khen lim wrote:
> Hey Moose
>
> Keep us informed about your new life with Vista. I'm curious...
>
> What are your major apps that you use with your computer especially your new
> one? What are your other hardware specs as per...
>
> a) Graphics adaptor - engine, memory amt and type
>
I'm not interested in games, so I just selected a graphics adapter to
avoid the memory sharing of motherboard graphics. My reading indicated
that ATI probably had the best image quality for photo work, and I am
still using a CRT, but will be moving to LCD one day, so I got a Radeon
X1050 256MB PCI-Express (1DVI / 1VGA)
Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 2.67GHz 4M Processor
I ordered the box with 1gb of PC6400 DDR2 800mhz memory in two 500mb
sticks. I'll be adding OCZ Platinum Revision-2 2048MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz
Dual Channel Memory (2 x 1024MB) before I turn it on. 3gb seems to me to
be the optimum for 32 bit Vista. The first two for apps, next one for
kernal, etc. and the last of the 4gb practical address space for
hardware. I specifically got only a 256mb graphics board to leave space
clear for other hardware address space mapping to avoid losing any of
the 'real' memory.
> b) NIC
>
On motherboard.
> c) Wireless NIC if you have one
>
Nope, hardwired to the wireless hub/router. No WiFi for the primary machine.
> d) SATA HDD - RPM, brand
>
2x 250GB 7200RPM 3G SATA II, one whatever comes with it, second a WD
Caviar 250GB SATA-3G HD 7200/16MB/SATA-3G to mirror the primary drive.
2x WD / Caviar SE16 / 500GB / 7200 / 16MB / SATA-300. One inside and one
in an eSATA external case.
One Maxtor 300GB 7200rpm transfered from the old box to an eSATA
external enclosure.
250gb eSATA and 500gb firewire outboard drives already here.
If you haven't looked into eSATA for external BU drives, you should.
Transparent, and way faster than USB 2.0 or either sort of firewire.
Yes, 2.55 tb of storage is a lot, but scanned film eats it up and HD
storage is at the moment the most cost effective and reliable BU medium.
The BU drives are only powered up when in use, so should last a long
time - until they are technologically obsolete..
> e) If it's cobbled together, what's the system board?
>
Not quite cobbled together. It starts as a Systemax configurable system,
BTO 989473, which comes with 3yr on site warranty service. I'm adding
memory, SCSI, HDs and eSATA header.
Motherboard is an Intel DG965WH.
> f) Optical drive
>
A pair of 20X DVD+R/RW-R/RW Dual Layer Drives, whatever comes in the
box, and an external Memorex 8X DVD dual layer.
Also a flash card reader and, gasp, 3.5 floppy drive, only $15, just in
case I've left something I end up needing on one.
Moose
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