How do you build?

**Mainframeguy** · November 1st, 2004

When you build a new rig do you take everything box fresh and keep your existing one? Or is an upgrade just that, you take all the parts you like from your old rig and leave it as a hulk? Or maybe something in between those two?

**Geffy** · November 1st, 2004

when I upgrade my machine I keep the bits I want to and upgrade the others. Or if I am putting together a new one and I have another lying around gathering dust then I cannabalise parts from that one if I want them.

**ming** · November 1st, 2004

Well, it usually depends on certain aspects of the 'old' system. If it's ancient like a 486... You'd have to pay people to buy it from you.

I, personally, would rip out anything that would still be useful (must be efficient) and throw it in the new rig. Usually only the odd CDRW/DVDRW, floppy, GFX card, HD and possibly the PSU
Obviously, if I have skipped a few generations of products, I'd just build one from scratch and give the old system to a family member.

**Maveric169** · November 2nd, 2004

Like Ming said, it depends on the components of the old system as well as compatability. My next major upgrade will be a whole new system as none of the current components will be of support to the new setup. I will keep the old box as a test box, or as a server box. That is what I would like to do, but a AMD64 /w SATA Raid setup is a little out of my budget right now.

**Tuffgong4** · November 2nd, 2004

exactly...there are tons of things that go into it for me.
1. if anything in the old is useful in the new
2. if my budget permits me to get all new stuff
3. if my people around me need anything out of my old one and are willing to spend money

there are lots of others but those are the main things I think of when I build a new system

**ShepsCrook** · November 2nd, 2004

Well, let's see. I plan on doing an upgrade to an AMD64 bit system soon. My current system is as such:
AMD Athlon XP Mobile 2600 OCed to 2.4ghrz 400FSB
1GB Samsung PC3200 ram
SB Audigy 2 Plat
Ati Radeon 9800 Pro AIW
Seagate 120GB SATA drive
Asus A7N8X Deluxe Rev 2.0 board.
Thermaltake 480w Silent Purepower PSU
Zalman 7000AlCu Heatsink fan
BenQ DW1620 DVD+/-RW Drive
NEC 16x DVD drive
Antec Aluminum Case with window (full tower)

Out of that I plan on keeping:
1GB of ram
Thermaltake 480w PSU
Seagate SATA drive
SB Audigy 2 Plat.
Ati Radeon 9800 Pro AIW
The BenQ DVDRW Drive
The NEC drive
And the case.

The motherboard CPU and heatsink and fan will all get sold off. As I plan on upgrading my 2ndary rig as well to a P4 system (3.4ghrz HT)

**Tittles** · November 2nd, 2004

I usally just use what i can for awhile and upgrade lil by lil later on. Like I would get a new processor,motherboard, and most likely ram. I already have a good enough computer. Only thing i need to have it perfect is a new and bigger hard drive. 2 20gb hard drives aren't cutting it.

seperatist · November 2nd, 2004

well, since i am poor and cheap, i strip the old and add the new. i've had the same case for almost 2yrs and the case before this one i had for 5. i don't run anything over clocked so there is no need for 11 fans and a water cooled system.

toretto · November 3rd, 2004

usually, before i build a new pc, i max out the performace of the machine that i currently use. then i leave it that way, and build an entirely new pc to the best it can be one part at a time.

**NetRyder** · November 3rd, 2004

I don't use a desktop anymore, although there is one at home that my parents use. When I upgraded it, I kept any parts that were relatively new and exchanged/sold the rest. It still has a floppy drive from my old 486 machine, a CD-ROM drive from my Pentium-II (along with a new CD-RW drive, of course) and some other ridiculously old parts that still work beautifully well.

**X-Istence** · November 3rd, 2004

Buy new, and keep the old :P.

My server was new, but my desktop is old. I bought the new mobo and CPU off a friend in texas for $20, and put them in the same case, sold the old mobo and CPU for $80. Good deal really, as the mobo was a piece of ****, and the CPU had been run way to hot cause of it, so i was really surprised it had not broken yet :P

**j79zlr** · November 3rd, 2004

I wait till something in an old PC here dies, then I buy a new part, put it in my desktop and put the old one from my desktop into the old PC.

