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

To: Clarence Dodge who wrote (2820)	10/8/1998 11:33:00 PM
From: Dave Bissett	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 14778

Final specs on system here: 1. InWin Q500 FT, 92.00 w/2 fans, from Axiontech.com 2. ABit BH6, 99.00, from Multiwave 3. Celeron 300A, 161.00, from hardwarestreet.com....IN STOCK! 4. PC100 ram, 64megs, GH, 111.00, from the Mushkin folks 5. Maxtor 8.4gig 2880, 179.00, from TJT.com (I thought long and hard about the 7200 rpm 2500 and decided on the somewhat slower cheaper 2880 for reasons currently being discussed) 6. Seagate 8gig tapestor, 175.00 from Multiwave 7. 2 ATI Expert 98 cards, one AGP & one PCI, 130.00, AGP from Axiontech, PCI from Hardwarestreet 8. Toshiba 32x CD, 54.00, from buycomp.com 9. Teac floppy, 22.00, from Axiontech 10.Iiyama 19" Visionmaster 450, 629.00, from Sir Computers (great price drop last week!) Second monitor and modem on hand. Total = 1652.00 plus $70 shipping (half our Texas sales tax!) Should be building by next weekend! Dave

To: Clarence Dodge who wrote (2820)	10/8/1998 11:55:00 PM
From: Zeuspaul	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14778

Bh6 seems to be a good ticket for a KOT operation then, right? Lots of boot sequence choices. I am going to continue my SCSI host adapter studies while i re-evaluate the SCSI/IDE combo, it still intrigues me so I'll see if my enthusiasm wanes. Yes BH6 looks like it should work. Mobo bios options seem to evolve with each revision. Most new mobo bioses have boot sequence options. I like the feeling of independence I get with mobo bios boot selections. You don't lose anything by setting up a KOT drive IMO. You can always reformat the drive and use it for something else. A pair of IDE drives does not cost that much. Adding SCSI later on is not difficult as long as you reserve a PCI slot. Did you ever define your needs for us? ie home use, daytrading machine, SI posting, email and a checking account? What applications do you use? Zeuspaul