[dba-Tech] best current desktops?

Dan Waters df.waters at comcast.net
Sat Oct 22 10:54:59 CDT 2011


CPU -    Intel i7 2600K (The K model let you tweak the CPU quite a bit)
MB -     GA-Z68XP-UD3 (Supports 6.0 Gb/s)
Ram -    Corsair XMS 8 Gb
Cooler - XIGMATEK Gaia SD1283
SSD -    m4 CT0128M4SSD2 128GB SATA 6.0Gb/s (use this for the OS and for
apps)
HD -     WD Caviar Black 1TB SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" WD1002FAEX - OEM (Use this
for data storage)
Above costs roughly $800

Video Card - High End

Be sure that all your components support SATA III (6 Gb/s).

This is a good write-up on how to set up a combination of SSD and HD:
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/windows-7-and-ssds-just-how-fast-are-they/290
2?tag=content;siu-container

Good Luck!

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Peter Brawley
Sent: Friday, October 21, 2011 7:55 PM
To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
Subject: [dba-Tech] best current desktops?

My geophysicist daughter wants a new desktop, 8GRAM & Windows, mostly the
box will run SOTA geophysical analysis software. Any suggestions?

PB
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