Saturday, December 27, 2008

About time for a new computer

I am getting very close to blowing a lot of cash on a workstation machine. There have been way too many problems with my current computer that really put a clamp on my productivity. The prices are a bit steep when stepping foot into the workstation territory, but I should be able to save some of the money by building it myself. For starters, I have already have a new video card that may be able to do the job: BFG GeForce GTX260. The remainder of the system rings in around $1200.

TYAN S5396A2NRF
TYAN S5396A2NRF SSI / Extended ATX Server Motherboard - Retail


Intel Xeon E5410 Harpertown 2.33GHz Quad-Core Processor
Intel Xeon E5410 2.33GHz LGA 771 80W Quad-Core Processor - Retail


Kingston 4GB DDR2 FB-DIMM PC2 5300 ECC
Kingston 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 FB-DIMM Dual Channel Kit Server Memory - Retail


CORSAIR 750W ATX12V Power Supply
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W Power Supply - Retail


Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EACS 1TB SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM


Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2C 64-bit
Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2C 64-bit for System Builders - OEM
Then again, it may be wise to just wait until Windows 7 is released next year and build a machine that is fully supported.

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