Thanks for the replies. I'm going to be either parting out an entirely new system or just grabbing a Dell if its close enough or cheaper to what it would be to make an equivalent although I would miss overclocking...looking to spend in the $400 area for all the system parts.
My wife needs a budget PC, but she tends to leave it on all the time so I want one that uses a more energy efficient processor. She currently has an old single core 3.2ghz pentium on XP. What would be a good processor pick, either dual or quad, that is on the energy efficient lineup that...
On Windows Server 2003 I ran a process counter for % Processor Time for the w3wp.exe process for IIS. The counter was reporting values way over 100 such as 434.4, 398.74, etc.
How is it possible to have > 100% on a % CPU counter like that? Is it because the box has multiple processors?
My last build was a gigabyte P35 board with an E6850 and I am really happy with it. I need to build a new quad system and haven't kept up with the tech advances.
If I am not going to be doing any kind of crossfire which chipset should I pair with the Q9550?
The higher the mAh rating the better. Eneloop batteries might be a good compromise if you don't use the camera often and want to make sure the batteries still have a charge when you pick it up. Most rechargeables discharge quickly over time even when not in use whereas Eneloops hold their...
I have some outdated hardware that I'd rather not throw out, but would be willing to give to anyone who might need them and can pay for shipping.
Items:
512 Ram (2x256meg) PC2-3200U-333 Nanya stock original ram from a Dell Dimension 4700 P4 Desktop
PCI Creative Sound Blaser Live audio card...