[AccessD] OT: Shopping for a new comp

jwcolby jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com
Sat Jun 11 12:12:23 CDT 2011


I would advise building your own.  You may or may not save money but you learn what is required to 
do so (it is easy) and you are no longer afraid of digging in and upgrading.  I have not purchased a 
desktop since 1988.  I build my own and upgrade them to keep them fast enough.

I recommend AMD because the motherboards tend to be usable for many years with just a processor 
upgrade.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.667457


Intel processors are fine but there are just too many different processor sockets etc.  Upgrading to 
a faster processor may or may not even be possible.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.661393

http://www.newegg.com/Store/MasterComboStore.aspx?StoreID=7&name=DIY-PC-Combos

John W. Colby
www.ColbyConsulting.com

On 6/11/2011 9:26 AM, rockysmolin at bchacc.com wrote:
> Dear List:
>
> It's time.  My current development box is 4-5 years old.  Dell P4, 3GHz,
> XP, limited to 2 GB RAM.  And the HD is pretty small (<100 GB, IIRC -
> I'm not at home at the moment - in Chicago, actually), though it was
> huge at the time.  Been a very solid workhorse but (like me) is slowing
> down. I think part of the problem is that I have more stuff open than I
> used to so there's some swapping going on.
>
> I could dump the HD, reformat and reload I suppose.
>
> My 14 y.o. wants a more powerful box, too and needs better graphics than
> he has.  So I told him with the right GPA at the end of the year I'll
> get him a new box, too.
>
> All we need are the boxes, BTW - got plenty displays and external HD.
>
> I need speed, not a lot of graphics, and no need for huge HD storage.
> Any new box will have a big enough HD for me.
>
> But the new crop of multi-core processors is unfamiliar to me.
>
> We'll probably take a field trip to Fry's but if Dell has a good price I
> usually order from them and have it delivered.
>
> What would you advise?
>
> TIA
>
> ROcky
>
>
>
>
>



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