On Wed, 24 Aug 2011, Always Learning wrote:
To: CentOS mailing list centos@centos.org From: Always Learning centos@u61.u22.net Subject: Re: [CentOS] OT: Hardware upgrade help
I suggest:
mini-tower / half-tower AMD 4 core processor with virtualization facility (AMD are cheaper than Intel in Europe) (if buying Intel get the virtualization facility) 8 GB RAM motherboard with PCI Express and 1 or 2 older pci slots 4 SATA (and 2 PATA (ISA) for any old drives*) USB 2 or even USB 3 Ethernet controller sound chips DVD writer 500 GB SATA HDD HDD caddy for easy removal of the HDD
- Some ASRock motherboard have it
Ebay sell SATA -> PATA and vica versa adapters, plus others. So you should be able to use existing PATA drives on a newer SATA m/b with the right adapter.
HTH
Keith
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