Re: My machine died two days before I hit the road.
On Mon, 3 Aug 2015 13:24:15 -0400 Michael Havens wrote: > Thanks guys. I went to best buy and got a hd for 60 dollars after tax. > I made it to gainesville two weeks ago. So i total I am spending 120 > on this computer. You got a spectacular deal. SteveT Steve Litt July 2015 featured book: Rapid Learning for the 21st Century http://www.troubleshooters.com/rl21 --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: My machine died two days before I hit the road.
Thanks guys. I went to best buy and got a hd for 60 dollars after tax. I made it to gainesville two weeks ago. So i total I am spending 120 on this computer. On 8/2/15, Stephen Partington wrote: > Something to consider is you can get a decent SSD for another 60 or so and > that machine will run like a champ. The only weirdness you may have is for > multiple displays. > On Aug 2, 2015 9:48 AM, "Steve Litt" wrote: > >> Bring over a System Rescue CD and a Lubuntu 15.04 live CD to make sure >> it works (no HD, after all). You can look at /proc/* and lshw to verify >> that what he says is in there is in there. You can look >> at /proc/cpuinfo to verify that it has hardware virtualization. If it >> works with System Rescue CD, and it is substantially as described >> including the CPU having hardware virtualization, do the following: >> >> * Do NOT grind him on price. He might change his mind. >> >> * Whip out $60 cash, get a receipt. >> >> * Drive 4 blocks away, where he can't see or hear you. >> >> * Get out of the car, do a victory dance. >> >> * Order a fifty buck SATA hard disk from Newegg when you get home. >> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236339. >> Because you're moving, have it go to someone you trust to keep it >> safe. DO NOT have it go to the address you're moving out of or the >> address you're moving to. It will be gone. >> >> * Install the hard drive, install Linux, have fun. >> >> * For extra credit, you might want to install 16GB RAM on there and >> turn it into a monster VM machine. Take it from me, VMs, not metal, >> are where you want to do your experimentation. >> >> SteveT >> >> >> On Sun, 2 Aug 2015 09:09:04 -0700 >> Stephen Partington wrote: >> >> > Yep >> > On Aug 2, 2015 8:07 AM, "Michael Havens" wrote: >> > >> > > the price is good even without the hard drive? >> > > >> > > On 8/2/15, Michael Havens wrote: >> > > > even without the hard drive? >> > > > >> > > > On 8/2/15, Stephen Partington wrote: >> > > >> For 60 it's fine. It will run Linux very well once you wrangle >> > > >> the AMD drivers. That will be a touch special. >> > > >> On Aug 2, 2015 4:27 AM, "Michael Havens" >> > > >> wrote: >> > > >> >> > > >>> I'm in Florida now and I have a University professor offering >> > > >>> me a computer for 60 dollars. He built it himself around 2010 >> > > >>> and he gives the specs (below). I wish I didn't have to ask but >> > > >>> does it sound like a good deal? >> > > >>> -- >> > > >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> > > >>> >> > > >>> --- Case: Antec 300 >> > > >>> >> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042 >> > > >>> >> > > >>> --- Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H >> > > >>> >> http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3138#ov >> > > >>> >> > > >>> --- CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 620 95W AM3 2MB Cache 2.6 GHz >> > > >>> >> > > http://www.amazon.com/AMD-Athlon-620-2600MHz-Retail/dp/B002MAPTFW >> > > >>> >> > > >>> --- RAM: Mushkin Blackline 996587B (2x2GB) total 4GB >> > > >>> >> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146731 >> > > >>> >> > > >>> --- Video: Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 1GB GDDR3 PCI-E, >> > > >>> HDMI,DVI-I,VGA. >> > > >>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102837 >> > > >>> >> > > >>> --- Power supply: Antec SP-500, 500 watt PSU >> > > >>> >> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817103937 >> > > >>> >> > > >>> --- Optical: LG DVD - R/W drive >> > > >>> --- >> >> >> --- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > -- :-)~MIKE~(-: --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: My machine died two days before I hit the road.
