Re: [MBZ] Fwd: OT - Motherboard Recommendations

2013-04-16 Thread Dan Penoff
Only problem is that son has minimal funds, and would spend what he has to build another machine. I don't want to promote poor spending habits. He has a i5 desktop he built a year or so ago and it's working fine, so it's not like he is in desperate need for a better/faster machine. Dan Sent fr

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: OT - Motherboard Recommendations

2013-04-15 Thread Tim Crone
On Apr 13, 2013 8:03 PM, "Dan Penoff" wrote: > > oldest son, who considers himself a hard core gamer, was salivating over the i7 package this afternoon. "Do you want to sell me that processor, Dad?" he asked me today Versus having it sit on your desk until you get around to buying the increa

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: OT - Motherboard Recommendations

2013-04-15 Thread Craig
On Sun, 14 Apr 2013 11:33:52 -0400 Dan Penoff wrote: > Just had a chance to look the "box 'o' goodies" over. The CPU is in > the original packaging, which includes the heat sink and cooling fan. > Mark one thing off the list. Indeed! Craig ___ http://www.o

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: OT - Motherboard Recommendations

2013-04-14 Thread Dan Penoff
Just had a chance to look the "box 'o' goodies" over. The CPU is in the original packaging, which includes the heat sink and cooling fan. Mark one thing off the list. Dan On Apr 14, 2013, at 8:33 AM, Dan Penoff wrote: > On Apr 13, 2013, at 10:52 PM, Craig wrote: > >> --- snip --- >> >> I

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: OT - Motherboard Recommendations

2013-04-14 Thread Dan Penoff
On Apr 13, 2013, at 10:52 PM, Craig wrote: > --- snip --- > > I was aware of that. BTW, are you sure the processor is good? No idea, but I have to believe it is. It's a risk I take being a Freecycle item, but I would like to believe that people are generally honest. Not to mention I know who

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: OT - Motherboard Recommendations

2013-04-14 Thread Gerry Archer
Dan wrote: Funny thing - I had the box of all this stuff on the dining room table, as I just dropped it there last night when I got home from the hospital. My oldest son, who considers himself a hard core gamer, was salivating over the i7 package this afternoon. "Do you want to sell me that pr

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: OT - Motherboard Recommendations

2013-04-13 Thread Craig
On Sat, 13 Apr 2013 20:03:14 -0400 Dan Penoff wrote: > Craig, > > Just to clarify, I'm not buying much of this - I got the following for > free from the FreeCycle list: --- snip --- I was aware of that. BTW, are you sure the processor is good? > ASUS made a really nice P6 MB, but the

[MBZ] Fwd: OT - Motherboard Recommendations

2013-04-13 Thread Dan Penoff
Craig, Just to clarify, I'm not buying much of this - I got the following for free from the FreeCycle list: > On Apr 12, 2013, at 2:21 PM, Dan Penoff wrote: > >>> 3 HDD's, SATA, 300GB each ( Internal ) >>> >>> Kingston HyperX 12GB (6 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) >>> Desktop