My New Computer -------------- GREAT DEALS
It should be completed sometime this week.
Unicorn-Systems was very helpful in custom building it
to my specs. Pete went the extra mile and obtained
the exact components I wanted. His prices are very
reasonable and he only charges $80 to assemble the computer
and warrenty it parts/labor for 2 years. Its a very small
operation and highly personal. I spent a lot of time looking
around and this is who I chose. After he puts it together, he
runs it for 48 hours puting it through several tests to make sure
it is completely stable. He goes the extra mile.
http://www.unicorn-systems.com/ ***********
I chose this motherboard for three reasons:
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1. 5 pci slots - A slot for each ATI Xpert 98 Video card, plus
an AGP card giving me a total of 6 cards running 6 monitors at a
much reduced price than going with Appian/Colorgraphics/STB.
2. This card has 1 meg CACHE
3. I wanted to go with a 450 mhz AMD chip (cost is $150) saving
me the money of buying a PII 450 that is more than twice that.
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This mobo comes highly rated as well.
TigerSystems: 1-800-335-4058 cost is $69 + shipping
or get one in a complete system from Unicorn.
MidTower Case 300 watt power supply
128 pc 100 RAM
Hard Drive - for those who don't know it, the Hard Drives you see at the local store are way out dated. They are 5400 rpm's and that
is ancient. If you are going to buy a new HD, get a 7200 rpm and a 66 ATA (don't waste money on 33/ATA)
Here's the very best one:
Western Digital Expert AC 29100 (9.1 gig)
Cost around $225
Number 1 Recommended by: storagereview.com
Ultra ATA/66 High-Speed Host Transfers
Western Digital's WD Expert hard drives transfer data at 66.6 MB/s -- double the burst transfer rate of 33.3 MB/s. Ultra ATA/66 allows host computers to send and receive data at higher rates resulting in increased performance and data integrity.
GMR Head Technology
Giant magnetoresistive heads meet the increasing capacity requirements and achieve significant increases in areal densities and performance levels. Western Digital has incorporated this leading-edge technology in its 3.5-inch low-profile hard drives.
7200 Performance
33% faster disk transfer rates over 5400 RPM hard drives. This performance boost yields perceptible improvement in real world reaction time on the PC.
Data Lifeguard
This Western Digital exclusive feature, automatically detects, isolates and repairs problem areas on the hard drive to prevent the loss of data. This proactive data-reliability feature improves drive performance through a continuous self-tuning process that performs scans and repairs while the drive is idle. Data Lifeguard is both an enhancement and an extension to Western Digital's S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) system that monitors and predicts the performance of hard drives.
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But if you don't want the hastle and want a new computer ASAP,
give Pete a call at Unicorn. He'll get you what you want.
Oh, and if you want a deal on VIEWSONIC Monitors:
Call Master Repair 801-568-2710 talk to Kelly - nice gal.
They sell 21" Viewsonics (P815, PT813) for $749
* * *19" monitors (Viewsonic and Optiquest) g790 and V95 for $349
17" monitors between $179-250 if you want a trinitron.
These are a steal at these prices. What's the catch? They are
brand new monitors that were shippied back to viewsonic for some
odd reason and then fixed, so they have the "refurbished" label to
them. Warrenty is 3 years.
Regards,
SW
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