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    From WAYNE CHIRNSIDE@1:123/140 to ROSS CASSELL on Sat May 1 18:08:04 2010
    Oops.

    New Egg was out of the AMD 64 motherboard I wanted.

    So I had to settle for an untested dual core intel 64
    Gateway each core operating at 2.8 Ghz.

    For twenty dollars used off the discount bin.

    Oh yeah, 2x512 DDR upgradable to 2 Gig.

    DVD write read dual layer, CD-ROM WR.

    Card reader.

    250 Gig SATA II

    Upgradable CPU as well.

    Boots up just fine though Ray didn't have a chance to check out all of
    his bulk purchase.

    It's got Windows Vista pre-installed, soon to be Phoenix for once
    around the park and then Slackware 13.0 smp 64 bit.

    It has PCI, USB2 and PCIe16 as well as onboard intel video
    and ethernet.

    Did I mention this cost me $20 dollars?

    Mid tower and micro-ATX
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  • From Ross Cassell@1:123/456 to WAYNE CHIRNSIDE on Sat May 1 19:06:52 2010
    Hello WAYNE!

    01 May 10 18:08, you wrote to me:

    New Egg was out of the AMD 64 motherboard I wanted.

    So I gathered from your messages to Maurice.

    So I had to settle for an untested dual core intel 64
    Gateway each core operating at 2.8 Ghz.

    Which is better than what you have now.

    For twenty dollars used off the discount bin.
    Oh yeah, 2x512 DDR upgradable to 2 Gig.
    DVD write read dual layer, CD-ROM WR.
    Card reader.
    250 Gig SATA II
    Upgradable CPU as well.

    Something I know Gateways are known for, as I had 3 of them... (1 still in use)

    They came with the lowest rated power supply rated to power the machine and the
    power supplies are cheep. Of the 4, I had to replace 2 of them...

    What complicates things for you is if you wanted to put in an external video adapter, that might require more power than the p/s you have is capable of delivering.

    Think power supply, newegg sells them and has a wide selection.. I keep a spare
    one on the shelf for this reason, a 500watt one..

    Boots up just fine though Ray didn't have a chance to check out all of
    his bulk purchase.

    Check out this resource..

    http://www.gazelle.com

    Might be useful to you for spare cash?

    It has PCI, USB2 and PCIe16 as well as onboard intel video
    and ethernet.

    Well the intel video wont or shouldnt give you fits.. :-)

    Did I mention this cost me $20 dollars?
    Mid tower and micro-ATX


    Not bad.

    ==
    Ross
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  • From WAYNE CHIRNSIDE@1:123/140 to ROSS CASSELL on Sun May 2 01:33:00 2010
    ROSS CASSELL wrote to WAYNE CHIRNSIDE <=-

    Hello WAYNE!

    01 May 10 18:08, you wrote to me:

    New Egg was out of the AMD 64 motherboard I wanted.

    So I gathered from your messages to Maurice.

    So I had to settle for an untested dual core intel 64
    Gateway each core operating at 2.8 Ghz.

    Which is better than what you have now.

    For twenty dollars used off the discount bin.
    Oh yeah, 2x512 DDR upgradable to 2 Gig.
    DVD write read dual layer, CD-ROM WR.
    Card reader.
    250 Gig SATA II
    Upgradable CPU as well.

    Something I know Gateways are known for, as I had 3 of them... (1 still
    in use)

    They came with the lowest rated power supply rated to power the machine and the power supplies are cheep. Of the 4, I had to replace 2 of
    them...

    Uh, yeah, 300 watts.
    Plenty.

    What complicates things for you is if you wanted to put in an external video adapter, that might require more power than the p/s you have is capable of delivering.

    Uh, $45.00 for a 450 watt P.S. or $25 used.

    Think power supply, newegg sells them and has a wide selection.. I keep
    a spare one on the shelf for this reason, a 500watt one..

    OK, I'm fine with this, no strain.

    Boots up just fine though Ray didn't have a chance to check out all of
    his bulk purchase.

    Check out this resource..

    http://www.gazelle.com

    Might be useful to you for spare cash?

    I've never given a rats behind about $

    It has PCI, USB2 and PCIe16 as well as onboard intel video
    and ethernet.

    Well the intel video wont or shouldnt give you fits.. :-)

    Nope, this I LIKE Intel boards for, rock solid standard.

    Did I mention this cost me $20 dollars?
    Mid tower and micro-ATX


    Not bad.


    Ya think?
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