Date: Tue, 12 May 2009 22:21:22 -0400 From: Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com> To: Charlie Kester <corky1951@comcast.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: CPU/motherboard recommendations Message-ID: <18954.11938.878119.338544@jerusalem.litteratus.org> In-Reply-To: <20090513003918.GG54310@comcast.net> References: <18954.2252.774279.926149@jerusalem.litteratus.org> <20090513003918.GG54310@comcast.net>
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Charlie Kester writes: > > I am actively building the parts list for a new system, and > >would welcome advice on motherboards. > > It might help others give you good advice if you provide some more > information. > > What's the intended use of this machine? A moderate amount of many things, some but not not necessarily all at the same time. It needs to do nothing superbly, but many things average or (preferably) better. One factor: the machine this replaces is eight years old. It is possible this machine will have to last that long. > Is price or power consumption a concern? The budget is not infinite, and there's a reason the spec includes "expandability". On the other hand, I'm a long-time advocate of the notion it pays to buy quality; for carefully vetted parts things can be stretched. Power consumption is on the 'B' list, as is noise. Is the difference between the Q9550 and Q9550S worth $100? Ma-a-a-a-a-ybe. Robert Huff
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