- Sep 16, 2010
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Approximate Purchase Date: Saturday 10/09/2010
Budget Range: $600-800 USD, After Rebates and Shipping
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Internet , light word processing, VMware (1-2 VM's max))
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, speakers, OS, monitor**
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg.com
Country of Origin: United States
Parts Preferences: A SSD and at least 4(2x2)GB DDR3 RAM would be phenominal.
Case & PSU: Antec 300/Antec EarthWatts 750 combo
Optical Drive: SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
**Monitor Resolution: 1280x1024, A.K.A., This CRT badboy from ViewSonic that was purchased at goodwill for 3 dollars. Upgrading would be sweet, but as you can see, graphics are not a big deal. The money would be better spent on the PC now, and then upgrade the monitor at a later date.
Additional Comments: System for use with a lightweight Linux OS, it's less than 1 GB. A 1TB external HD negates the need for a huge internal HD. This PC will not be used for gaming. Both sound and graphics (outside of minimal requirements) are not important. The rig needs to be capable of firing up VM ware in order to run Win7 (for visual studios(Basic), visio, and bluej/netbeans, and .Net stuff next semester). I've been researching building my own PC for around 2 months and am willing to do any suggested legwork. I simply lack the real world experience, so pulling the trigger has been difficult. There is no preference regarding; AMD, Intel, chipsets, sockets, or anything brand-wise. There needs to be at least 3 USB ports, 6 would be better.
Questions:
RE: The Antec EarthWatts EA750 750W, will it continually drain 750 watts, or only what is needed? Is it an appropriate PSU for this build?
Do I need a special video/graphics card for virtualization?
Overclocking, does it shorten the life of hardware and is it worth looking into for this build?
Crossfire, SLI; should these things be researched for this build?
Ideal set-up: A low maintenance quad-core rig that is cool & quiet; with a 30+GB SSD, and at least 4 GB of DDR3 RAM. One that is built with an eye toward the future, but still provides excellent value for the money spent. I want to be using this PC in five years and think to myself, "Those dudes knew what they were talking about."
Thank you for your hopefully forthcoming advice. This is my first build. I'm pretty flexible, so if you have any opinions/criticisms, let them be known. I will definitely take any suggestions into consideration. Also, please let me know if any additional information is needed and I will do my best to reply promptly.
-Rick
Budget Range: $600-800 USD, After Rebates and Shipping
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Internet , light word processing, VMware (1-2 VM's max))
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, speakers, OS, monitor**
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg.com
Country of Origin: United States
Parts Preferences: A SSD and at least 4(2x2)GB DDR3 RAM would be phenominal.
Case & PSU: Antec 300/Antec EarthWatts 750 combo
Optical Drive: SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
**Monitor Resolution: 1280x1024, A.K.A., This CRT badboy from ViewSonic that was purchased at goodwill for 3 dollars. Upgrading would be sweet, but as you can see, graphics are not a big deal. The money would be better spent on the PC now, and then upgrade the monitor at a later date.
Additional Comments: System for use with a lightweight Linux OS, it's less than 1 GB. A 1TB external HD negates the need for a huge internal HD. This PC will not be used for gaming. Both sound and graphics (outside of minimal requirements) are not important. The rig needs to be capable of firing up VM ware in order to run Win7 (for visual studios(Basic), visio, and bluej/netbeans, and .Net stuff next semester). I've been researching building my own PC for around 2 months and am willing to do any suggested legwork. I simply lack the real world experience, so pulling the trigger has been difficult. There is no preference regarding; AMD, Intel, chipsets, sockets, or anything brand-wise. There needs to be at least 3 USB ports, 6 would be better.
Questions:
RE: The Antec EarthWatts EA750 750W, will it continually drain 750 watts, or only what is needed? Is it an appropriate PSU for this build?
Do I need a special video/graphics card for virtualization?
Overclocking, does it shorten the life of hardware and is it worth looking into for this build?
Crossfire, SLI; should these things be researched for this build?
Ideal set-up: A low maintenance quad-core rig that is cool & quiet; with a 30+GB SSD, and at least 4 GB of DDR3 RAM. One that is built with an eye toward the future, but still provides excellent value for the money spent. I want to be using this PC in five years and think to myself, "Those dudes knew what they were talking about."
Thank you for your hopefully forthcoming advice. This is my first build. I'm pretty flexible, so if you have any opinions/criticisms, let them be known. I will definitely take any suggestions into consideration. Also, please let me know if any additional information is needed and I will do my best to reply promptly.
-Rick
. I do recommend keeping the hard drive versus using an external. Your system will be more responsive by doing so.
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