The Duron is by far the best price/performance platform right now. I just built a Duron 850 with an Asus A7V133 MB, 256MB SDRAM, 30 GB HD, ATI Radeon 64MB DDR, Plextor CD-RW 12-10-40, etc. for less than 800 sans monitor which I already own. You can save more if you buy the lower-end components. I also overclocked the font-side bus from 100MHz to 133MHz which really allows more bang for your buck. To do this you have to "unlock" the AMD CPU multiplier which is not hard, but you need some conductive ink to do this. It's all described here: http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.html?i=1345 Even if you decide not to OC the FSB the Duron is still the P/P leader, in my steadfast opinion. :-) Currently I suspect that www.newegg.com is the best place to buy hardware on-line. The prices are really competitive and the service (in my case) was first-rate. -- Gary ----- Original Message ----- From: "mike" <mhardy_mail@yahoo.com> To: <wlug@mail.wlug.org> Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2001 11:31 PM Subject: [Wlug] new machine questions
Howdy all -
I'd like to replace my computer (P100) with something newer and significantly faster (but nothing bleeding edge; I'm looking for good-value speed). I'm thinking up to 1GHz (P3?). I want 16/24b color and since I've been out of it awhile I don't know anything about card makers anymore (like what's good, compatible, etc.) or if the std these days is on-board video.
I've used Linux for years and want something that will allow me to get/use a scanner (first time; SCSI or USB? recommendations?) and CD-RW (recommendations). I have magazines and documents I want to scan and store on tape or CD. But what's most important is that I be able to generate some sort of index so that I can search the scanned documents (like keywords or text). What do I need for that? Can someone recommend hardware/software for this purpose?
I haven't been a 'PC expert' for many years (and don't want to become one again :->) and am therefore no longer up on the latest PC technologies by way of mb, bus speeds, what's a value and what's a waste of money. Can anyone recommend hardware and someone local that sells build to order machines (no brand-names or CompUSA types)? Anything from Worcester to Shrewsbury to Marlboro to Acton to Natick, etc. Does anyone buy machines by mail and have anyone they'd recommend (or who to definitely avoid)?
Thanks...
Mike mhardy_mail@yahoo.com
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