On Mon, 03 Jul, 2006 at 09:02AM -0400, Dave Phillips spake thus: > Greetings: > > First, I want to thank again everyone who suggested parts and > suppliers. I scored a great buy on a B-stock Sonata II Antec case with > 450W power supply (thanks to Paul W for that tip), and I've ordered my > RAM through Crucial (thanks to Mark K and James S for the advice). I > haven't yet decided what HD to buy, I see good prices on 320G drives, > but I'm tempted to stay with my usual plan and install two drives, maybe > two 160G drives. I'm especially interested in finding out if there are > particular brands to avoid, and of course I'd like to know the > recommended brands. > > The AMD64 3800 is still holding at ~$145, I'll probably order it > today. Btw, the model is named Venice, it's a 2.4 GHz single-core socket > 939 CPU, and I assume it's good for my purposes. Please advise if I have > other options to explore. > > I'll also order the Zalman CPU fan recommended by Mark K. If this is like mine, make sure to check mobo compatibility! > I'm really looking forward to putting this machine together. I've been > running my antique 800 MHz boat-anchor for so long, I can't imagine what > the difference will be like. Very exciting upgrade for Studio Dave. :) I wish I was upgrading again now. I'ts very pleasing, doing something physical. > Best, > > dp > >
