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Pastimes : Dream Machine ( Build your own PC ) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: wily who wrote (14249)	11/18/2003 12:56:20 AM
From: Jimbobwae	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 14778

Wily <<I liked it up until you said "You just need to add CPU + RAM + HDD..." <g>. $385 seems kinda rich for that starter kit, but maybe I'm missing something.>> No your right its a little pricey but the quality and design are worthwhile trade offs. <<Is your HDD going to be Serial ATA?>> Yes it is. <<As long as you're replacing the DVD-ROM, why not get a DVD-RW rather than CDRW?>> I will be transferring/copying/sending a lot of data that are best suited to CD. Eventually this activity will diminish and I anticipate migrating to the DVD R/W <<There's no integrated ethernet?>> Yes, on the motherboard (Realtek) also firewire <<Is it a quiet unit?>> Quieter than my previous workstations. Has a SmartFan that turns on depending on the temp of the CPU. Quietness is a priority for me and it makes more noise than I had anticipated but that is the challenge of the leading edge chips these days. The comparable system from Dell has 5 fans. I also considered a Hush Technologies (fanless). <<How fast does it boot?>> 20 secs to the logon screen