Dan Waters
df.waters at comcast.net
Sat Jun 11 10:18:18 CDT 2011
Hi Rocky, Are you going to buy components and assemble them? Or are you looking for an OEM box? Are you using XP Mode (Virtual PC) on Windows 7? If so, I found that 6 Gb Ram was needed to not max out Ram usage when it opened. If you can get a PC with a SSD for your system and apps (128 Gb), and a good standard HD for data storage (500 Gb), that's a great compromise considering the cost of an SSD. The SSD will be the item that causes most of the improved performance. If you're looking to build a box I can give you a list of components. Dan -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of rockysmolin at bchacc.com Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2011 8:26 AM To: dba-ot at databaseadvisors.com Cc: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com; accessd at databaseadvisors.com Subject: [AccessD] OT: Shopping for a new comp 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 -- AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com