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Originally Posted by JANINE
how very true. anyway its always best to build your own. least then you know what the specs are and how far you can take it.
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Originally Posted by moderate_rock48
Wasnt trying to "diss" any computer company. From my experience HP is very limiting, and the only way to upgrade is to buy an entire system. DELL you have some say-so into what goes into your computer.
8000-10000 $ :eek: ? I just built a high performance gaming rig for around $1000.
dual xeons 3.2 500fsb 2mb cache
12gb ecc registered ram
Quadro (well i cheated here a bit, gainward 4600 TI self modded and bios flashed to Quadro) :mrgreen:
ide raid 5, 5 x 250gb
licences
Render server (early 2005)
dual xeons 3.4 800fsb 2mb cache
16 gb ecc reg low seek time ram
NVIDIA Quadro FX 4000
scsi raid 5, 8 x 300gb, Seagate Cheetah 10k rpm
server and laptop covered under licences pruchased earlier (cheaper to buy site/bulk licences some times)
in dire need of a cooling solution on my scale
but everything is for rackmount servers
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Originally Posted by magusdf
Render farm machines X 5 (late 2004)
dual xeons 3.2 500fsb 2mb cache
12gb ecc registered ram
Quadro (well i cheated here a bit, gainward 4600 TI self modded and bios flashed to Quadro) :mrgreen:
ide raid 5, 5 x 250gb
licences
Render server (early 2005)
dual xeons 3.4 800fsb 2mb cache
16 gb ecc reg low seek time ram
NVIDIA Quadro FX 4000
scsi raid 5, 8 x 300gb, Seagate Cheetah 10k rpm
server and laptop covered under licences pruchased earlier (cheaper to buy site/bulk licences some times)
in dire need of a cooling solution on my scale
but everything is for rackmount servers
www.autdirect.co.uk
email them at sales@autdirect.co.uk
they do everything and I mean EVERYTHING for all intel and amd platforms.
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Originally Posted by magusdf
Render farm machines X 5 (late 2004)
dual xeons 3.2 500fsb 2mb cache
12gb ecc registered ram
Quadro (well i cheated here a bit, gainward 4600 TI self modded and bios flashed to Quadro) :mrgreen:
ide raid 5, 5 x 250gb
licences
Render server (early 2005)
dual xeons 3.4 800fsb 2mb cache
16 gb ecc reg low seek time ram
NVIDIA Quadro FX 4000
scsi raid 5, 8 x 300gb, Seagate Cheetah 10k rpm
server and laptop covered under licences pruchased earlier (cheaper to buy site/bulk licences some times)
in dire need of a cooling solution on my scale
but everything is for rackmount servers
My karma ran over your dogma.
Tell him to build his own please!!!!!!!!!! (newegg.com) If he still refuses make sure he doesn't buy a Dell at least. Overpriced, horrible computers. No upgrade potential at all.
If you do buy Dell pray you don't have any problems because if you do your looking at a 3-5hr wait on hold waiting for their "excellent" customer service. I had a friend go throught that whole process and he was not a happy camper.
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he does not want to build his own
and i don't think tech support will be able to help him much anyway
he will be using linux on
and i don't think tech support will be able to help him much anyway
he will be using linux on
In my opinion, most packaged deals arent so good, especially the low-end ones. Maybe you could convince him to build one for him.
Hello,
At the various companies that I have done contract computer support for, I have not had a problem with Dell. I have run into problems with Compaq desktops, but Dell has been responsive and there for me when we needed parts and drivers.
IF you decide to go ahead and build your own computer, please write down and keep a sheet of paper of what is inside your computer. I recently rebuilt a computer for a lady who did not have any information at all, and I had to charge her $$ for my time to find out what motherboard she had, the ethernet drivers, the video card. Yes, I made a new sheet for her, and burnt her a special CD-ROM with all of them on "for next time".
It is a true nightmare if you do not document this down from the beginning, and know where your drivers are located. And if you get these items from a special shop, and they close there doors, what then?
It is not a problem to think down the road.
Christian
At the various companies that I have done contract computer support for, I have not had a problem with Dell. I have run into problems with Compaq desktops, but Dell has been responsive and there for me when we needed parts and drivers.
IF you decide to go ahead and build your own computer, please write down and keep a sheet of paper of what is inside your computer. I recently rebuilt a computer for a lady who did not have any information at all, and I had to charge her $$ for my time to find out what motherboard she had, the ethernet drivers, the video card. Yes, I made a new sheet for her, and burnt her a special CD-ROM with all of them on "for next time".
It is a true nightmare if you do not document this down from the beginning, and know where your drivers are located. And if you get these items from a special shop, and they close there doors, what then?
It is not a problem to think down the road.
Christian
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