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| System Name | Current |
|---|---|
| Processor | Core i5 2500k |
| Motherboard | Z77MA-G45 |
| Cooling | Cooler Master Tx3 |
| Memory | 8gb DDR3 1600Mhz |
| Video Card(s) | Evga GTX 960 4GB GDDR5 |
| Storage | (1) SAMSUNG 850 EVO 500GB |
| Display(s) | ASUS PB278Q 27" WQHD 2560x1440 IPS |
| Case | Fractal Core 1000 |
| Audio Device(s) | Onboard |
| Power Supply | 430 Watt Corsair |
| Mouse | Logitech g602 |
| Keyboard | K70 LUX Mech LB, Red LED, Cherry MX Brown |
| Software | Windows 10 + Hackintosh |
I am about to start on a project for my family room downstairs in the dungeon. In the family we have realised the demand for a solid workstation (One my brothers can't kill by being young and killing OSes like we all once have). And then I began thinking where the hell am I going to put this sucker. The study is full with two computers and two desks, and I don't want this thing on the 40" LCD in the living room.
So I took a trip to IKEA, (Amazing store for cheap solid furniture grabbed myself a nice new computer desk too, Pictures later)
And I grabbed this little fold out table.
Some Pics
Here is the room.
Heres the entertainment center of the family room.
Heres where I plan on putting the PC, most likely top shelf, and will move all 4 game consoles down. (XBOX360, XBOX, Wii, and PS2)
Now I have a PC I have temporarily been using as a server, its specs:
Processor: AMD Athlon 3200 XP
Ram: 512mb Kingston
Graphics card: Evga 128mb 6200 Geforce graphics card
Motherboard: Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe
Sound: Audigy LS
Hard drive: 80Gb somethin
Pictures of it:
. . . I know I know, I need to clean up my wiring.
Unfortunatly I do not have anywhere near enough upload bandwith to actually serve anything of value. (4000kbps down/ 350kbps UP) So I think this is the perfect canidate for a mediacenter/workstation PC.
OTHER POSSIBILITIES FOR MOTHERBOARD/PROCESSOR
Old HP scavenged parts:
Motherboard: some asus oem board
Processor: for an old 2.4 GHz P4 Celly
Yuck!
And
Motherboard: Socket 478 ABIT IC7 865p
Processor: Intel Northwood P4 2.53 GHz 533 FSB can get about 3.0 GHz out of the processor
I personally am favoring the AMD Athlon 3200 XP Mobo+processor for this build. But the Intel P4 Northwood is a good candiadte as well. What do you guys think I should use?
Stuff laying around that I plan to add to turn the system into a media center/workstation:
Creative 5.1
Hauppauge PVR-150
I am currently debating between using XP or vista on it, since I am most comfortable with windows. Their is no question that with either one I will need more ram.
So next I come to the part where I have to choose what to buy for this workstation/media center.
Things it needs:
Wireless keyboard
Wireless mouse
-LCD monitor preferable 19" widescreen or larger. Due to space constraits 21" is about the widest Id go unless I relocate the desk.
-But I would like to keep it as low cost as possible to save for the 26" LCD TV we plan on -putting in the entertainment center.
-LCD wall mount bracket
-RAM?
-Possibly a new video card was thinking x1300 or x1600 (but I was thinking that a soundcard might be of higher priority because I want it to sport my 5.1 system.
- This is my first draft, pictures will be uploaded after I grab some food, I just wanted to get all my ideas/options out on paper. Feel free to comment.
So I took a trip to IKEA, (Amazing store for cheap solid furniture grabbed myself a nice new computer desk too, Pictures later)
And I grabbed this little fold out table.
Some Pics
Here is the room.
Heres the entertainment center of the family room.
Heres where I plan on putting the PC, most likely top shelf, and will move all 4 game consoles down. (XBOX360, XBOX, Wii, and PS2)
Now I have a PC I have temporarily been using as a server, its specs:
Processor: AMD Athlon 3200 XP
Ram: 512mb Kingston
Graphics card: Evga 128mb 6200 Geforce graphics card
Motherboard: Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe
Sound: Audigy LS
Hard drive: 80Gb somethin
Pictures of it:
. . . I know I know, I need to clean up my wiring.
Unfortunatly I do not have anywhere near enough upload bandwith to actually serve anything of value. (4000kbps down/ 350kbps UP) So I think this is the perfect canidate for a mediacenter/workstation PC.
OTHER POSSIBILITIES FOR MOTHERBOARD/PROCESSOR
Old HP scavenged parts:
Motherboard: some asus oem board
Processor: for an old 2.4 GHz P4 Celly
Yuck!
And
Motherboard: Socket 478 ABIT IC7 865p
Processor: Intel Northwood P4 2.53 GHz 533 FSB can get about 3.0 GHz out of the processor
I personally am favoring the AMD Athlon 3200 XP Mobo+processor for this build. But the Intel P4 Northwood is a good candiadte as well. What do you guys think I should use?
Stuff laying around that I plan to add to turn the system into a media center/workstation:
Creative 5.1
Hauppauge PVR-150
I am currently debating between using XP or vista on it, since I am most comfortable with windows. Their is no question that with either one I will need more ram.
So next I come to the part where I have to choose what to buy for this workstation/media center.
Things it needs:
Wireless keyboard
Wireless mouse
-LCD monitor preferable 19" widescreen or larger. Due to space constraits 21" is about the widest Id go unless I relocate the desk.
-But I would like to keep it as low cost as possible to save for the 26" LCD TV we plan on -putting in the entertainment center.
-LCD wall mount bracket
-RAM?
-Possibly a new video card was thinking x1300 or x1600 (but I was thinking that a soundcard might be of higher priority because I want it to sport my 5.1 system.
- This is my first draft, pictures will be uploaded after I grab some food, I just wanted to get all my ideas/options out on paper. Feel free to comment.
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