On Mon, 03 Jul, 2006 at 09:02AM -0400, Dave Phillips spake thus:
> Greetings:
>
> First, I want to thank again everyone who suggested parts and
> suppliers. I scored a great buy on a B-stock Sonata II Antec case with
> 450W power supply (thanks to Paul W for that tip), and I've ordered my
> RAM through Crucial (thanks to Mark K and James S for the advice). I
> haven't yet decided what HD to buy, I see good prices on 320G drives,
> but I'm tempted to stay with my usual plan and install two drives, maybe
> two 160G drives. I'm especially interested in finding out if there are
> particular brands to avoid, and of course I'd like to know the
> recommended brands.
>
> The AMD64 3800 is still holding at ~$145, I'll probably order it
> today. Btw, the model is named Venice, it's a 2.4 GHz single-core socket
> 939 CPU, and I assume it's good for my purposes. Please advise if I have
> other options to explore.
>
> I'll also order the Zalman CPU fan recommended by Mark K.
If this is like mine, make sure to check mobo compatibility!
> I'm really looking forward to putting this machine together. I've been
> running my antique 800 MHz boat-anchor for so long, I can't imagine what
> the difference will be like. Very exciting upgrade for Studio Dave. :)
I wish I was upgrading again now. I'ts very pleasing, doing something physical.
> Best,
>
> dp
>
>
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