Re: Mersenne: please recommend a machine

2003-03-08 Thread Brian J. Beesley
On Saturday 08 March 2003 03:35, spike66 wrote: Some of you hardware jockeys please give me a clue. I have two machines at home running GIMPS 24-7. One is a P4-2Ghz. The other is a 5 yr old 350 Mhz PII, which is in need of a tech refresh. Clearly there is more to computer performance than

Re: Mersenne: please recommend a machine

2003-03-08 Thread Steinar H. Gunderson
On Sat, Mar 08, 2003 at 09:11:38AM +, Brian J. Beesley wrote: You _might_ be able to recycle the old case as well - however you will probably need to replace the PSU with a new one in order to supply the power requirements of a P4 system. Look for PSUs rated over 300W with dual fans - I

RE: Mersenne: please recommend a machine

2003-03-08 Thread Brandon Gale
I found this article to be helpful - http://www.hardcoreware.net/reviews/review-118-1.htm But, be prepared to shell out some doh. Thanks, brandon -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Steinar H. Gunderson Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2003 7:49