Re: [Flexradio] Required PC
The Dell 8200 uses RAMBUS. I found a dealer on ebay selling used but guaranteed memory for about a third of the price. I might give it a try. There are dealers selling Dell (ie Flex Radio). I have purchased several from Pilgrim Technology. They come with full Dell warranty and service tag. I even called Dell to verify. A few months ago, I purchased a XPS 600 with 30" wide screen fully loaded and saved over $1500. $500 of it was in sales tax alone. (Dell now charges sales tax in AZ) They currently have a basic XPS 400 / 9150 2.66 Ghz dual core, 256MB for $399. (no Monitor and speakers) Dell has just changed models but this can be duplicated directly from Dell for about $600. This is probably getting off topic. Thanks for all the replies. I should have a SDR-1000 up and running in a couple of weeks. 73's Mark NU6XSedona,AZ -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cecil Bayona Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 9:36 AM To: FlexRadio List Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Required PC Memory for old Dells can be bought much cheaper from third party suppliers, none of my Dell's use Dell memory, but if your PC uses RAMBUS ram then you are stuck with high prices. But would it really be a Dell that they are selling? I've read about Chinese fakes that are made to look like Dell's and labeled as such but are cheap fake imitations. I don't believe Dell uses dealers but sells direct only. The XPS 400 starts at $1000, what are these people trying to sell you for $470? Be careful and check it out to make sure you are getting what is being advertised.. -- Cecil KD5NWA www.qrpradio.com www.hpsdr.com ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com
Re: [Flexradio] Required PC
Mark Mumaw wrote: > It would cost somewhere between $250-$350 to upgrade the memory to 1GB. > I can buy a brand new Dell XPS 400 with a 2.8 Ghz duo core P4 with 1GB > for $478 from Pilgrim Technology. I don't understand why the old memory > is so expensive. > > Is anyone out there only using 512 GB with good results??? > > Thanks Mark NU6X > > -Original Message- > From: Jim, W4ATK [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 5:20 AM > To: Mark Mumaw > Subject: RE: [Flexradio] Required PC > > Should work, but I would think about more RAM. I would go with 1GB. > > Jim, W4ATK > > > Memory for old Dells can be bought much cheaper from third party suppliers, none of my Dell's use Dell memory, but if your PC uses RAMBUS ram then you are stuck with high prices. But would it really be a Dell that they are selling? I've read about Chinese fakes that are made to look like Dell's and labeled as such but are cheap fake imitations. I don't believe Dell uses dealers but sells direct only. The XPS 400 starts at $1000, what are these people trying to sell you for $470? Be careful and check it out to make sure you are getting what is being advertised.. -- Cecil KD5NWA www.qrpradio.com www.hpsdr.com "Sacred Cows make the best Hamburger!" Don Seglio Batuna ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com
Re: [Flexradio] Required PC Cost of upgrade
[snip] > Having said that, you don't need more than 512MB unless you plan to run > several more applications concurrently with the PowerSDR software (i.e. > browsers, email, skype, logging software, digital mode software, etc etc). > All of that stuff adds up, but you should be OK to run 3-4 apps out of > that > list without a problem using 512MB of ram. > I get by with a Pentium 2.4 GHz box with 512MB of RAM and always have. Works just fine and I run a heap o' stuff with it. I don't really have to say "Oh, I can't run this app." For what I do, I just do it. In fact, that's kind of half the point of what I do. I keep the SDR running, but have MixW (for logging and my sometime RTTY work), a browser session or two, and other stuff. Sometimes, I work from home, so I have that stuff running also. I sometimes even goof and let [EMAIL PROTECTED] kind of stuff run in the background. I don't recommend that -- one really should shut that kind of thing off while the SDR software is running -- but there's enough power in the 2.4 GHz box that it actually works better than I have a right to expect. Larry WO0Z ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com
Re: [Flexradio] Required PC
Hi Mark I am using an AMD at 1.2gHz with 512 Meg. It runs about 25% loading with the latest SVN versions of PowerSDR. Also use it with MMTTY, MixW etc. all on the same machine. Ditto for SO2R using a second computer @550 MHz with 500 MB P-III with N1mm on the second computer. 73 de Jerry NO2T At 07:55 AM 9/5/2006 -0700, you wrote: >It would cost somewhere between $250-$350 to upgrade the memory to 1GB. >I can buy a brand new Dell XPS 400 with a 2.8 Ghz duo core P4 with 1GB >for $478 from Pilgrim Technology. I don't understand why the old memory >is so expensive. > >Is anyone out there only using 512 GB with good results??? > >Thanks Mark NU6X > >-Original Message- >From: Jim, W4ATK [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 5:20 AM >To: Mark Mumaw >Subject: RE: [Flexradio] Required PC > >Should work, but I would think about more RAM. I would go with 1GB. > >Jim, W4ATK > > > > > >___ >FlexRadio mailing list >FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz >http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz >Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ >FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com > ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com
