I need a configuration sanity check. Any comments welcome.
I am building two machines. Both machines will run Windows XP Pro,
SP3. Both will be used for animation (poser) and graphic arts. Both
machines will run Zone Alarm Security Suite. Both will be connected to
high speed Internet behind a firewall router. The LAN is 100Mb and
includes at least 2 other computers, a scanner, and several printers.
The main idea here is to get systems that will last for about 6 years
before becoming too slow for the primary applications.
Machine 1:
Thermaltake Armor Series VA8003BWS Black Full Tower Case w/ 25CM Fan
Thermaltake TR2 RX W0136RU ATX12V Ver2.2 500W Power Supply
This machine also serves as a file server (shared volumes) and backup
(file synchronization) for the network.
Machine 2:
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Thermaltake TR2 RX W0136RU ATX12V Ver2.2 500W Power Supply
This machine is used for graphics arts training and for gaming.
Both Machines:
ASUS Striker Extreme LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor
(OVERCLOCKED to 3.2GHz.)
ZALMAN CNPS9500 AT 2 Ball CPU Cooling Fan/Heatsink
(2) Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2
8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
EVGA 512-P3-N802-AR GeForce 8800GT Superclocked 512MB 256-bit GDDR3
PCI Express 2.0 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card
ViewSonic Graphic Series VG2230wm Black 22" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor
Height & Tilt Adjustments
(2) Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFD 150GB 10,000 RPM SATA 1.5Gb/s
Hard Drive
SAMSUNG 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA
Koutech IO-RCM620 USB 2.0 3.5"/5.25" Card Reader
SONY Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive
Ahy suggestions appreciated.
Thanks.
Jim
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