One of the 3Si'ers works for AMD so I have a good source when it comes to AMD technology. I am very limited when it comes to hardware so I wanted to start doing some research and upgrade my PC and actually do it myself. I did the current setup myself with some help but needed a lot of it. I am anal and need to know every little detail and with hardware, it doesn't appear to be cut n dry.
Here's my current setup and my work setup.
Belarc Advisor Current Profile
Here's what I have at work that is IMHO, very fast:
Belarc Advisor Current Profile
My buddy says: "The Athlon X2 5200+ is roughly equivalent to a Core 2 Duo E6400, which is on average is about 50-70% faster than you work computer, and utterly destroys your current home computer"
I also need to get a 500GB external HD for more backups. I am basically looking for a AMD setup with 4GB of ram. Unfortunately, my current dual monitor VC is AGP (supports DVI too and it's brand new) so I will have to replace more than I want to. I could just sell my current PC as is and get a few bucks for it.
Here's my potential setup that I am considering but it's a bit too pricey for what I want so spend right now for a backup server.
Athlon 64 X2 5200+ and 2GB DDR2 RAM - $178.98
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