Re: [Flexradio] Required PC Cost of upgrade
For $205 I upgraded my PC by buying a new Intel MB 2.8ghz inclucing 512mb, built on video, sound and nic - this included the CPU fan! Eric Wachsmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: What kind of ram is it?? Unless it is rambus, you should be able to find another 512MB (or even a full 1GB) for much less than $250. Having said that, you don't need more than 512MB unless you plan to run several more applications concurrently with the PowerSDR software (i.e. browsers, email, skype, logging software, digital mode software, etc etc). All of that stuff adds up, but you should be OK to run 3-4 apps out of that list without a problem using 512MB of ram. Eric Wachsmann FlexRadio Systems > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > radio.biz] On Behalf Of Mark Mumaw > Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 9:55 AM > To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz > Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Required PC > > It would cost somewhere between $250-$350 to upgrade the memory to 1GB. > I can buy a brand new Dell XPS 400 with a 2.8 Ghz duo core P4 with 1GB > for $478 from Pilgrim Technology. I don't understand why the old memory > is so expensive. > > Is anyone out there only using 512 GB with good results??? > > Thanks Mark NU6X > > -Original Message- > From: Jim, W4ATK [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 5:20 AM > To: Mark Mumaw > Subject: RE: [Flexradio] Required PC > > Should work, but I would think about more RAM. I would go with 1GB. > > Jim, W4ATK > > > > > > ___ > FlexRadio mailing list > FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz > Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ > FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/attachments/20060905/3b17d451/attachment.html ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com
Re: [Flexradio] Required PC
What kind of ram is it?? Unless it is rambus, you should be able to find another 512MB (or even a full 1GB) for much less than $250. Having said that, you don't need more than 512MB unless you plan to run several more applications concurrently with the PowerSDR software (i.e. browsers, email, skype, logging software, digital mode software, etc etc). All of that stuff adds up, but you should be OK to run 3-4 apps out of that list without a problem using 512MB of ram. Eric Wachsmann FlexRadio Systems > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > radio.biz] On Behalf Of Mark Mumaw > Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 9:55 AM > To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz > Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Required PC > > It would cost somewhere between $250-$350 to upgrade the memory to 1GB. > I can buy a brand new Dell XPS 400 with a 2.8 Ghz duo core P4 with 1GB > for $478 from Pilgrim Technology. I don't understand why the old memory > is so expensive. > > Is anyone out there only using 512 GB with good results??? > > Thanks Mark NU6X > > -Original Message- > From: Jim, W4ATK [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 5:20 AM > To: Mark Mumaw > Subject: RE: [Flexradio] Required PC > > Should work, but I would think about more RAM. I would go with 1GB. > > Jim, W4ATK > > > > > > ___ > FlexRadio mailing list > FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz > Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ > FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com
Re: [Flexradio] Required PC
It would cost somewhere between $250-$350 to upgrade the memory to 1GB. I can buy a brand new Dell XPS 400 with a 2.8 Ghz duo core P4 with 1GB for $478 from Pilgrim Technology. I don't understand why the old memory is so expensive. Is anyone out there only using 512 GB with good results??? Thanks Mark NU6X -Original Message- From: Jim, W4ATK [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 5:20 AM To: Mark Mumaw Subject: RE: [Flexradio] Required PC Should work, but I would think about more RAM. I would go with 1GB. Jim, W4ATK ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com
Re: [Flexradio] Required PC
Mark Mumaw wrote: > I'm getting ready to purchase the SDR-1000. I have a spare PC to > dedicate to it. It is a P4 2.4 GHz (Dell Dimension 8200) with 512MB of > RAM. According to the website 512MB is the min. required. > > Will this machine do an adequate job??? > > > > Thanks Mark NU6X > > -- next part -- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > /pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/attachments/20060904/556e6952/attachment.html > > ___ > FlexRadio mailing list > FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz > Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ > FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com > I have a Optiplex GX260 with a 2.4GHz Pentium 4 and it runs 10% to 15% utilization which quite good. Your machine should do fine. -- Cecil KD5NWA www.qrpradio.com www.hpsdr.com "Sacred Cows make the best Hamburger!" Don Seglio Batuna ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com
[Flexradio] Required PC
I'm getting ready to purchase the SDR-1000. I have a spare PC to dedicate to it. It is a P4 2.4 GHz (Dell Dimension 8200) with 512MB of RAM. According to the website 512MB is the min. required. Will this machine do an adequate job??? Thanks Mark NU6X -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/attachments/20060904/556e6952/attachment.html ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com
