FreeGeek thrift store can get you a working box with decent desktop specs for on the order of $100-$200.
On Thu, Feb 21, 2019 at 6:27 PM Michael Barnes <barnmich...@gmail.com> wrote: > I came home from work today to find my 12 year old Dell Optiplex bit the > dust. Not sure if it is the power supply or motherboard, troubleshooting > help is rather vague. I haven't built a computer since 2006, so I'm a bit > out of touch on hardware specs these days. I just need a basic desktop > machine to run Ubuntu on. I have a real nice pair of Dell DVI monitors with > sound bars. They also have VGA inputs. Is DVI video still being used? My > video card has a big DVI connector that connects to a splitter cable to > feed the two monitors. From a previous issue, I know I need to upgrade > video as Google Earth would not render properly. > Anyhow, any suggestions on hardware these days? I'd really like to try to > find something local I can get back on line this weekend, but I don't know > of anyplace with hardware other than Fry's. Is there a current video card > with the dual DVI output to allow me to use my existing monitors? I really > don't want to buy a Walmart or Costco machine to pay for and throw away > Windows and I'm not interested in dual-booting. Or should I just try to > find a junk machine to get me by until I can receive something from online > purchase? > Also, are modern motherboards still using SATA drives, or has that > technology changed, too? > > Thanks for any suggestions. > > Michael > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > PLUG@pdxlinux.org > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug