bought a new computer

joliet_jane · April 11, 2008, 08:43:33 PM

If this was a dumb idea, let me know so I can

My PC is nice but 6.5 years old and expanded to the limit. I've been thinking about replacing it for a long time, and today I finally did it (well, I got over $1000 back from my taxes, so...). Total cost $498. Specs:

It has 4 memory slots, and will accept my old IDE and PS/2 devices. No drives, no OS. I'll add the ones I have, and replace them later. If that doesn't work... whoops.

CD Clock · April 12, 2008, 09:10:10 AM

What website is that from?

AlbinoClock · April 12, 2008, 10:26:29 AM

Sounds like a pretty nice machine at a damn good price to me. Just make sure you don't fuck it up by putting Vista on it. An XP/Ubuntu dualboot is the way to go!

Bigglesnoots · April 12, 2008, 10:27:50 AM

nice price!

Quote from: ouıqןɐ;1280302Just make sure you don't fuck it up by putting Vista on it. An XP/Ubuntu dualboot is the way to go!

RomanClock · April 12, 2008, 10:59:52 AM

Quote from: joliet_jane;1279962If this was a dumb idea, let me know so I can

My PC is nice but 6.5 years old and expanded to the limit. I've been thinking about replacing it for a long time, and today I finally did it (well, I got over $1000 back from my taxes, so...). Total cost $498. Specs:

It has 4 memory slots, and will accept my old IDE and PS/2 devices. No drives, no OS. I'll add the ones I have, and replace them later. If that doesn't work... whoops.

Thats good for that price.

joliet_jane · April 12, 2008, 11:10:19 AM

Quote from: CD Clock;1280260What website is that from?

Magic Micro. They also have an ebay store , which is odd because everything is exactly the same. But I went with the ebay store so I could write/read feedback. Here's the item I won; $463 without shipping.

Quote from: ouıqןɐ;1280302Sounds like a pretty nice machine at a damn good price to me. Just make sure you don't fuck it up by putting Vista on it. An XP/Ubuntu dualboot is the way to go!

I was planning to boot Windows 2000 and Ubuntu, but if Win2k can't handle the new hardware, I may be forced to get XP.
But I do have an Ubuntu live CD to use for a bit in case the HD situation goes wrong.

super0sonic · April 15, 2008, 01:32:02 PM

Quote from: ouıqןɐ;1280302Sounds like a pretty nice machine at a damn good price to me. Just make sure you don't fuck it up by putting Vista on it. An XP/Ubuntu dualboot is the way to go!

I like vista.

MasterClock · April 15, 2008, 05:55:45 PM

You're getting a shitload of bang for your buck. Plus you could probably upgrade it with more ram or another video card if you're feeling outdated.

AlbinoClock · April 15, 2008, 08:28:02 PM

Quote from: super0sonic;1282690I like vista.

Did you install vista on a pre-existing machine or buy a machine with vista on it?

joliet_jane · April 15, 2008, 08:45:07 PM

Quote from: Captain Falcon;1282853You're getting a shitload of bang for your buck. Plus you could probably upgrade it with more ram or another video card if you're feeling outdated.

That's why I had to have 4 memory slots. My current one only has 2 so I can't upgrade it any more.

The only problem I'm having is that it only support 2 IDE devices, and I have 3 (DVD-RW + 2 HDs). So I bought an enclosure for the HD that I don't boot from. I'll move on to SATA later.

AlbinoClock · April 15, 2008, 08:54:46 PM

Even with the 2 socketed ribbons?

joliet_jane · April 15, 2008, 09:47:49 PM

Quote from: ouıqןɐ;1283032Even with the 2 socketed ribbons?

yeah, there's only one IDE connector on the board, but plenty of SATA.
There's a card you can get to add more IDE devices, but I'd rather spend less money for a USB enclosure, as that would be more useful in the future.

super0sonic · April 17, 2008, 11:29:27 PM

Quote from: ouıqןɐ;1283014Did you install vista on a pre-existing machine or buy a machine with vista on it?

made it and put vista on it.

joliet_jane · April 18, 2008, 11:19:31 PM

I got the boot drive to work and installed all the drivers so that everything looks like it did before. However, my IDE drives can't agree on which gets to be the master (I've changed the jumpers and where they hook into the channel).

The BIOS options won't let me easily choose which to boot from like my old Dell could. I might as well give up and get a new SATA drive.

As for performance, it surprises me to finally see what NG is supposed to look like, and view all flash on high quality.

Solenoidclock · April 19, 2008, 01:17:05 AM

Don't forget a UPS. The power moderation and insurance is really worth it.

joliet_jane · April 19, 2008, 12:20:14 PM

Quote from: Monterey Jack;1285478Don't forget a UPS. The power moderation and insurance is really worth it.

I guess too cheap. But I see what you mean.

Quote from: joliet_jane;1285398However, my IDE drives can't agree on which gets to be the master

A BIOS update fixed it; now the computer is officially complete.

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