<HTML><BODY STYLE="font:10pt verdana; border:none;"><DIV>Are you sure you want to build a new machine? It might not cost you much more to buy a new machine, and you'll save yourself a good deal of time. Once you figure in a new motherboard (yes, you will need to buy a new one), CPU, memory (yes, you will have to replace what you've got), and maybe a new video card, you'll end up spending just as much as a new system. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>If you still want to build your own, I would buy the components over the internet. You'll get better prices than from any local place. Check out pricewatch.com for some comparison shopping. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Good sites for specs: tomshardware.com, anandtech.com, arstechnica.com</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message -----</DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt Arial; COLOR: black"><B>From:</B> Jeffery Cann</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, January 12, 2002 5:50 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>To:</B> clue-tech@clue.denver.co.us</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Subject:</B> [CLUE-Tech] Hardware Questions</DIV> <DIV> </DIV>Greetings.<BR><BR><disclaimer> I typically build a new box every 3-4 years, so I am rarely<BR>up-to-date on the specs of x86 hardware. </disclaimer><BR><BR>I have a PII / 350 with about 384 MB of RAM. It just turned four and it is<BR>feeling a bit sluggish.<BR><BR>If I purchase a new processor (maybe an Athalon), will my memory be unusable?<BR>Probably not a big deal, given the cheap RAM prices. Can folks give me some<BR>impressions / recommendations on what you are running?<BR><BR>I think I will I have to buy a new motherboard because my PII is a slot 1<BR>interface. I suspect that slot 1 died with PII and the 'standard' went back<BR>to pins.<BR><BR>I have no problem swapping a board out of my machine, so can folks recommend<BR>a good, local (cheap) computer shop (not like CompUSA), that sells components?<BR><BR>Finally, can folks recommend web sites where I can get up-to-date on x86<BR>specs? Google searches produce way too many results. I am looking to filter<BR>out the chaff.<BR><BR>Thanks in advance.<BR>Jeff<BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>CLUE-Tech mailing list<BR>CLUE-Tech@clue.denver.co.us<BR>http://clue.denver.co.us/mailman/listinfo/clue-tech<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>