[PD] nForce chipset [cheap rigs]

[Miller Puckette]

Just my two cents...

the "barebones" boxes such as Shuttle XPCs seem to go for about $300 for
a recent model ($250 for obsolete chipsets).  This is to be compared with
buying a box and motherboard ala carte ($50 + $70; Pricewatch prices.)  A
very good machine in the U.S. should now cost you:
case $50
mobo 70
CPU 85
memory 70
disk 60
CDRW 50
quiet CPU fan $20
---
$405

This does not include audio hardware (Midiman delta 44 is top-notch
and costs 250), nor monitor, keyboard, & mouse...

You can build a machine that runs 10% faster than this, but it will cost
50% more!

cheers
Miller

On Mon, Dec 15, 2003 at 10:43:30AM +0100, martin pi wrote:
> 
> hi,
> 
> > >beside me is a box from Shuttle with a nForce chipset. 
> > 
> > I think Marrtin Pi uses a Shuttle for his performances and 
> > installations, running Linux and PDP. You might ask him....
> 
> yes i do - but mine came with a horrible savage
> pro video chip onboard so i put a gforce into the
> agp slot (why leave it empty anyway?).
> 
> but generally speaking i am really content with
> the shuttle: small, stable, cheap.
> 
> > > My goal is to have a decent rig of machines for an upcomming exhibition.
> > > But as a 'private' artist, budget is a concern. 
> > 
> 
> well actually the shuttle is not really cheaper
> than a noname computer, since it's only a barebone
> and much stuff has to be bought to make a computer
> out of it. you could therefor also have a look at
> the MSI barebones wich are comparable yet
> sometimes cheaper (since some of them got no agp
> slot)..
> 
> good luck
> martin
> 
> 
> 
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