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Re: New PC Build (slightly OT)


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  • Subject: Re: New PC Build (slightly OT)
  • From: "Stuart Booth" <stuart@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 01:06:50 +0100
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On 9 Oct 01, at 20:05, Mike Griffiths wrote:

> I=92m thinking of building a couple of new PC=92s for home
> One as my main Machine running XP
> The other running 2000 pro as a webserver/terminal server/
> ACE/Homevision etc
>=20
> But before I jump any comments
> I=92m looking at scan (Haven=92t spoken to anyone yet)

Uck. I prefer www.overclockers.co.uk myself.

> 41.2Gb IBM Deskstar 60GXP ATA-100 (8.5ms 2MB Cache 7200rpm)

Apparently the IBM drives are suffering some reliability problems.=20
Was this covered at Hexus.net/com/co.uk recently?

> Any comments on cases and PSU
> The scan one for =A335 seems cheap wats the catch ?
> They also have an aluminium one for =A3169 so I=92m a bit confused

I can HIGHLY recommend the GlobalWin 802 that Overclockers=20
sell. Really fantastic case.

> or can someone recommend a good newsgroup for PC builds etc

Think there's a uk.comp.homebuild or something similar. I read it at=20
work thus I'm a bit vague here.

Stuart

--=20
Stuart Booth
Somewhere in Buckinghamshire, England, UK

stuart@xxxxxxx     ICQ#: 4515603


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