[dba-Tech] Desktop recommendation

One thing that I haven't heard anyone mention today is using SATA 10,000 RPM drives. The WD 10,000 RPM drive that I installed in a system really seemed to make a difference and they aren't that expensive, and most new main boards already have a SATA controller on board. Computers have been I/O bound since time immemorial.
> 
> From: "John W. Colby" <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com>
> Date: 2004/10/19 Tue PM 03:55:58 EDT
> To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'"
> 	<dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
> Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Desktop recommendation
> 
> >I found a local shop with a flat rate $75 bench fee for building/fixing
> PC's. 
> 
> That's a steal and well worth doing.  I definitely understand the "no time
> to do it", on the other hand it just keeps getting simpler and simpler, it
> really does.  With all the plug and play (less and less pray), installing
> the hardware is just getting down to nothing.  Plus the new motherboards
> have everything built in to the MB itself.  I kid you not, the new machines
> I built have exactly ONE card, that being the video card.  All the disks,
> sound, USB, etc is all just right on the motherboard.  You pop in the CD
> with the drivers and load it up and you are done.  Why do you think the
> systems from Dell are so cheap?  
> 
> John W. Colby
> www.ColbyConsulting.com 
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Porter, Mark
> Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 2:03 PM
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Desktop recommendation
> 
> 
> I also purchase/build my own stuff, very economical.
> 
> However, I rarely have time to build anymore (I'd rather be kayaking).  I
> found a local shop with a flat rate $75 bench fee for building/fixing PC's.
> I give them the parts and they do a great job, saving me time and sometimes
> a headache.
> 
> Mark
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of
> > John W. Colby
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 9:04 AM
> > To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
> > Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Desktop recommendation
> > 
> > 
> > ROTFL.  There's a guy with too much money!
> > 
> > ;-)
> > 
> > It's really easy to get cheap prebuilt systems, but high
> > performing, cheap
> > prebuilt systems are another matter.  In fact Dell and the 
> > others get you in
> > and browsing with the cheap machines, then seriously jack up 
> > the price when
> > you start upgrading the cheap components to better performing ones.
> > 
> > Joe was discussing buying an Emachines which is a fairly
> > strong indication
> > that he is not in your (apparent) income bracket.  And an 
> > Emachines is not
> > going to impress many clients unless they happen to be impressed by
> > frugality.
> > 
> > And the case is NOT ugly.  8-(
> > 
> > For those of us not so wealthy, building systems is DEAD
> > easy.  In the US
> > the parts are extremely cheap, and you can put together 
> > machines that you
> > can't touch for twice the price the price.  I replaced my 
> > wife's 1ghz amd
> > with 256 of ram (which I built 3 years ago).  I had to replace the
> > motherboard, processor, ram and video card.  I used the rest 
> > of the parts
> > (disks, cd, floppy, monitor, mouse and keyboard and chassis). 
> >  It took me
> > about an hour, plus the time to load the software.  The price 
> > was ~ $300 to
> > go from low functioning to SERIOUSLY fast.  Gigabit LAN NIC, smoking
> > performance, plenty of memory, tons of USB ports, etc.
> > 
> > Do that with your IBM Gustav.
> > 
> > John W. Colby
> > www.ColbyConsulting.com
> > 
> > Contribute your unused CPU cycles to a good cause: 
> > http://folding.stanford.edu/
> 
> 
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