Please do not top-post. On Thursday, November 05, 2015 07:17:38 PM the...@sys-concept.com wrote: > When it comes to price I think the 1TB SDD is expensive in my case + > $177.99CAD warranty (though I don't know if I need warranty, or why they > are charging me for it)?
It might be extended warranty. IOW, more then the usual factory warranty. I would ask them about that. > ========= > GRANT TOTAL: $1420.98 > > PS. Expensive like for a small box. I can't comment on prices, been a while since I looked into a new desktop. If that were Euros, I'd find it a lot for what you get. > Maybe I don't need 32GB or RAM but even 16GB RAM would save me only $112.99 My laptop has 16GB Ram and it works quite nicely. Doesn't use swap often. Also allows me to run VMs comfortably. > You might be right, maybe I'll add one HDD for backup (good suggestion). > The killer is my 1TB SSD $499.99CAD Get 1 SSD for the OS, software and your home directory. (240GB is usually enough) And 1 big HDD for your data. Keep your documents and other data out of the home directory if doing this. Reason I suggest your home directory on SSD is because programs tend to store a lot in your home directory which can benefit from a faster disk. > On 11/05/2015 06:56 PM, Philip Webb wrote: > > 151105 the...@sys-concept.com wrote: > >> I'm putting a new box, it will run Gentoo (hylafax, Asterisk) > >> and Windows 7 in VirtualBox (mainly). Box will run 24/7. > >> - Gigabit GA-78LMT-USB3 w/DDR3, 7.1 Audio, Gigabit Lan > >> - AMD FX-6300 Processor 3.5GHz w/ 14MB Cache Make sure the mainboard and CPU support hardware virtualisation. How many cores does it have? When running VMs, extra cores really help. -- Joost
