATI probably had the best image quality for photo work, and I am
> still using a CRT, but will be moving to LCD one day, so I got a Radeon
> X1050 256MB PCI-Express (1DVI / 1VGA)
>
> Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 2.67GHz 4M Processor
>
> I ordered the box with 1gb of PC6400 DDR2 800mhz memory in two 500mb
> sticks. I'll be adding OCZ Platinum Revision-2 2048MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz
> Dual Channel Memory (2 x 1024MB) before I turn it on. 3gb seems to me to
> be the optimum for 32 bit Vista. The first two for apps, next one for
> kernal, etc. and the last of the 4gb practical address space for
> hardware. I specifically got only a 256mb graphics board to leave space
> clear for other hardware address space mapping to avoid losing any of
> the 'real' memory.
> > b) NIC
> >
> On motherboard.
> > c) Wireless NIC if you have one
> >
> Nope, hardwired to the wireless hub/router. No WiFi for the primary
> machine.
> > d) SATA HDD - RPM, brand
> >
> 2x 250GB 7200RPM 3G SATA II, one whatever comes with it, second a WD
> Caviar 250GB SATA-3G HD 7200/16MB/SATA-3G to mirror the primary drive.
>
> 2x WD / Caviar SE16 / 500GB / 7200 / 16MB / SATA-300. One inside and one
> in an eSATA external case.
>
> One Maxtor 300GB 7200rpm transfered from the old box to an eSATA
> external enclosure.
> 250gb eSATA and 500gb firewire outboard drives already here.
>
> If you haven't looked into eSATA for external BU drives, you should.
> Transparent, and way faster than USB 2.0 or either sort of firewire.
>
> Yes, 2.55 tb of storage is a lot, but scanned film eats it up and HD
> storage is at the moment the most cost effective and reliable BU medium.
> The BU drives are only powered up when in use, so should last a long
> time - until they are technologically obsolete..
> > e) If it's cobbled together, what's the system board?
> >
> Not quite cobbled together. It starts as a Systemax configurable system,
> BTO 989473, which comes with 3yr on site warranty service. I'm adding
> memory, SCSI, HDs and eSATA header.
>
> Motherboard is an Intel DG965WH.
> > f) Optical drive
> >
> A pair of 20X DVD+R/RW-R/RW Dual Layer Drives, whatever comes in the
> box, and an external Memorex 8X DVD dual layer.
>
> Also a flash card reader and, gasp, 3.5 floppy drive, only $15, just in
> case I've left something I end up needing on one.
>
> Moose
>
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