Hi Leigh,

With as much money as you will be throwing at this system, have you
considered Windows 2000 Professional rather than ME?  Go to
http://www.techweb.com/winmag/columns/insider/2000/28.htm and look about 2/3
the way down the page.  A user asked a question about memory usage, and I
would concur with the answer.  512MB in a Win2k machine would be great.
However, it will be a waste in a 9x or ME machine.  IMHO.

Asus boards are right up there with the top-o-the-line.  I wouldn't
personally pay extra for an extra IDE channel when I can pay $20-$30 for an
ATA100 PCI board and get two more IDE channels.  I would spend any extra
money on a mondo 21" monitory, personally.  Also, when you can get twice the
HD space for another $20, I would look at getting more storage space up
front rather than trying to add extra HD's later.

Hope this helps!

Kyle Elmblade
Distinct Computer Solutions
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From: "Leigh Jennings" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 11:52 PM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Specs for new system: any comments/suggestions?


> Hi
>
> Im finally getting a new system
> It will be used primarily for high end graphics, web design etc and some
> gaming.  Below are the specs I am considering,  I would apreciate any
> comments on the combination Im looking at, is there anything you would add
> or change? any percieved conflicts?:
>
> *MOBO:  ASUS A7M266 (socketA)
> Chip:           AMD 1.333 Gig 266
> RAM:            256 meg DDR PC2100
> HDD:            Western Digital 20 gig (7200)
> Fdd
> Video:          64 meg Geforce GTS DDR
> Sound:  Creative Live PCI
> Modem:  Netcomm external (serial or usb ???)
> DVD:            Hitachi 12x
> CDR/RW: Ricoh 32/8/8 ide kit
> OS:             Win ME
>
> * I am considering a different ASUS MOBO that can run 6 (I think) rather
> than 4 drives, but I havent got the specs or price for it yet.
> The shop has said that 500 meg of the DDR ram would be total overkill,
what
> are your thoughts on that?
>
> Thanks in advance
> Leigh Jennings
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