Computer Specs 101 - 2007-04

**Praetor** · 04-07-2007, 07:50 AM

$1100

Here the extra funds go to a motherboard upgrade and to switch to a dedicated power-supply configuration

**Praetor** · 04-07-2007, 07:50 AM

$1200

Making some concessions we can upgrade the CPU

**Praetor** · 04-07-2007, 07:50 AM

$1300

The extra allocation allow the E6700 to better fit the res of the spec.

**Praetor** · 04-07-2007, 07:50 AM

$1400

Not much difference over the former, as the extra allocation isnt enough to make a meaningful upgrade: did upgrade the harddrives in the RAID array

**Praetor** · 04-07-2007, 07:50 AM

$1500

Dropping the RAID5 we can fit a quad-core upgrade.

**Praetor** · 04-07-2007, 07:50 AM

$1600

With a bit of shuffling, the Quadcore fits nicely with a RAID5 setup

**Praetor** · 04-07-2007, 07:50 AM

$1600+

Of course you can continue to spend and spend and spend (although the above is not too over the top -- although for a dedicated RAID controller, it would be better matched with a proper server configuration).

If you genuinely think you have a need for a significantly higher end system, please feel free to make a post outlining your specific requirements and hopefully I'll get around to making a custom recommendation.

04-07-2007, 07:50 AM	#41 (permalink)
Praetor Administrator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Canada Age: 24 Posts: 19,946	*$1100* Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 [Conroe, 2.40, 4MB, 1066, BX80557E6600] ($308.00) Super Talent 2GB PC2-5400 [2x1GB, CL5@1.8] ($99.99) Super Talent 2GB PC2-5400 [2x1GB, CL5@1.8] ($99.99) Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250620AS (250GB, 7200, 16MB, SATA3.0, NCQ, Perpendicular) ($69.99) Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250620AS (250GB, 7200, 16MB, SATA3.0, NCQ, Perpendicular) ($69.99) Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250620AS (250GB, 7200, 16MB, SATA3.0, NCQ, Perpendicular) ($69.99) MSI NX6200LE-TD128EH GeForce 6200LE 128MB ($33.99) NEC 7170A-0B ($30.99) Scythe Mine SCMN-1100 (43cfm, 22db) ($32.99) ASUS P5B-E [i965P, ICH8R] ($145.99) Spire SwordFin SP-9007B Case ($54.99) Xclio StablePower [500W, 12V@18+16, 20+4] ($69.99) $1086.89 Here the extra funds go to a motherboard upgrade and to switch to a dedicated power-supply configuration

04-07-2007, 07:50 AM	#42 (permalink)
Praetor Administrator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Canada Age: 24 Posts: 19,946	*$1200* Super Talent 2GB PC2-5400 [2x1GB, CL5@1.8] ($99.99) Super Talent 2GB PC2-5400 [2x1GB, CL5@1.8] ($99.99) Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250620AS (250GB, 7200, 16MB, SATA3.0, NCQ, Perpendicular) ($69.99) Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250620AS (250GB, 7200, 16MB, SATA3.0, NCQ, Perpendicular) ($69.99) Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250620AS (250GB, 7200, 16MB, SATA3.0, NCQ, Perpendicular) ($69.99) MSI NX6200LE-TD128EH GeForce 6200LE 128MB ($33.99) NEC 7170A-0B ($30.99) Antec Sonata II + 450W [12V@15+17] ($69.99 after $30.00 MIR) Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 [Conroe, 2.66, 4MB, 1066, BX80557E6700] ($509.00) ASUS P5B-E [i965P, ICH8R] ($145.99) $1199.91 Making some concessions we can upgrade the CPU

04-07-2007, 07:50 AM	#43 (permalink)
Praetor Administrator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Canada Age: 24 Posts: 19,946	*$1300* Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 [Conroe, 2.66, 4MB, 1066, BX80557E6700] ($509.00) ASUS P5B-E [i965P, ICH8R] ($145.99) NEC 7170A-0B ($30.99) Scythe Mine SCMN-1100 (43cfm, 22db) ($32.99) Spire SwordFin SP-9007B Case ($54.99) Super Talent 2GB PC2-5400 [2x1GB, CL5@1.8] ($99.99) Super Talent 2GB PC2-5400 [2x1GB, CL5@1.8] ($99.99) MSI NX6200LE-TD128EH GeForce 6200LE 128MB ($33.99) Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250620AS (250GB, 7200, 16MB, SATA3.0, NCQ, Perpendicular) ($69.99) Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250620AS (250GB, 7200, 16MB, SATA3.0, NCQ, Perpendicular) ($69.99) Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250620AS (250GB, 7200, 16MB, SATA3.0, NCQ, Perpendicular) ($69.99) Xclio StablePower [500W, 12V@16+18] ($69.99) $1287.89 The extra allocation allow the E6700 to better fit the res of the spec.

