The boring rants of a lazy nerd

Friday, January 23, 2004

Fun

… is building imaginary computers I can’t afford. Building real computers I can’t afford was also fun – but then I had to let the people who could afford them but knew not what to do with them (that is because those people have spent their time making money instead of learning about computers) treat those beautiful machines badly. The trick is to build a value rig in the price/performance sweet spot – one that won’t be obsolete too soon and when its optimal time to be replaced comes, the financial investment of its purchase won’t make it too painful. It must be possible to order from reputable local merchants featuring next day next to free delivery and easy RMAs. Technical specs are preferred to brand loyalty, underdogs are supported and overclocking possibilities are speculated about with great fervor. The poor Israeli PC enthusiast’s wet dream:
PartBrandModelPrice per unit# unitsTotal price
CPUAMDAthlon 64 3000+ (socket-754, retail)142011420
MotherboardASUS
or
Abit
K8V Deluxe
or
KV8-MAX3
8501850
Video cardATIRadeon 9600XT 128MB113011130
RAMInfineonDDR-400 512MB4702940
Hard driveMaxtorDiamonMax Plus 9 SATA (7200rpm, 8MB) 120GB6201620
Total:4960
Prices are in New Israeli Shekels. Contact info of supplier withheld because I don’t work for them.

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