[Pc_Support] Hardware recommendations -- Revisited ...

[ozz at ozz.is-a-geek.net]

Hmmm - interesting stuff.

One concern I have is the case - I saw quite a few complaints that the
flipped design combined with the height of the case caused problems with
the psu cables not reaching the mobo plugs...

> Let's revisit that with the Aerocool Spiral Galaxies case and 256MB
> Registered DDR333 SDRAM ...
>
> Dual-processor Opteron
> - Aerocool Spiral Galaxies Flipped ATX Case      $ 100
> - (various) 500-600W EPS12V Power Supply         $ 100
> - Tyan S2895A2NRF "Thunder K8WE" 2200+2050+8131  $ 450
> - (2) Opteron 246HE 55W 2.0GHz/2x1M Rev E        $ 500
> - (8) 256MB Registered ECC DDR333/PC2700 Memory  $ 240
> - (2) WD1600SD 160GB "Caviar RE 24x7" SATA       $ 200
> - LG GSA-4167B (Black) DVD-RAM/R/RW/+RW/+R DL    $  45
> - Mitsumi FA404A/404M (Black) 1.44MB/9-in-1      $  25
> - GeForce 6600GT 128MB DDR PCIe-x16              $ 140
>                                                 -------
>                                                 $2,000

I make that $1,800, which is even better.

As for the dual-core option, that would be sweet, but I'd need to be able
to shave another $300 off the price.

Hopefully I'll be ready to order soon...

Thanks guys.

Regards,
Ozz.