If you build and go i7, make sure to wait a few weeks until the new B3 stepping boards are released.
On Thursday, March 10, 2011, Carl Houseman <[email protected]> wrote: > +1 – where do you get x16 TV tuner cards? And why would anyone make one when > the bandwidth through a x1 slot or even a USB port is sufficient? Carl From: > Kramer, Jack [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2011 4:45 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: OT New home PC Build it. Your specs sound like they'd be about > $1200 + OS. I would also recommend against a tuner in an x16 slot – tuner > cards are almost all x1 anyways, so why waste a second x16 slot on one? ---- > Jack Kramer > Computer Systems Specialist > University Relations, Michigan State University > w: 517-884-1231 / c: 248-635-4955 From: Stefan Jafs <[email protected]> > Reply-To: NT System Admin Issues <[email protected]> > Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2011 16:31:10 -0500 > To: NT System Admin Issues <[email protected]> > Subject: OT New home PC Ok, it’s finally time to upgrade my aging home PC. I > figured I could just go to Tigerdirect or BestBuy and pick up a good > performing system but it does not seem like the case, if I want low to medium > performance no problem but I want:Intel I7, 8Gb RAM DDR3, HD 1 – 2Tb 7,200 > rpm, AMD HD 5670 or better, BlueRay player, TV Tuner in a PCI x16 slot. > Windows 7 64 bit Home. Is that too much to ask for? I did not think so but > does now one else purchase high performance PCs? I know I can get a Dell XPS > 9100, that pretty close but I think it only comes with 1 PCI x16 so I can’t > upgrade the video card if I have the TV Tuner. Any Recommendations? > -- > Stefan Jafs~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin~ Finally, powerful endpoint security > that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
