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Ok, so I thought this could be an interesting thread.
So, let us say you have a particularly good salary (high five figures a year), but are spending your own money. So you have to be conscientious of what you're spending.
How many computers do you reckon you'd have in your household?
Personally I'm thinking:
'Main' Pc - General browsing - fairly low power consumption, ideal for kids to do the basics, and have a bit of fun on. On a reasonable amount of the time.
iMac or Macmini equivalent with Boot Camp for Windows/kids games.
£1400 - Base Spec 27" iMac
Server - Large PC server, probably looking at a RAID 5 array, however low power usage and somewhere out of the way. On 24/7 and can run as a download box as well.
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £109.99
1 x Highpoint RocketRAID 1740
SATA 3Gb/s Raid Controller Card - PCI £105.98
1 x Fractal Design Define R3 Midi Tower Case - Black Pearl £84.98
1 x Asus P8H61 PLUS Intel H61 Chipset (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard **B3 REVISION** £69.98
4 x Samsung SpinPoint F4 EcoGreen 2TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD204UI) £64.99 (£259.96)
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUKV2) £37.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BL2KIT25664BA160A) £21.98
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £724.38 (includes shipping : £13.75).
2 HTPC's - 1 for Lounge/living room, 1 for parents bedroom.
YOUR BASKET
1 x Silverstone Sugo SG06B Mini ITX Case - Black (with 300 W PSU) £93.98
1 x Intel Core i3-2100 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x Asus Xonar D2 7.1 PCI Sound Card £87.98
1 x Asus P8H61-I Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £64.99
1 x Samsung SH-B123L/RSBP 12x BluRay ROM DVDRW DL & RAM Lightscribe SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £59.99
1 x OCZ Vertex 30GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (OCZSSD2-1VTX30G) £49.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BL2KIT25664BA160A) £21.98
Total : £480.91 (includes shipping : £10.00).
1 Gaming Rig (Possibly 2 if the misses was into gaming, and I guess you could increase the number if the kids were really into gaming as well).
YOUR BASKET
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 512GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £599.99
3 x Samsung S27A750D 27" 120Hz 3D Widescreen Ultra Thin LED Monitor - Glossy Black £529.99 (£1,589.97)
2 x Gainward GeForce GTX 580 "Phantom" 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **Supplied with FREE Batman: Arkham City PC game** £469.99 (£939.98)
1 x Silverstone Fortress 2 FT02B-W Windowed Gaming Case - Black £219.98
1 x Corsair Professional Series HX1050 Professional Series 1050W Modular Power Supply (CMPSU-1050HXUK) £179.98
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £167.99
1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £159.98
1 x Asus Xonar Essence ST Sound Card £144.98
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/LGA2011/AM2/AM3) £99.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £47.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £4,207.31 (includes shipping : £32.90).
Add to this probably £1000 for costs of various laptops/tablets that family members would probably want...
Looking at roughly £7600, but an absolutely lovely setup xD
So how would you guys spread your tech through your house?
kd
So, let us say you have a particularly good salary (high five figures a year), but are spending your own money. So you have to be conscientious of what you're spending.
How many computers do you reckon you'd have in your household?
Personally I'm thinking:
'Main' Pc - General browsing - fairly low power consumption, ideal for kids to do the basics, and have a bit of fun on. On a reasonable amount of the time.
iMac or Macmini equivalent with Boot Camp for Windows/kids games.
£1400 - Base Spec 27" iMac
Server - Large PC server, probably looking at a RAID 5 array, however low power usage and somewhere out of the way. On 24/7 and can run as a download box as well.
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £109.99
1 x Highpoint RocketRAID 1740
SATA 3Gb/s Raid Controller Card - PCI £105.98
1 x Fractal Design Define R3 Midi Tower Case - Black Pearl £84.98
1 x Asus P8H61 PLUS Intel H61 Chipset (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard **B3 REVISION** £69.98
4 x Samsung SpinPoint F4 EcoGreen 2TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD204UI) £64.99 (£259.96)
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUKV2) £37.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BL2KIT25664BA160A) £21.98
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £724.38 (includes shipping : £13.75).
2 HTPC's - 1 for Lounge/living room, 1 for parents bedroom.
YOUR BASKET
1 x Silverstone Sugo SG06B Mini ITX Case - Black (with 300 W PSU) £93.98
1 x Intel Core i3-2100 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x Asus Xonar D2 7.1 PCI Sound Card £87.98
1 x Asus P8H61-I Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £64.99
1 x Samsung SH-B123L/RSBP 12x BluRay ROM DVDRW DL & RAM Lightscribe SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £59.99
1 x OCZ Vertex 30GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (OCZSSD2-1VTX30G) £49.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BL2KIT25664BA160A) £21.98
Total : £480.91 (includes shipping : £10.00).
1 Gaming Rig (Possibly 2 if the misses was into gaming, and I guess you could increase the number if the kids were really into gaming as well).
YOUR BASKET
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 512GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £599.99
3 x Samsung S27A750D 27" 120Hz 3D Widescreen Ultra Thin LED Monitor - Glossy Black £529.99 (£1,589.97)
2 x Gainward GeForce GTX 580 "Phantom" 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **Supplied with FREE Batman: Arkham City PC game** £469.99 (£939.98)
1 x Silverstone Fortress 2 FT02B-W Windowed Gaming Case - Black £219.98
1 x Corsair Professional Series HX1050 Professional Series 1050W Modular Power Supply (CMPSU-1050HXUK) £179.98
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £167.99
1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £159.98
1 x Asus Xonar Essence ST Sound Card £144.98
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/LGA2011/AM2/AM3) £99.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £47.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £4,207.31 (includes shipping : £32.90).
Add to this probably £1000 for costs of various laptops/tablets that family members would probably want...
Looking at roughly £7600, but an absolutely lovely setup xD
So how would you guys spread your tech through your house?
kd
