[ale] Mobo + Intel chip recommendations, please

[Watson, Keith R.]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of
Jim
> Popovitch
> Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 21:21
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> Subject: [ale] Mobo + Intel chip recommendations, please
> 
> Need to replace a dead Mobo/CPU combo... was Asus A8N-E w/ AMD Athlon
> 1800 (~2.2Ghz) dual core, would like to move to an Intel 3Ghz dual
> core or greater.  BUT.... don't want to heat the house with the thing
> ;-)    "Power saving" features aren't important as the PC is either
> 100% used or hibernated/shutdown, although low power consumption is
> appreciated.   Need 4 SATA ports, at least 1 ATA port, no built-in
> video necessary, an a PCIE-16x port.     Any recommendations?
> 
> Thx,
> 
> -Jim P.

I teach an introduction to computing class to high school students. As
part of the class we do a system design from scratch. This involves
evaluation of current chipsets and processors to figure out what
combination of parts will provide the best performance for the least
amount of money, or the "sweet spot". We then order the parts and build
the system. We just finished this exercise and came up with the
following combination.

Asus P5KE-E/WIFI-AP motherboard   $149.00
Intel Core2 Duo E8400 processor   $189.00
Corsair TWIN2X2048-8500C5D memory $ 80.00

I assume you're not interested in the rest of the parts we picked. We
built the system and it runs very nicely.

keith

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Keith R. Watson                        Georgia Institute of Technology
Systems Support Specialist IV          College of Computing
keith.watson at cc.gatech.edu             801 Atlantic Drive NW
(404) 385-7401                         Atlanta, GA  30332-0280