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Undertoad · 06-07-2003, 01:40 PM

It occurs to me that I have a half-decent case that can be used, and it even has front-panel USB on it and a 300 W PS so that's OK. I will sell it to Syc for like $20.

And with a Lite On 16x DVD at $33, and an Asus 52x CDRW at $44, that's cheaper than the combo drive, and more functional.

Substituting 256 MB for that 512, then, brings the whole thing down to $297.17 plus shipping (not incl any software or the case).

Really, I had 256 MB in my main desktop for ages and it ran everything. Win2K and Photoshop + multiple Mozilla windows + Eudora + many folders and notepads and it ran fine and never swapped. I upgraded it to 768 MB, but I never noticed a difference. The only time I ever had a problem with less memory was when trying to edit about 40 huge images at the same time in Photoshop.

I think Syc is more limited by the video on this system. But his main use will be music. That argues for a larger hard drive, but that's very easy to expand later if need be.

06-07-2003, 01:40 PM	#11
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	It occurs to me that I have a half-decent case that can be used, and it even has front-panel USB on it and a 300 W PS so that's OK. I will sell it to Syc for like $20. And with a Lite On 16x DVD at $33, and an Asus 52x CDRW at $44, that's cheaper than the combo drive, and more functional. Substituting 256 MB for that 512, then, brings the whole thing down to $297.17 plus shipping (not incl any software or the case). Really, I had 256 MB in my main desktop for ages and it ran everything. Win2K and Photoshop + multiple Mozilla windows + Eudora + many folders and notepads and it ran fine and never swapped. I upgraded it to 768 MB, but I never noticed a difference. The only time I ever had a problem with less memory was when trying to edit about 40 huge images at the same time in Photoshop. I think Syc is more limited by the video on this system. But his main use will be music. That argues for a larger hard drive, but that's very easy to expand later if need be.