Something to consider is you can get a decent SSD for another 60 or so and that machine will run like a champ. The only weirdness you may have is for multiple displays. On Aug 2, 2015 9:48 AM, "Steve Litt" wrote: > Bring over a System Rescue CD and a Lubuntu 15.04 live CD to make sure > it works (no HD, after all). You can look at /proc/* and lshw to verify > that what he says is in there is in there. You can look > at /proc/cpuinfo to verify that it has hardware virtualization. If it > works with System Rescue CD, and it is substantially as described > including the CPU having hardware virtualization, do the following: > > * Do NOT grind him on price. He might change his mind. > > * Whip out $60 cash, get a receipt. > > * Drive 4 blocks away, where he can't see or hear you. > > * Get out of the car, do a victory dance. > > * Order a fifty buck SATA hard disk from Newegg when you get home. > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236339. > Because you're moving, have it go to someone you trust to keep it > safe. DO NOT have it go to the address you're moving out of or the > address you're moving to. It will be gone. > > * Install the hard drive, install Linux, have fun. > > * For extra credit, you might want to install 16GB RAM on there and > turn it into a monster VM machine. Take it from me, VMs, not metal, > are where you want to do your experimentation. > > SteveT > > > On Sun, 2 Aug 2015 09:09:04 -0700 > Stephen Partington wrote: > > > Yep > > On Aug 2, 2015 8:07 AM, "Michael Havens" wrote: > > > > > the price is good even without the hard drive? > > > > > > On 8/2/15, Michael Havens wrote: > > > > even without the hard drive? > > > > > > > > On 8/2/15, Stephen Partington wrote: > > > >> For 60 it's fine. It will run Linux very well once you wrangle > > > >> the AMD drivers. That will be a touch special. > > > >> On Aug 2, 2015 4:27 AM, "Michael Havens" > > > >> wrote: > > > >> > > > >>> I'm in Florida now and I have a University professor offering > > > >>> me a computer for 60 dollars. He built it himself around 2010 > > > >>> and he gives the specs (below). I wish I didn't have to ask but > > > >>> does it sound like a good deal? > > > >>> -- > > > >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: > > > >>> > > > >>> --- Case: Antec 300 > > > >>> > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042 > > > >>> > > > >>> --- Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H > > > >>> > http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3138#ov > > > >>> > > > >>> --- CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 620 95W AM3 2MB Cache 2.6 GHz > > > >>> > > > http://www.amazon.com/AMD-Athlon-620-2600MHz-Retail/dp/B002MAPTFW > > > >>> > > > >>> --- RAM: Mushkin Blackline 996587B (2x2GB) total 4GB > > > >>> > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146731 > > > >>> > > > >>> --- Video: Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 1GB GDDR3 PCI-E, > > > >>> HDMI,DVI-I,VGA. > > > >>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102837 > > > >>> > > > >>> --- Power supply: Antec SP-500, 500 watt PSU > > > >>> > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817103937 > > > >>> > > > >>> --- Optical: LG DVD - R/W drive > > > >>> --- > > > --- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: My machine died two days before I hit the road.
Bring over a System Rescue CD and a Lubuntu 15.04 live CD to make sure it works (no HD, after all). You can look at /proc/* and lshw to verify that what he says is in there is in there. You can look at /proc/cpuinfo to verify that it has hardware virtualization. If it works with System Rescue CD, and it is substantially as described including the CPU having hardware virtualization, do the following: * Do NOT grind him on price. He might change his mind. * Whip out $60 cash, get a receipt. * Drive 4 blocks away, where he can't see or hear you. * Get out of the car, do a victory dance. * Order a fifty buck SATA hard disk from Newegg when you get home. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236339. Because you're moving, have it go to someone you trust to keep it safe. DO NOT have it go to the address you're moving out of or the address you're moving to. It will be gone. * Install the hard drive, install Linux, have fun. * For extra credit, you might want to install 16GB RAM on there and turn it into a monster VM machine. Take it from me, VMs, not metal, are where you want to do your experimentation. SteveT On Sun, 2 Aug 2015 09:09:04 -0700 Stephen Partington wrote: > Yep > On Aug 2, 2015 8:07 AM, "Michael Havens" wrote: > > > the price is good even without the hard drive? > > > > On 8/2/15, Michael Havens wrote: > > > even without the hard drive? > > > > > > On 8/2/15, Stephen Partington wrote: > > >> For 60 it's fine. It will run Linux very well once you wrangle > > >> the AMD drivers. That will be a touch special. > > >> On Aug 2, 2015 4:27 AM, "Michael Havens" > > >> wrote: > > >> > > >>> I'm in Florida now and I have a University professor offering > > >>> me a computer for 60 dollars. He built it himself around 2010 > > >>> and he gives the specs (below). I wish I didn't have to ask but > > >>> does it sound like a good deal? > > >>> -- > > >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: > > >>> > > >>> --- Case: Antec 300 > > >>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042 > > >>> > > >>> --- Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H > > >>> http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3138#ov > > >>> > > >>> --- CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 620 95W AM3 2MB Cache 2.6 GHz > > >>> > > http://www.amazon.com/AMD-Athlon-620-2600MHz-Retail/dp/B002MAPTFW > > >>> > > >>> --- RAM: Mushkin Blackline 996587B (2x2GB) total 4GB > > >>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146731 > > >>> > > >>> --- Video: Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 1GB GDDR3 PCI-E, > > >>> HDMI,DVI-I,VGA. > > >>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102837 > > >>> > > >>> --- Power supply: Antec SP-500, 500 watt PSU > > >>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817103937 > > >>> > > >>> --- Optical: LG DVD - R/W drive > > >>> --- --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: My machine died two days before I hit the road.
