Hi:
I am propsing to have a new computer built for me (never ever again will I buy a "brand name box") - I want this new machine to have at least some level of future proofing - so as technology overtakes me - I can just take the box down to a good computer builder and have CPU & or MB upgraded - without trashing the whole system.
Here are the biits I am considering and why:
1 x Antec Sonata III MiniTower Case Selected on basis that D&D use this for their performance PCs and has ample PSU and can be scaled up / expanded in future
1 x Intel CORE 2 DUO E6750 2.66GHz This CPU & operating speed should be ample for my needs
1 x Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400 2GB (2x XMS2 1GB) Twin2X PC-6400 DDR2 RAM As suggested by D&D
1 x Gigabyte GA-EP35C-DS3R (Rev 2.1) This board selected – as I want to have the capacity to upgrade memory (to DDR3) should it become necessary in future, also want a MB that has some level of “future proofing” so that CPU and / or memory can be upgraded in future
1 x Gigabyte NX84G256HE As suggested by D&D and should be ample for my limited graphics needs (only run MS Flight Simulator for IFR flying practise)
1 x Samsung 1.44 FDD Black Need a FDD – legacy from my old files stored on FDD
1 x Seagate Barracuda 160G SATA2 HDD 160 Gb is more than ample – only have 10 Gb of material on current 20Gb HDD
NB – This SATA drive needs to be set as “master” to be able to back up to my existing 20Gb IDE HDD which D&D are to install in Sonata 111 case as back up
1 x LiteOn DH-20A3L 20X DVD SUPER ALL-WRITE LIGHT SCRIBE,SATA Want light scribe capability NB this drive is to be used to make copies of DVDs / CDs read from my existing Pioneer DVR 112DBK 18x Dual Layer DVDRW - NB This is also an IDE device which I want D&D to install in Sonata 111 case
1 x Creative SBSA30 Speakers, Black Current speakers are shot – need replacing and these should be adequate
1 x Microsoft Win XP Home CD OEM (SP2) Need operating system & am scared of all the problems reported with Vista (will wait till MS fix Vista before upgrading)
1 x Nero 7 Burning software Need Lite scribe version of Nero for new Lite On DVDRW
I am planning on having the computer builder installing the following bits from my old Dell "klunker"
1/ Install my existing 20Gb IDE HDD as a back up unit (Seagate 160 Gb SATA as master and 20 Gb IDE as slave)
2/ Install my existing IDE Pioneer DVR 112DBK 18x Dual Layer DVDRW – NB I want to be able to read DVDs from this (existing) unit so that they can be copied on to the new SATA LiteOn DH-20A3L
Any thoughts or comments on this plan would be very welcome
