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[alcattle]

First build
Mid tower w 300W
AM2 MB
4800+
obg
HD
DVD
2xddr2-800

 

[VBDude]

Didn't Big Al die recently? Or am I thinking of some other public figure in Seattle?

 

[alcattle]

Build #2 DVR
mini tower w 300W pos
MSI Neo MB
e4300
2x1GB DDR2-667
7600 fanless
Huagphuag 150 TV Card
HD ~300gb
DVD-RW
beyond TV software
MCE Windows
Antec PSU

 

[alcattle]

Build #3 Gaming
e6300 w/ Noctua HSF
DS-3
2 GB OCZ DDR-800
8800GTS 320mb
300gb HD
DVD-burner
Lain-Li case
600W PSU
added case fans noctua?? 😱
XPpro

 

[alcattle]

Build #4 NAS
Starting with POS I am using now.
1.6 duron
1 gb RAM, if I can find problem
Replace Drive w/ 4 300 or 500 Sata or PATA
Take out one of the DVD' will leave best burner
Raid Card probably PATA
Same case, full tower w/door Should hold 6 drives
Replace PSU with a 600W
Same crap video 5200. I think AGP
Ubuntu server setup
gigabyte ethernet

 

[Mugz]

If you're wanting to take advantage of gigabit ethernet with your NAS, you'll need a 1.5+Gbps SATA RAID config, or maybe SAS. You'll also need a 4x PCI-E RAID card to fully take advantage of the speed, PCI just won't cut it.

Your gigabit ethernet card will also have to either be built onto the motherboard via PCI-E or attached via PCI-E.

 

[alcattle]

Thanks for the response, I am trying to build something like the Cheap NAS RID 5 box that is on smallbuilder. using IDE drives and a cheaper RAID card. Found the card at wierdstuff for $80 including 4 cables. And the rest will be my old box. I like to jot down the builds so fiends can see them and comment. easier than Newegg lists.

 

[alcattle]

Box #6 Upgrade #3 POS
Replace P4 with AMD +3600
Biostar tp5.5? think that is it.
2 GB DDr2-800
Same HD
upgrade to DVD
new install of Win98se. (she likes it)
exchange CRT for my old 17" LCD

 

[skyguy]

Gonna need to format that HD and reinstall from scratch with the new mobo.

Onboard graphics? Just for surfing, email, school projects......? Else might wanna consider something like a cheap Nvidia 5500 or something simple (PCI) ?

Win98? Arggghhhh........she's young, get her to move into the modern era 😉

 

[Mugz]

Either reduce the RAM on Box 6, or install XP. 98 (any version) is notorious for having mysterious bugs with more than 512MB. Mysterious, annoying, and impossible to fix.

Actually, leave it with 2GB/98SE for a while until the user gets absolutely sick of the crashing, then use the newer OS to fix the problems.

Or just cut the RAM back to 512 and leave it at that.

 

[alcattle]

Really? Never heard that, might be part of the problems she has.
I will look at she what is in the box when I open it. 98 gives crap for info on the system screen, had to search just to find out it was a Pent 4, family 15 step 2 or some stuff drivvel