They may even use enterprise class hard drives which are also rated to run 24/7 with higher MTBF than consumer versions. They use Xeon server processors, ECC memory and workstation motherboards which are all built to run 24/7. I mean do they state exactly which parts they use? Please be specific! > Hey JohnnyRoy, what "parts"are better and how are they better. This reminds me a comical TV commercial from many years ago, the person in it said over and over "Parts is parts." -) Sorry for the rant, I'm just looking for people who have useful knowledge and are willing to share it. I knew why some computers are "better" than others. The reason I'm so very skeptical is because I worked in a company where some of the people would say "Any workstation is better than any PC." When I asked them to give some evidence for this claim they NEVER gave any rational response! One guy, with a doctorate in computer science no less, said "Because this computer says "workstation" on it, that's why it's better." They don't give any real details about what/why their workstation would be a better choice. Looking at HP's description of their XW4600 workstation, the only difference I can see is that they use ECC RAM. Hey JohnnyRoy, what "parts"are better and how are they better. Should beat my P4 2.8hz machine with 512mb ram by a long ways! So when I get it all going in another week I will add in my other stuff and give it a whirl. You are right that standard HP, Dell, Acer, Gateway etc don't have the MB or case for expansion. MB has good reviews and lots to expand for what I want. The Case I chose has great expansion ability and cooling. I figure I will add my own Bluray drives etc. Check it out.ĮVGA Nvidia nForce 780i SLI Chipset w/7.1 Sound, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, 3-Way PCI-E MB 3-Way SLIġ HD - 500 GB HARD DRIVE [Serial-ATA-II, 3Gb, 7200 RPM, 16M CacheĢ0X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DriveĬomes with other stuff too that I don't care about but the base system is what counts. Ibuypower so far have been responsive to me and I can fix most things as I usually do my own builds. Some had tech issues or services issues and most do. NOTE: there are others to check out like Tiger Direct, CyberpowerPC and the list goes on. I went for a system that I could add to with local parts instead of some of theirs but can work right out of the box to get going. Delivered price will be just under $1,500.00. Took the prebuilt 780sc gamer and modified it some for what I wanted. Compared built versus order the parts myself etc, etc, etc. I have been doing my research now for 2 months and finally bit the bullet. Head off to the computer store, tell them what you want, and they'll build it for you. If you lack the experience then that's not a problem. You're much better building one yourself. They'll create mobos with only the jacks/outputs relative to the system that they're building so if you want to expand, you're out of luck. HP is great for saving money on their premade systems. For example the PSU that comes installed has usually been calculated for that particular set up and if you want to expand, you end up having to buy a new PSU. The problem with buying pre-made computers is that usually they're not very expandable.
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