[GRLUG] Hardware question

[Topher]

On Tue, 22 Feb 2011, Casey DuBois wrote:

> Topher,
> That HP Looks nice and the price is right!
> The pci-e makes adding graphics a great option (I may even have a
> spare card lying around).
> I'm running several HP's and am pretty happy with them.

Yeah, I decided not to go for it for a couple reasons.  One is that I 
don't quite need a machine yet.  The other is that I read some reviews 
that said those particular models tend to only last about a year and then 
everything seems to fall apart.  :(

Topher


> Casey
>
> On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 6:06 AM, Adam Tauno Williams
> <awilliam at whitemice.org> wrote:
>> On Sun, 2011-02-20 at 11:10 -0500, Topher wrote:
>>> I really suck at hardware.  I don't follow what's new, I have no idea what
>>> makes one processor better than another blah blah blah.
>>> That said, does this look any good?
>>> http://www.staples.com/HP-Pavilion-p6710f-Desktop-PC/product_918389
>>
>> For the price point the machine looks pretty nice.
>>
>> On caveats are that the Athlon II isn't a terribly impressive CPU
>> <http://www.cpubenchmark.net/common_cpus.html> and the ATI series of
>> GPUs can be a irritating with regards to compatibility;  Nvidia is
>> always a safe bet.
>>
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