7 years ago, my friend bought his first computer, a Pentium 2, 233MHz with 16MB SDRam, 4MB AGP, 6GB Harddisk. It costs $2500+ back then.
Just last Friday, we went down to SLS to source him a new computer. Here’s the specs:
Soltek K8AN2E nForce3 250GB + AMD Athlon64 3000+ = $510
Corsair 512MB PC3200 = $150
80GB Western Digital = $110
GeCube ATI Radeon 9600Pro = $220
HEC 6AU6 Casing = $70
Antec TruePower 430W = $150
LG CDWriter+DVDRom Combo = $90
Prices rounded and the total is only $1300. Note that this is a powerful machine. Though it could use another stick of 512MB and a 9800Pro instead but our initial budget is $1000.
Corsair 512MB PC3200 = $150
80GB Western Digital = $110
GeCube ATI Radeon 9600Pro = $220
HEC 6AU6 Casing = $70
Antec TruePower 430W = $150
LG CDWriter+DVDRom Combo = $90
Prices rounded and the total is only $1300. Note that this is a powerful machine. Though it could use another stick of 512MB and a 9800Pro instead but our initial budget is $1000.
As for me, I bought myself an APC Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS). Should last me at least 10 minutes judging from what I have connected. Only 3 devices can be powered by the UPS itself. 2 goes to my machines, and the last one goes to my main monitor. I can initiate Windows shutdown just through the power button on the webserving machine.
Now aiming for a cheap 15″ LCD for my webserver machine!
Quick quick. Source for APC DSL line surge protector.
If you plan to order online. Include me. :D
Hmmm, if I see it then I buy and let you know. Cos I haven’t had any surge problems for the last 3 years~