I doubt you'll like this suggestion, but the old one sounds like a pretty good box.... What about continuing to use that box so that you can optimize your applications for less than optimal conditions? -Patrick
> -----Original Message----- > From: Matthew P. Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 10:38 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: OT- low to mid price dev server upgrade > > > I've have a several-year-old Micron 667mhz Millennia MAX GS that I am > currently using as my local development server at home. > Though it still > <pun>serves</pun> me faithfully, it struggles under the load > of cfmx and > msde. I am also considering an install of php and mysql. I > would like > to invest a bit into a good motherboard and processor replacement and > start with a clean install. > > I currently have 768MB of ram, 2 256meg and 1 128 meg sticks > of pc-133, > which I would like to carry over to the new set-up to keep the upgrade > cost low. I am also open to investing in half gig of newer ram, and > scrapping the old stuff. Maybe another half gig down the line. > > I am also open to both intel and amd solutions. My current > play/code pc > is home built, oc'ed amd 2200+ w/ 1 512meg 3500 ram, so I am > comfortable > with installing the components. I think I will only need to touch the > motherboard, cpu and power supply. > > I've looked at dual processor boards, but they seem a bit pricey. I > think I can get more bang for the buck for a single, older athalon or > intel chip. However, it would be fun to set up a dual > processor system > for the first time. > > I will probably have to upgrade the power supply as well, as > the current > one is only a 250W. So that adds $50 or so to the upgrade, > perhaps more > if I go with a dual processor setup. > > What would you recommend for a good mother board and cpu combo in the > $200-350 range? It only needs a pci slot for a lan card(even > better an > integrated lan port), and support for Ultra ATA 133. Integrated video > would be ever better, I can get the whole system down to one component > for motherboard, network, and video. > > Any suggestions are welcome. Links to your preferred setup on a > vendor's website are even better. ;) > > t/ > Matt ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
