Hi, Is the $200 for an ivybridge I5 or Sandybridge like the I3 you chose is? Going for the I5 would seem a no brainer to me if you're going to be doing virtualization; I have a mobile I3 that's a couple of generations old in my laptop and 7 host with a 7 guest is doable, but it's not the most enjoyable thing in the world so I'm waiting for a good deal on a i5 on eBay then I'll upgrade. Perhaps see if you can find a cheap SATA III 60GB SSD to use as a boot drive? Do you know the RPM of that 1TB? Cheers, Ben. On 12/5/12, John G. Heim <jheim@math.wisc.edu> wrote:
Scott,
What is your opinion on the I3 vs I5 thing? I intend to run linux with Win7 in a virtual machine. Can I just swap out the I3 for an I5?
-----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Scott Granados Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2012 2:50 PM To: Blind sysadmins list Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] comment on CPU/mobo/memeory selections
+1, looks ok for a lower end machine. Everything should work together.
THanks Scott
On Dec 5, 2012, at 3:45 PM, Ben Mustill-Rose <ben@benmr.com> wrote:
Hi,
Looks good to me; everything should be ok so long as your happy with an i3.
Cheers, Ben.
On 12/5/12, John G. Heim <jheim@math.wisc.edu> wrote:
Please (seriously, please!) comment on these selections for a new build. I have to order by Dec 31. I picked the most popular I3 processor on newegg. Then I picked the cheapest Asus mobo with 4x memory slots (in case I ever want to go up to 16Gb). Then I picked the cheapest 2x4Gb 1600 memory. But I'm a bit iffy on how to know if all these parts are compatible.
Intel Core i3-2100 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz LGA 1155 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor $120 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115078
ASUS P8B75-V LGA 1155 Intel B75 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard $90 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131835
CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 Desktop memory $36 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233144
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