Keep in mind I am not a hardware guy. I look up different CPU's etc regularly to see how they benchmark and what attributes they may have such as cores, threads, and visualization so my feedback is from that perspective. Hard Drives are cheap : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148840 I think this is the one I have in several of my Dell's. Benchmarks pretty decent : http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD+Athlon+II+X4+620 CPU specs : http://products.amd.com/pages/DesktopCPUDetail.aspx?id=597&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1 It will do visualization so running VirtualBox should not be a problem. I assume the 4 in AMD Athlon™ II X4 means 4 cores, could be wrong. This says 4 cores and 4 threads. http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/K10/AMD-Athlon%20II%20X4%20620%20-%20ADX620WFK42GI%20%28ADX620WFGIBOX%29.html Nice!! I seem to recall the Athlon run a bit hot - anyone else? Is this true? I like the case - lots of air flow. The video card has 1G of memory which I believe means no sharing of RAM. 4G of RAM is good!! The specs on the RAM you gave a link to show the RAM running at 800GHtz while the specs call for DDR2-1066, DDR3-1333 http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/K10/AMD-Athlon%20II%20X4%20620%20-%20ADX620WFK42GI%20%28ADX620WFGIBOX%29.html Not sure if that is a problem. 500 watt power supply is good because you will not be under powered especially given the video card power usage. My experience is hardware can last 10 plus years. With a new drive and something like Mint, I would guess this box could serve you well for 5 more years which for $110 total cost including the HD sounds likes good deal. Add 4 more Gigs of RAM and you could have a very nice work horse. If you buy this box, I'd like to hear how it works out. On 2015-08-02 08:07, Michael Havens wrote: the price is good even without the hard drive? On 8/2/15, Michael Havens wrote: even without the hard drive? On 8/2/15, Stephen Partington wrote: For 60 it's fine. It will run Linux very well once you wrangle the AMD drivers. That will be a touch special. On Aug 2, 2015 4:27 AM, "Michael Havens" wrote: I'm in Florida now and I have a University professor offering me a computer for 60 dollars. He built it himself around 2010 and he gives the specs (below). I wish I didn't have to ask but does it sound like a good deal? -- :-)~MIKE~(-: --- Case: Antec 300 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042 --- Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3138#ov --- CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 620 95W AM3 2MB Cache 2.6 GHz http://www.amazon.com/AMD-Athlon-620-2600MHz-Retail/dp/B002MAPTFW --- RAM: Mushkin Blackline 996587B (2x2GB) total 4GB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146731 --- Video: Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 1GB GDDR3 PCI-E, HDMI,DVI-I,VGA. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102837 --- Power supply: Antec SP-500, 500 watt PSU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817103937 --- Optical: LG DVD - R/W drive --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- :-)~MIKE~(-: -- Keith Smith --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: My machine died two days before I hit the road.
Yep On Aug 2, 2015 8:07 AM, "Michael Havens" wrote: > the price is good even without the hard drive? > > On 8/2/15, Michael Havens wrote: > > even without the hard drive? > > > > On 8/2/15, Stephen Partington wrote: > >> For 60 it's fine. It will run Linux very well once you wrangle the AMD > >> drivers. That will be a touch special. > >> On Aug 2, 2015 4:27 AM, "Michael Havens" wrote: > >> > >>> I'm in Florida now and I have a University professor offering me a > >>> computer for 60 dollars. He built it himself around 2010 and he gives > >>> the specs (below). I wish I didn't have to ask but does it sound like > >>> a good deal? > >>> -- > >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: > >>> > >>> --- Case: Antec 300 > >>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042 > >>> > >>> --- Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H > >>> http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3138#ov > >>> > >>> --- CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 620 95W AM3 2MB Cache 2.6 GHz > >>> > http://www.amazon.com/AMD-Athlon-620-2600MHz-Retail/dp/B002MAPTFW > >>> > >>> --- RAM: Mushkin Blackline 996587B (2x2GB) total 4GB > >>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146731 > >>> > >>> --- Video: Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 1GB GDDR3 PCI-E, HDMI,DVI-I,VGA. > >>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102837 > >>> > >>> --- Power supply: Antec SP-500, 500 watt PSU > >>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817103937 > >>> > >>> --- Optical: LG DVD - R/W drive > >>> --- > >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > >>> > >> > > > > > > -- > > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > > > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: > --- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: My machine died two days before I hit the road.
