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 _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com