[TriLUG] Choosing a new home computer

[Roy Vestal]

We built a system using a  new mainboard i3, 4GB RAM purchased from 
Intrex. I reused the case and power supply. Total cost: $250.00. That 
was with the TriLUG discount! :D

If you are not aware folks, ask at your local Intrex if they honor the 
TriLUG discount. I go to the one in Cary off High House Road. Just show 
them the membership card and you can get up to 5% off.

-Roy

On 1/6/14 8:50 AM, Peter Neilson wrote:
> The box I'm using now is one I bought used about five years ago, and 
> it's having trouble displaying Ubuntu. It'll display in "default" 
> mode, but when Ubuntu tries to use specific aspects of the display 
> processor it fails.
>
> So I'm thinking, "New machine time!"
>
> From what I can see the new brand-name boxes at Intrex are hardly more 
> expensive than the asking price for five-year-old boxes on craigslist.
>
> My specific question for my TriLUG friends is: What current processors 
> or configurations are particularly dis-recommended?
>
> Also, the brand-name boxes at Intrex seem to come with Widnows 7 or 8 
> installed. Any thoughts? I can't see the use of having it. I've got XP 
> on a flaptop and hardly ever use it.
>
> Any other good advice I'm forgetting to ask about?