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On Wed, 4 Jul 2001 13:00:46 -0400, you wrote:
>Grab your Phillips, it's...
>The Latest from The Screwdriver List!
>
>
>Greetings,
>
>I am somewhat new to the list, am very glad to see an increase in activity.
>I am thinking about building two new systems for my kids, wanted the systems
>under a grand, the spec's are as follows:
>
>Case: IW-S500
> $58.00
>MotherBoard: ASUS CUSL2-C Mainboard $145.00
>Chip: Celeron 800 FC-PGA /128 On-Die Cache $135.00
>Video: VIDIA RIVA TNT2 M64 32MB SDRAM AGP VIDEO CARD $75.00
>HDD: WD 20.0GB U-100/7200/2M/8.9
> $113.00
>DVD/CD: CDDVDP16XI Pioneer 16X IDE Internal DVD $119.00
>Decoder: REALmagic Hollywood DVD decoder $45.00
>SDRAM: PC150 SDRAM
> $60.00
>Floppy Drive: Teac
> $14.00
>
>Once that is done I will take on of the Compaq p-200's and install a
>CD-writer, W2K AS, then make it another domain controller. My goal is to
>make the CD-writer a resource of the network, and available to everyone on
>the network. As far as the burner I am thinking of going with the Plextor
>12x10x32a (at $200-$250). The reason for this is that the data not
>necessarily be always on the local drive.
>
>Any thoughts on this before I invest the money. Thank you.
>
Well to begin with you don't have any sound. If I recall the CUSL2-C
lacks both video and sound. But I might be wrong and it only lacks
video.
But more to the point why spend so much on a celeron when for the same
price you can get a much more powerful AMD Thunderbird chip. A T'bird
1.2GB is cheaper then the Celeron and more powerful than a P-III and
in most instances than a P-IV. Mate it with an ASUS A7V-133 or one of
the 266 FSB boards and you'll wipe the machine you are thinking of
building all over the floor and for less. Also for $10 more than you
are spending for a 20GB Western Digital I just bought a 40GB IBM 60GXP
from Mwave.
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