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> Okay, here's my deal...I have a 7600/200 with 176mb's of ram, and two 2GB
> scsi hard drives. Now my problem is that I'd like a few things that this
> machine doesn't give me:
>
> a) More Speed
You can add a XLR8 ZIF carrier and a processor like a 300 or 350 for under $200
> b) USB (so I can use my nice logitech optical mouse, and not the crappy adb
> mouse that I have now)
Shouldn't cost more than $30-40
> c) IDE capabilities (so I can use my 27GB 7200rpm IDE deskstar (by
> ibm)instead of these two SLOW scsi drives)
IDE PCI card by Sonnet (and others) is $99, the drives are dependent on size but
Maxtor are often on sale locally at most office supply stores. 20 G or so for
just over $100
> Also I'd eventually want to add a dvd drive (maybe).
I don't know about this....
> Now there are two things I could do...I could gradually upgrade: first a G3
> uprade, then a usb card, then an ide controller. I'd also want to add more
> ram.
> Any help/suggestions/experiences/stories would be GREATLY appreciated :oP
Up to you, build a machine or buy a new..... how's the $$ supply, just win the
lotto? Get new... I enjoyed building.....
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