[ale] Gigabyte BT-1900

[DJ-Pfulio]

On 09/23/2015 04:36 PM, Chris Fowler wrote:
>> From: "DJ-Pfulio" <djpfulio at jdpfu.com> To: "Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts"
>> <ale at ale.org> Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2015 1:21:46 PM Subject: Re:
>> [ale] Gigabyte BT-1900
> 
>> On 09/17/2015 11:39 AM, Chris Fowler wrote:
>>> My desktop has an AMD Athlon(tm) X2 Dual Core Processor BE-2400. How will
>>> the J1900 compare?
> 
>> The J1900 is just under 2x faster. However, for the same money, could build
>> a box wiht 4x performance based on a Pentium G3258.
> 
> The one thing I don't really do is build computers. I've done it, can do it,
> but it is rare. Because of this I don't know the latest and best parts to
> use.
> 
> Is the G3258 a processor for small boxes? The small box I showed that was in
> the Frys ad needed some hard disk storage and some RAM. I would guess that
> would put it close to $200. My desk can hold a mid-size tower. When you said
> "same money" what parts did you have in mind?

Go visit pcpartpicker.com and see what fits. "Small" is highly subjective.

I was talking CPU+MB ... all the other parts are the same, so they would be the
same cost.