From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Nov 14 22:30:56 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from b0hc5815y9df.bc.hsia.telus.net (b0hc5815y9df.bc.hsia.telus.net [64.180.255.215]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B927037B418 for ; Wed, 14 Nov 2001 22:30:54 -0800 (PST) Received: (from hanif@localhost) by b0hc5815y9df.bc.hsia.telus.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) id fAF6X7K12531 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 14 Nov 2001 22:33:07 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from hanif) Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 22:33:06 -0800 From: Hanif Ladha To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Some h/w recommendations please... Message-ID: <20011115063306.GA12464@ladha.com> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.23.2i Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Indeed this such questions have been asked before. Alas, an archive search did not give quite what I need, so here goes... I would like to build a client box powerful enough for development work; including app development using GUI frameworks, web stuff including server side scripting, etc. This would also be my fun machine. Here are some of the recommendations I am after: CPU: P4's have come down in price: a 1.5Ghz is around CAD$230. Of course a P3 is much cheaper and a Celeron is even more so. RAM: I can definitely afford 256Mb and possibly 512Mb, I think going to a 1Gb would be a stretch. Motherboard: not at all sure here: have heard good things about ASUS Video: again not sure here Monitor: I have heard good reviews about some Samsung models, again not sure In terms of the HD, CDRW/DVD ROM, etc. I am okay with. So, if you have a few moments I would appreciate your input. I want to limit my spending to around CAD$1500, maybe maxing out to CAD$2000 with a large monitor, etc. Thanks, Hanif. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message