[PD] nForce chipset [cheap rigs]

[cgc at humboldtblvd.com]

Would it be worthwhile to post some hardware recommendations for basic and
advanced setups for running pd for audio and video?

cgc

Quoting Miller Puckette <mpuckett at man104-1.ucsd.edu>:

> 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