[tech] Clubroom machine upgrades

[Bob Adamson]

If you're implying that we should spend more, I agree, and we can afford 
to perhaps go to $1400 for the box.

On Wed, 28 Jul 2010, Mitch Kelly wrote:

> I would like to know the specs of what you plan for a Sub $1k PC.
>
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> On Behalf Of Bob Adamson
> Sent: Wednesday, 28 July 2010 4:58 PM
> To: tech at ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au
> Subject: [tech] Clubroom machine upgrades
>
> Hi All,
>
> Tomorrow I would like to move at the committee meeting that UCC buys a
> couple of pieces of new hardware. First of all, is a graphics card upgrade
> for characid. Characid is a C2D with plenty of RAM, but its graphics card
> could be better - currently a GeForce 7600 GT. I propose that we purchase
> a new graphics card in the under $300 range. In the future, this card can
> either stay in characid, or go in a new machine when we eventually get our
> insurance payout.
>
> Second is a box to replace cephalopod. Cephalopod is a crappy P4 2.6,
> doesn't have SATA support, it's case is evil, graphics card is a GeForce
> 6800. The best thing going for it is that it is small and will be easy to
> throw out. We won't need a screen and peripherals for the new machine
> either. Note: the money that got approved for new boxes earlier in the
> year never got spent, blame the hail. I want to get an i5, a motherboard
> with USB3 support, 4GB DDR3, PSU to suit, the cheapest case that isn't
> shit, and probably the same graphics card as whatever we get for characid.
> Basically the best we can get for under $1000.
>
> No, I haven't sat down and worked out exact specs yet, but I'm not going
> to bother unless people actually want this.
>
> tl;dr - I want to spend $1300 on new hardware, nod and smile.
>
> Bob Adamson
> UCC Treasurer
>
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