[wplug] Cheap linux server - hardware suggestions

G.Pitman gpitman at gmail.com
Fri Jan 11 08:28:09 EST 2013


Do you have a machine you can upgrade? I just ordered parts for around $350
and got a real screamer.

I had a case, 500w power supply, and a hard drive already so I didnt have
to buy those. I ended up with a 4.2 ghz quad core with 8g of ram.

Upgrade parts and current Amazon prices:

   - ASUS M5A97 R2.0 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
   $98.07
   - AMD FX-4170 4.2GHz Quad-Core Socket AM3+ CPU with AMD Virtualization
   Technology - FD4170FRGUBOX 119.99
   - Corsair Vengeance Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 2133 MHz (PC3 17000) Desktop
   Memory (CMZ8GX3M2A2133C11R) $68.99
   - EVGA GeForce GT 630 2048MB GDDR3, DVI and HDMI Graphics Card
   02G-P3-2639-KR $64.99


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