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Ok so I have a bunch of extra parts lying around...What do you think of this configuration.
P4 with HT, 3.0 ghz Prescott
4 GB ram,
2 260 GB hard drive
sony dvd rw drive
ASUS Mobo

Think that should be able to handle anything i throw at it (not including games)

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Which OS you planning on using? The 4gb ram may be overkill. Also you may want to look at some dual/quad core chips if your looking for application performance.

Reply to tdank

Im gonna use XP pro, and daul boot with Ubuntu (just for fun)

Reply to mdh1727

XP pro will only recognize 2.xx gigs of RAM. I believe there is a crack you can use to change this but its obviously not supported by M$. Unless its 64bit, I believe it will recognize higher RAM values btu I dont work with the 64bit versions as they hose my games more often then not. :lol:

As far as a machine from spare parts goes though I think youre doing well.

Reply to tdank

Pretty good if you have the parts laying around. Would make a good server...

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