04-07-2007, 07:50 AM	#44 (permalink)
Praetor Administrator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Canada Age: 24 Posts: 19,946	*$1400* Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 [Conroe, 2.66, 4MB, 1066, BX80557E6700] ($509.00) ASUS P5B-E [i965P, ICH8R] ($145.99) NEC 7170A-0B ($30.99) Scythe Mine SCMN-1100 (43cfm, 22db) ($32.99) Spire SwordFin SP-9007B Case ($54.99) Antec NeoPower NeoHE 550 [550W, 12V@18+18+18, 20+4] ($109.99) Super Talent 2GB PC2-5400 [2x1GB, CL5@1.8] ($99.99) Super Talent 2GB PC2-5400 [2x1GB, CL5@1.8] ($99.99) MSI NX6200LE-TD128EH GeForce 6200LE 128MB ($33.99) Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (320GB, 7200, 16MB, SATA3.0, NCQ, Perpendicular) ($84.99) Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (320GB, 7200, 16MB, SATA3.0, NCQ, Perpendicular) ($84.99) Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (320GB, 7200, 16MB, SATA3.0, NCQ, Perpendicular) ($84.99) $1372.89 Not much difference over the former, as the extra allocation isnt enough to make a meaningful upgrade: did upgrade the harddrives in the RAID array

04-07-2007, 07:50 AM	#45 (permalink)
Praetor Administrator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Canada Age: 24 Posts: 19,946	*$1500* Scythe Mine SCMN-1100 (43cfm, 22db) ($32.99) Spire SwordFin SP-9007B Case ($54.99) Super Talent 2GB PC2-5400 [2x1GB, CL5@1.8] ($99.99) Super Talent 2GB PC2-5400 [2x1GB, CL5@1.8] ($99.99) MSI NX6200LE-TD128EH GeForce 6200LE 128MB ($33.99) Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250620AS (250GB, 7200, 16MB, SATA3.0, NCQ, Perpendicular) ($69.99) Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250620AS (250GB, 7200, 16MB, SATA3.0, NCQ, Perpendicular) ($69.99) Xclio StablePower [500W, 12V@16+18] ($69.99) Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 [Kentsfield, 2.40, 4MB, 1066, BX80562Q6600] ($835.00) Foxconn P9657AA-8EKRS2H [i965P, ICH8R] ($102.99) LiteOn LH-18A1P-185 ($27.99) $1497.90 Dropping the RAID5 we can fit a quad-core upgrade.

04-07-2007, 07:50 AM	#46 (permalink)
Praetor Administrator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Canada Age: 24 Posts: 19,946	*$1600* ASUS P5B-E [i965P, ICH8R] ($145.99) Scythe Mine SCMN-1100 (43cfm, 22db) ($32.99) Super Talent 2GB PC2-5400 [2x1GB, CL5@1.8] ($99.99) Super Talent 2GB PC2-5400 [2x1GB, CL5@1.8] ($99.99) MSI NX6200LE-TD128EH GeForce 6200LE 128MB ($33.99) Xclio StablePower [500W, 12V@16+18] ($69.99) Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 [Kentsfield, 2.40, 4MB, 1066, BX80562Q6600] ($835.00) LiteOn LH-18A1P-185 ($27.99) Hitachi DeskStar T7K500 HDT725032VLA360 (320GB, 7200, 16MB, NCQ) ($79.99) Hitachi DeskStar T7K500 HDT725032VLA360 (320GB, 7200, 16MB, NCQ) ($79.99) Hitachi DeskStar T7K500 HDT725032VLA360 (320GB, 7200, 16MB, NCQ) ($79.99) $1585.90 With a bit of shuffling, the Quadcore fits nicely with a RAID5 setup

04-07-2007, 07:50 AM	#47 (permalink)
Praetor Administrator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Canada Age: 24 Posts: 19,946	*$1600+* Intel Core 2 Quad Extreme QX6700 [Kentsfield, 2.66, 4MB, 1066, BX80562QX6700] ($965.00) ASUS P5B Deluxe./Wifi-AP ($192.99) OCz Platinum Rev 2 2GB PC2-6400 [2x1GB, CAS4@1.9] ($150.99) OCz Platinum Rev 2 2GB PC2-6400 [2x1GB, CAS4@1.9] ($150.99) Seagate Barracuda ES ST3500630NS [500GB, 7200, 16MB, SATA3.0, NCQ, Perpendicular, Enterprise] ($179.99) Seagate Barracuda ES ST3500630NS [500GB, 7200, 16MB, SATA3.0, NCQ, Perpendicular, Enterprise] ($179.99) Seagate Barracuda ES ST3500630NS [500GB, 7200, 16MB, SATA3.0, NCQ, Perpendicular, Enterprise] ($179.99) 3Ware 9650SE-12ML SATA-II RAID Controller ($749.99) PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad [12V@60A, 24p] ($219.99) MSI NX6200LE-TD128EH GeForce 6200LE 128MB ($33.99) Scythe Mine SCMN-1100 (43cfm, 22db) ($32.99) Silverstone TEMJIN SST-TJ06B-W ($141.49) NEC 7170A-0B ($30.99) NEC 7170A-0B ($30.99) $3240.37 Of course you can continue to spend and spend and spend (although the above is not too over the top -- although for a dedicated RAID controller, it would be better matched with a proper server configuration). If you genuinely think you have a need for a significantly higher end system, please feel free to make a post outlining your specific requirements and hopefully I'll get around to making a custom recommendation.

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