Re: Advice on system purchase
On 10/28/12 19:07, Marc Shapiro wrote:
I have run memtest86+ for over a day with no
errors, or lockups. I have asked questions here. I have done web
searches on various possibilities. The closest I could find to my
situation is the graphics driver problem referred to by Johan in the
thread "Debian Wheezy Hangs" about 2 weeks ago.
Trouble-shooting can be maddening. If you suspect the problem is
software, you might want to try another Debian distribution (Squeeze vs.
Wheezy), another GNU/ Linux distribution, or a *BSD distribution to
prove or disprove that hypothesis.
... how does putting one keyboard, mouse and monitor in front of
two or more boxes with a KVM switch do anything better for me than being
able to press Ctl-Alt_Fx to switch between individual sessions?
You've mentioned using the old machine as a server. You've also said
that you only have enough room for one keyboard, monitor, and mouse. A
KVM switch would allow you to accomplish both goals. But, be warned
that compatibility issues are common...
Having a complete, working back-up system is very useful.
The Linux kernel should spread the workload across as many cores as
your processor has.
That is what I thought and is why I was looking at an 8 core processor.
It is not, however, what other people have said, earlier in this thread.
If you look at Stan Hoeppner's reply to my initial post you will see
what I am talking about.
I haven't read (or saved) every post on this thread, and they aren't in
the archive yet...
I am trying to keep costs down ...
Cost is the issue. I can not afford to spend more than is
necessary to get a stable system that will do what I need it to do.
> If you looked at the system that I asked about originally, you would
see that it costs $389, less $40 in rebates.
I've had the best compatibility results with Microsoft, GNU/Linux, and
*BSD operating systems over the past 20+ years when I've used Intel
motherboards with integrated graphics, sound, networking, etc., and
Intel CPU's. I've donated/ recycled several non-Intel motherboards
along the way. I prefer Antec cases and power supplies. I believe
modern machines require a Blu-ray RW optical drive, a SSD system drive,
and a HDD data drive.
If you plan to re-use existing hardware, be very careful about monitor,
mouse, keyboard, printer, modem, I/O card, SSD/HDD/optical drive,
serial/ USB/ Firewire, front panel, etc., interfaces on the new
motherboard and power supply requirements for the system.
It sounds like you might have a suitable HDD data drive. It would be a
challenge for me to fit the rest into a $350 budget. I'd probably have
to settle for replacing the motherboard, CPU, memory, and possibly the
power supply on the old machine.
My current MB is maxed out at 2GB and I see very little, if any swapping, ...
> I am also looking for more memory slots than I currently need so that
I can upgrade memory later ...
Okay. So, those are two constraints on the solution:
1. 2+ GB of RAM.
2. Extra memory module slots.
How much did that system cost you.
> ... your i7-2600S system.
I previously stated $820, but had forgotten the SSD. Here's a corrected
parts list with prices:
quan unit make model description amazon extension
1 ea Antec Sonata III 500 Mid Tower ATX case with 500 W power supply
151.91 151.91
1 ea Intel BOXDQ67SWB3 Boxed Intel Desktop Board Executive Series
Micro-ATX form factor for 2nd Gen Intel Core Family Processors 124.99 124.99
1 ea Intel BX80623I72600S Core I7-2600S Processor 309.49 309.49
1 ea Pioneer BDR-2206B5PK Blu Ray 12x writer Optical Drive - Retail
79.95 79.95
1 ea Intel SSDSC2CW060A310 Intel 520 Series Solid-State Drive 60 GB SATA
6 Gb/s 2.5-Inch 91.93 91.93
1 ea Seagate ST3000DM001 Seagate Barracuda 3 TB 7200 RPM 64 MB SATA
3 119.99 119.99
1 kit Corsair CMV8GX3M2A1333C9 Corsair 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1333 MHz (PC3
10666) Desktop Memory 33.99 33.99
subtotal 912.25
Substituting an i3 processor for the i7 and using your existing 1 TB HDD
instead of buying a new 3 TB HDD would get the price down to around $600.
Beware that prices will be going up shortly for the Christmas season.
David
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