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I never did go ahead and get a faster
computer when I last talked about it on this board. Now,
I want to get a faster one right away because I just added a 100
day smoothed RSI line to my indicator, and now the computer is ultra slow, but I
really want to use this line.
Today, I had some time to kill at Frys while I
was waiting for my wife to purchase a DVD player, so I located an employee
who was alleged to know something about fast computers, and asked him
to print out the specs for a very fast computer. I do not posess much computer
knowledge, so I would appreciate hearing comments regarding his specifications.
MOTHERBOARD-Asus A8V Deluxe---VIA
K8T800PRO--Socket939--DDR400--SATA/RAID--8ChAud--1(AGP8x)--5PCI and
1394-------$149.99
4) DDR 512MB 3200 VS
CORSAI 400MHz 184PIN DIMM (Lifetime Warrenty)
VS512MB400 CORSAIR at $54.99 each------------$219.96
1) AMD A64 4000+ Box 939 Athlon
64 Box CPU w/Fan 1MB Cache (3 year Warrenty) ADA4000ASBOX
----------------------------------$499.99
1) Antec Sonata II 450W Black Quiet Mini
Tower--SmartPower 2.0 450W P/S 3x5.25"&2x3.5"
External-------------------------------------$129.99
1) FAN--SILENT BOOST K8, FOR AMD OPTERON
& ATHLON 64, LOW NOISE, w/BALL BEARING,THERMALTAKE
A1838-----------$29.99
2) WD740GDRTL 74GB SATA
SERIAL ATA RAPTOR HARD DRIVE, 10,000 RPM--WD740gdrlt 74GB
SATA----------------------------$239.99
1) Microsoft XP Pro x 64
OEM
Edition-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$159.99
Assembly Charge is ----$129.95----and also
a $59.99 charge to install the operating system.
I would use my existing Matrox AGP dual
monitor card, and my spare USB 2.0 PCI Host card if I go the
custombuild route.
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When I see all of these costs, I think I should
maybe just have someone change my old motherboard, RAM and processor
to something pretty fast, but not the expensive cutting edge technology right
now.
My existing machine is a PowerSpec from
Microcenter, with a 1000 speed, and 512MB of NON-DDR RAM. I would
appreciate hearing recomendations for a cutting edge motherboard that
can handle the really fast RAM, Processors, and HardDrives later on.
Then I could install some of the RAM described above, and a
pretty fast processor, but they don't have to be the expensive cutting edge
items quoted above. However, I would like for the
motherboard to be able to accept a WD740GDRTL
74GB SATA SERIAL ATA RAPTOR HARD DRIVE even if I don't get one
now.
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Finally, maybe there is an off the shelf fast
computer that can be had for a decent price. Then my old one will still be
with me for other uses.
I will appreciate hearing your opinions on the
above discussions. Ron D
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