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

To: Michelino who wrote (298)	2/27/1998 2:18:00 AM
From: Zeuspaul	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 14778

Dual Processors....ground-up bottom line Dual Processors You will derive a benefit from dual processors if you work in a multitasking environment and you use NT. (Win 95 will not make use of the second processor) Programs that are multiTHREADED will also make use of a second processor in the NT OS. There is still a question as to how the dual processor system makes use of RAM for a single application. It is my understanding that the RAM is split between the processors. For example..If you require 128MB RAM for a large graphics file or 3D modeling and you have 128 MB of RAM installed on the motherboard you may only be able to make use of 64MB RAM. Bottom line fore a home "assembled" machine. Assembling a machine yourself will probably not save you any $ in the short run. It would most likely end up costing more if you opt for the higher end components. If you already have some of the components you may see a cost savings. You will most likely save yourself some grief if you purchase a pre tested machine. There are a lot of compatibility issues between motherboards and RAM etc. My current thinking is to buy a "barebones" system from an outfit such as ESC Technologies whatisnew.com You can design your own system to various stages of completion from a select group of higher end components. They will put the machine together for you and test it before delivery. You would end up with an open architecture machine which would facilitate upgrades. My intent is to design a high end machine with a low $ entry point. It would have two CPU slots on the motherboard yet start with only one processor. Probably the Intel DK440LX motherboard with Corsair Grade A SDRAM and a well ventilated ATX case with 8 drive bays. SuperG Rev 2 techstocks.com SuperG Update techstocks.com Here is a compilation of posts discussing Trading Configurations home.att.net For people who are not comfortable with installing and configuring video cards modems etc it would be best to opt for a complete machine with full warranty and support from one of the larger box makers. If you are looking for cutting edge and can wait the Intel BX chipset supporting 100MHz bus speeds and the 350 and 400 PII chips are supposed to be released in April. The first BX motherboards will most likely have some bugs. JMHO Zeuspaul