Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 14:49:38 -0500 (CDT) From: Craig Johnston <caj@lfn.org> To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: trailing edge system recs Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.3.96.1000516143646.5651A-100000@jane.lfn.org>
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Ok, it has come time for that every-two-years upgrade. I am quite out of touch with what is going on in PC hardware at the moment, and would appreciate some recommendations. The system will be doing lots of FP intensive stuff so I was considering an Athlon at the sweet price point. What is the mobo rec for an Athlon? Is an Athlon on any mobo actually recommended at the moment? Otherwise I was considering a celeron. Sound. I want 1) flawless functionality and 2) the best sound quality I can get short of digital output. Is an AWE64 recommended? cs4237? Something else? I'm going to be playing mp3's and cds, this will be my stereo as well as my computer. I am thinking of getting into composing electronic music, also. Midi support will be nice. I have always been a die-hard SCSI bigot, but IDE seems to have come a long way, and I can buy a ton of capacity for nothing. Who is good in IDE? Same people who are good in SCSI? (IBM, Seagate) I want to be able to grab cd audio in digital form from cds. Will any IDE cdroms do this? Or should I buy a cheapo SCSI card (ncr53c810 still made? still supported) to drive the CD and maybe a backup device? What is a good and cheap lan card? I don't really need fxp type performance, I'm going to be sitting on the end of a cable modem or ADSL at best. I'm sure these days there has to be a $20-$30 winner. Cases: I always liked Enlight. Anything you folks might recommend more? Any other helpful hints would be appreciated. I am strapped for cash at the moment but really need a system upgrade. The system will run almost exclusively FreeBSD, although I may have a smallish Win98 partition for the first time in years, given that I should be able to buy 20 gigs of disk for a song now. Pointers to FAQ info would be great, but it always seems a little outdated, given the rate at which hardware evolves. thanks in advance, Craig To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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