the price is good even without the hard drive? On 8/2/15, Michael Havens wrote: > even without the hard drive? > > On 8/2/15, Stephen Partington wrote: >> For 60 it's fine. It will run Linux very well once you wrangle the AMD >> drivers. That will be a touch special. >> On Aug 2, 2015 4:27 AM, "Michael Havens" wrote: >> >>> I'm in Florida now and I have a University professor offering me a >>> computer for 60 dollars. He built it himself around 2010 and he gives >>> the specs (below). I wish I didn't have to ask but does it sound like >>> a good deal? >>> -- >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>> >>> --- Case: Antec 300 >>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042 >>> >>> --- Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H >>> http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3138#ov >>> >>> --- CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 620 95W AM3 2MB Cache 2.6 GHz >>> http://www.amazon.com/AMD-Athlon-620-2600MHz-Retail/dp/B002MAPTFW >>> >>> --- RAM: Mushkin Blackline 996587B (2x2GB) total 4GB >>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146731 >>> >>> --- Video: Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 1GB GDDR3 PCI-E, HDMI,DVI-I,VGA. >>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102837 >>> >>> --- Power supply: Antec SP-500, 500 watt PSU >>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817103937 >>> >>> --- Optical: LG DVD - R/W drive >>> --- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> > > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: > -- :-)~MIKE~(-: --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: My machine died two days before I hit the road.
even without the hard drive? On 8/2/15, Stephen Partington wrote: > For 60 it's fine. It will run Linux very well once you wrangle the AMD > drivers. That will be a touch special. > On Aug 2, 2015 4:27 AM, "Michael Havens" wrote: > >> I'm in Florida now and I have a University professor offering me a >> computer for 60 dollars. He built it himself around 2010 and he gives >> the specs (below). I wish I didn't have to ask but does it sound like >> a good deal? >> -- >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> --- Case: Antec 300 >> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042 >> >> --- Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H >> http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3138#ov >> >> --- CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 620 95W AM3 2MB Cache 2.6 GHz >> http://www.amazon.com/AMD-Athlon-620-2600MHz-Retail/dp/B002MAPTFW >> >> --- RAM: Mushkin Blackline 996587B (2x2GB) total 4GB >> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146731 >> >> --- Video: Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 1GB GDDR3 PCI-E, HDMI,DVI-I,VGA. >> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102837 >> >> --- Power supply: Antec SP-500, 500 watt PSU >> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817103937 >> >> --- Optical: LG DVD - R/W drive >> --- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > -- :-)~MIKE~(-: --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: My machine died two days before I hit the road.
For 60 it's fine. It will run Linux very well once you wrangle the AMD drivers. That will be a touch special. On Aug 2, 2015 4:27 AM, "Michael Havens" wrote: > I'm in Florida now and I have a University professor offering me a > computer for 60 dollars. He built it himself around 2010 and he gives > the specs (below). I wish I didn't have to ask but does it sound like > a good deal? > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > --- Case: Antec 300 > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042 > > --- Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H > http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3138#ov > > --- CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 620 95W AM3 2MB Cache 2.6 GHz > http://www.amazon.com/AMD-Athlon-620-2600MHz-Retail/dp/B002MAPTFW > > --- RAM: Mushkin Blackline 996587B (2x2GB) total 4GB > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146731 > > --- Video: Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 1GB GDDR3 PCI-E, HDMI,DVI-I,VGA. > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102837 > > --- Power supply: Antec SP-500, 500 watt PSU > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817103937 > > --- Optical: LG DVD - R/W drive > --- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
My machine died two days before I hit the road.
I'm in Florida now and I have a University professor offering me a computer for 60 dollars. He built it himself around 2010 and he gives the specs (below). I wish I didn't have to ask but does it sound like a good deal? -- :-)~MIKE~(-: --- Case: Antec 300 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042 --- Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3138#ov --- CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 620 95W AM3 2MB Cache 2.6 GHz http://www.amazon.com/AMD-Athlon-620-2600MHz-Retail/dp/B002MAPTFW --- RAM: Mushkin Blackline 996587B (2x2GB) total 4GB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146731 --- Video: Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 1GB GDDR3 PCI-E, HDMI,DVI-I,VGA. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102837 --- Power supply: Antec SP-500, 500 watt PSU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817103937 --- Optical: LG DVD - R/W drive --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
