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James HE
a spoonfull weighs a ton
Lots and lots of searching for a custom built computer, so far this is what I'm leaning towards:
PIII 550
Super Micro P6SBA motherboard
128 MB RAM
7200 RPM 20.0 GB Ultra ATA/66
50x CD ROM drive
Guillemot MaxiGamer Cougar 32MB AGP
56K V.90 Voice modem
100 MB Zip Drive
WIN 98
McAfee Virus scan
all this for $1035 w/out monitor from www.mpipc.com
The video card may be a bit of overkill, so I may opt for a lesser (cheaper) card.
Should I spent the extra cash to get the Asus P3C200 i820 motherboard or should I be alright with this! I couldn't find much out about the Super micro so I'm a little leary.
I'd like to get a second hard drive, but I think for now this should do. (Maybe partiton it up for now?)
Also a CD-RW at some point. yamaha preferably.
as far as soundcard, I think I'll probably go with the Aark 24. I need 8 ins and it seems like the best deal. As far as software, I'm bouncing back and forth between Cakewalk and Cubase. It could go either way at this point (well really any of this could!)
Does anyone see any problems with this setup? Is there anything I'm leaving out? Do I need the Ultra/66 controller card? if so why?
so far MPI PC seems to absolutly have the best deals and if anyone else is looking for a custom computer, I'd be glad to post some of the links I've tried, I've tried a good dozen or so, some are really good and some are just plain expensive!
[This message has been edited by James HE (edited 04-16-2000).]
PIII 550
Super Micro P6SBA motherboard
128 MB RAM
7200 RPM 20.0 GB Ultra ATA/66
50x CD ROM drive
Guillemot MaxiGamer Cougar 32MB AGP
56K V.90 Voice modem
100 MB Zip Drive
WIN 98
McAfee Virus scan
all this for $1035 w/out monitor from www.mpipc.com
The video card may be a bit of overkill, so I may opt for a lesser (cheaper) card.
Should I spent the extra cash to get the Asus P3C200 i820 motherboard or should I be alright with this! I couldn't find much out about the Super micro so I'm a little leary.
I'd like to get a second hard drive, but I think for now this should do. (Maybe partiton it up for now?)
Also a CD-RW at some point. yamaha preferably.
as far as soundcard, I think I'll probably go with the Aark 24. I need 8 ins and it seems like the best deal. As far as software, I'm bouncing back and forth between Cakewalk and Cubase. It could go either way at this point (well really any of this could!)
Does anyone see any problems with this setup? Is there anything I'm leaving out? Do I need the Ultra/66 controller card? if so why?
so far MPI PC seems to absolutly have the best deals and if anyone else is looking for a custom computer, I'd be glad to post some of the links I've tried, I've tried a good dozen or so, some are really good and some are just plain expensive!
[This message has been edited by James HE (edited 04-16-2000).]