[wplug] Redesigning my home network

[Justin at js-wordsmith.com]

Assuming that your board supports that CPU, like Pat said, it will be a nice upgrade. If I remember correctly, the AMD Phenom dual-, triple-, and quad-core processors used the exact same physical design, so if you had a motherboard meant for overclockers, you could unlock the extra cores in the dual- and triple-core variants. Sometimes AMD locked the cores on purpose since they didn't work properly, but a lot of the time they just did it to create more low-end parts.

Having a lot of disk space on a server can really come in handy. You could rip all your DVDs and CDs and have easy access to them from the netbook or any other Internet-connected device. You could download oodles of torrents. Heck, if you'd like to know what's going on at your place while you're not around, you could install a security camera(s) and record the footage with Zoneminder.

It's really up to you. If you're happy with the disk space you have, stick with it.

Justin Smith
Electronic Communication Specialist
724-612-2837
http://www.js-wordsmith.com


>---- Original Message ----
>From: John Lewis <oflameo2 at gmail.com>
>To: wplug at wplug.org
>Sent: Wed, Aug 15, 2012, 6:10 AM
>Subject: Re: [wplug] Redesigning my home network
&gt;
>I actually got this processor 
>http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00805Y3E6/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00, 
>because it looked compatible (same socket, Names mostly matched) and it 
>had more cores. I could have got an am3 processor, but the board 
>wouldn't have been able to use it to its fullest potential 
>http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2009/01/quick-reminder-am3-chips-compatible-with-am2am2-boards/.
&gt;
>On 08/14/2012 10:20 PM, John Lewis wrote:
>> The model number of my board matched the Picture.
>>
>> Should I put in this processor
>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103979&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-_-pla-_-NA-_-NA
>> and just start building another computer?
>>
>> Should I get a sound card for either computer?
>>
&gt;
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