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R.Spinks
Ok - this is my 1st post so please bear with me. In 1997 I build a PII 166
from scratch - spent way too much money and decided I probably shouldn't try
it again (seemed like Id get a whole lot for my money w/ a pre-built). ~2000
I got a free HP Pavilion from work. Now - long story short - I figured I
might try it again since I could probably get some on line help. I have the
following between the two:
Stuff from circa 1997:
Old Pentium 166 Motherboard
Old 32 speed CD read only
32K of something old
Tower case (5 bay)
0.23 dot pitch monitor (Gateway Crystalscan)
Old soundblaster card
Set of Altec Lansing speakers w/ subwoofer
Ethernet card
Stuff from circa 2000:
Celeron 667 MHz w/ integrated AGP 3D Graphics
191 MB Ram (1 - 128K Ram KTH-PVL100/128 (PC100 type); 1 - 64K)
Mini tower case (2 bay)
15G H/D
Hp Pavilion Monitor (M70)
Polk audio speakers
250 W 5/3 A switching power supply (also have an extra one from an old 486)
USB card
Ethernet Card
Brand new stuff:
80G Western Digital HD (never used - bought today)
Samsung CD R-R/W SW-252S (bought couple days ago)
I have no idea what questions to ask or what further info to give but I'd
like to make the best use of what I can and build as decent a PC I can for
games - use the scrap to make a Linux box just for kicks. I could just buy
some pre-packaged thing (it'd probably be fine for me as I wouldn't know the
difference -- so I'm looking to spend about the same but do a little better
(say $500 budget). I have a cable modem.. but don't really play that much
intensive on line stuff -- yet. Who's willing to take on a challenge? (I'm
not totally clueless about computers -- just inexperienced at building my
own and what to get where). Help is appreciated. Thanks.
from scratch - spent way too much money and decided I probably shouldn't try
it again (seemed like Id get a whole lot for my money w/ a pre-built). ~2000
I got a free HP Pavilion from work. Now - long story short - I figured I
might try it again since I could probably get some on line help. I have the
following between the two:
Stuff from circa 1997:
Old Pentium 166 Motherboard
Old 32 speed CD read only
32K of something old
Tower case (5 bay)
0.23 dot pitch monitor (Gateway Crystalscan)
Old soundblaster card
Set of Altec Lansing speakers w/ subwoofer
Ethernet card
Stuff from circa 2000:
Celeron 667 MHz w/ integrated AGP 3D Graphics
191 MB Ram (1 - 128K Ram KTH-PVL100/128 (PC100 type); 1 - 64K)
Mini tower case (2 bay)
15G H/D
Hp Pavilion Monitor (M70)
Polk audio speakers
250 W 5/3 A switching power supply (also have an extra one from an old 486)
USB card
Ethernet Card
Brand new stuff:
80G Western Digital HD (never used - bought today)
Samsung CD R-R/W SW-252S (bought couple days ago)
I have no idea what questions to ask or what further info to give but I'd
like to make the best use of what I can and build as decent a PC I can for
games - use the scrap to make a Linux box just for kicks. I could just buy
some pre-packaged thing (it'd probably be fine for me as I wouldn't know the
difference -- so I'm looking to spend about the same but do a little better
(say $500 budget). I have a cable modem.. but don't really play that much
intensive on line stuff -- yet. Who's willing to take on a challenge? (I'm
not totally clueless about computers -- just inexperienced at building my
own and what to get where). Help is appreciated. Thanks.