On Monday 05 September 2005 10:53, Pillai, Gishu R (GE Energy) wrote:
Hi, I need a *second* CPU for under 7-8K and I needed on some input on the current known 5 starred tried and tested - no hassle - setups. My personal preference is for an AMD + MSI combo. But I do not know of the specific models. This machine does not need to be the bling machine.. just normal DTP, spreadsheets, sandbox for web/networking apps, an occasional XP testbed machine etc. Debian should run and if possible detect everything in an hour with my molecular knowledge. All hardcore stuff goes on my machine "1". I do not want to buy something and then caned for buying "closed" hardware.
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Sempron 2200+ GA-7V400M-RZ 256MB DDR333
Will cost you about Rs.6500. Ofcourse this doesnt include an HDD. The gigabyte board is very feature rich. Has onboard lan, sound, video and OCing abilities. A seagate 40GB HD (barracuda) will set you back about Rs.2500.