Re: [SLUG] Build box for Linux

From: Eben King (eben01@verizon.net)
Date: Sat Apr 25 2009 - 23:03:50 EDT


On Sat, 25 Apr 2009, Pete Theisen wrote:

> Ron Youvan wrote:
>>> What is the good deal right now on motherboards, video cards, memory, CPUs
>>> and the like?
>>
>> I am NOT recommending this, but I saw a quad core AMD microprocessor,
>> and a matching ASUS mommy board, for under $200 on the compUSA web-
>> site. at:
>> www.compusa.com/applications/Category/category_tlc.asp?CatId=14&name=Motherboard-CPUs
>> No heat sink, memory or drives.
>
>
> I wonder what a heat sink would cost? I have had good luck with AMD.

http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCategory.aspx?SubCategory=574&name=CPU-Fans-Heatsinks

Depends on the CPU of course, but $10 and up. For a modern CPU you're
probably looking at about $40 per CPU.

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