Re: Quad Core PC for less than a Mac Mini

On Sep 30, 9:24 am, "Edwin" <thorn...@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
$541.25 for Package 538: >> Configuration: # 1

Warranty : Fully assembled and tested. Shipout in 3 Days. 3-Year limited
warranty plus lifetime tech support. QTY: 1
Case : aBX mTower ATX: [ CA-ST402B ], Black w/ 350W PSU QTY: 1
Power Supply [ PSU ] : Standard Case Power Supply QTY: 1
CPU Processor : Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600, LGA 775, 2.4GHz, 64-Bit Quad-Core,
2x4MB Cache; { 1066MHz FSB } QTY: 1
System Board : GigaByte Intel G31, Q/QX-1333, E-1333, w/Audio, w/GbLAN. [
GA-G31MX-S2 ] QTY: 1
Memory 1 Slot : DDR2: 512MB 800MHz / PC6400 QTY: 1
Memory 2 Slot : OPTIONAL QTY: 0
Memory 3 Slot : OPTIONAL QTY: 0
Memory 4 Slot : OPTIONAL QTY: 0
VGA : PCI-E16: Geforce 7200GS: 128MB QTY: 1
Monitor LCD : OPTIONAL QTY: 0
Hard Drive 1 : 80GB SATA-II 7200RPM w/8MB Buffer QTY: 1
Hard Drive 2 : OPTIONAL QTY: 0
Hard Drive 3 : OPTIONAL QTY: 0
Hard Drive 4 : OPTIONAL QTY: 0
Optical Drive 1 : ROM:CD: 52x CD ROM, Ivory Color QTY: 1
Optical Drive 2 : OPTIONAL QTY: 0
Media Readers : OPTIONAL QTY: 0
TV Tuner : OPTIONAL QTY: 0
Sound Card : 5.1 Channels 3D Surround Sound [ If system board states
w/Audio ] QTY: 1
Speakers : OPTIONAL QTY: 0
Network : Onboard Network Port(s) [ If system board states w/LAN ] QTY:
1
Wireless Net : OPTIONAL QTY: 0
Modem : OPTIONAL QTY: 0
Operating System : OPTIONAL QTY: 0
Software : OPTIONAL QTY: 0
Keyboard : OPTIONAL QTY: 0
Mouse : OPTIONAL QTY: 0
URL Link :http://www.pcusa.com/shopKitConfig.asp?id=KIT-538&selectList=0,0,0,0,...,

--
"Apple" is off-topic in comp.sys.MAC.advocacy. -- Sandman

Q6600 under Windows is ugly. Windows does not do multiprocessing
well. It loads up the first core and will only use others when a
thread not locked the first falls into a class of threads that can be
sent to other cores. Some apps can run multiprocessor/core but most I/
O functions are still mired in Windows lack of multiprocessing. So
you have a crappy 6600 core chip. You would be better served I2D 6700
as the numbers will show.

Everything else is crappy white box stuff and you still have to buy a
RETAIL version of whatever copy of Windows you want to run on this
thing to be legal.

At least you could run Linux or BSD and actually use four cores like
OSX and avoid M$ licensing.

TMT

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