View Poll Results: How do you build a new rig?
I take all I can from my existing, build into it's case even.	7	25.93%
Take many parts from old, sell the rest or keep as spare.	6	22.22%
Just keep one or two best parts, leaving old rig as "barebone" system.	7	25.93%
Like to build new rig entire - how else to grow my network?	7	25.93%
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November 1st, 2004	Top \| #1
Mainframeguy Debiant by way of Ubuntu Joined: August 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 3,763 Blog Entries: 5 Reputation: 1390 Power: 169	How do you build? When you build a new rig do you take everything box fresh and keep your existing one? Or is an upgrade just that, you take all the parts you like from your old rig and leave it as a hulk? Or maybe something in between those two? hosted by Lord

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Geffy OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: March 2002 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7,805 Reputation: 1490 Power: 217	when I upgrade my machine I keep the bits I want to and upgrade the others. Or if I am putting together a new one and I have another lying around gathering dust then I cannabalise parts from that one if I want them.  • blog • tumblog • lastfm • flickr • #rubyonrails • @twitter "I could be replaced with a very small shell script"

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ming OSNN Advanced Joined: June 2003 Location: UK Posts: 4,252 Reputation: 1160 Power: 162	Well, it usually depends on certain aspects of the 'old' system. If it's ancient like a 486... You'd have to pay people to buy it from you. I, personally, would rip out anything that would still be useful (must be efficient) and throw it in the new rig. Usually only the odd CDRW/DVDRW, floppy, GFX card, HD and possibly the PSU Obviously, if I have skipped a few generations of products, I'd just build one from scratch and give the old system to a family member. Curent system: Intel Quad Core 9450 \| 4GB RAM \| WD Raptor 36GB \| nVidia 8800GT 512mb

November 2nd, 2004	Top \| #4
Maveric169 The Voices Talk to Me Joined: December 2002 Location: Elkhart, IN Posts: 1,148 Reputation: 130 Power: 128	Like Ming said, it depends on the components of the old system as well as compatability. My next major upgrade will be a whole new system as none of the current components will be of support to the new setup. I will keep the old box as a test box, or as a server box. That is what I would like to do, but a AMD64 /w SATA Raid setup is a little out of my budget right now. Disclaimer: Past performace and emerging trends are not always accurate predictors for future events. Consult your employeer reguarding overtime possibilies incase I am wrong and you have to buy more stuff. AMD Athlon 64 3000+ \| Gigabyte GA-K8NS Mobo \| 1 Gig Crucial XMS Ram \| Maxtor 200GB Sata Drive 8Meg Cache Primary Drive \| 60GB Backup Drive \| ATI 9550 \| Antec Trio 430W PSU \| Custom Case *Check out my new website* *http://13-dragons.net/*

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Tuffgong4 The Donger Need Food!!!! Joined: June 2002 Location: Chicago Posts: 2,465 Reputation: 840 Power: 153	exactly...there are tons of things that go into it for me. 1. if anything in the old is useful in the new 2. if my budget permits me to get all new stuff 3. if my people around me need anything out of my old one and are willing to spend money there are lots of others but those are the main things I think of when I build a new system Home Intel E6600 \ Abit AB9 Pro \ 4 gig Corsair DDR2-667 \ EVGA 9800GT \ HDD 1 320GB sata + 1 1.5TB sata \ 1 1TB backup drive / Samsung S183L SATA DVD-RW \ Windows 7 Pro x64 Laptop Asus UL30VT\ Intel CULV SU7300 \ 4GB Ram \ Intel Integrated + Nvidia 200m \ 500GB HDD \ 13.3 inch LED \ Windows 7 Premium x64

November 2nd, 2004	Top \| #6
ShepsCrook Red Sox Fan! Joined: September 2003 Location: Raleigh NC Posts: 1,484 Reputation: 590 Power: 125	Well, let's see. I plan on doing an upgrade to an AMD64 bit system soon. My current system is as such: AMD Athlon XP Mobile 2600 OCed to 2.4ghrz 400FSB 1GB Samsung PC3200 ram SB Audigy 2 Plat Ati Radeon 9800 Pro AIW Seagate 120GB SATA drive Asus A7N8X Deluxe Rev 2.0 board. Thermaltake 480w Silent Purepower PSU Zalman 7000AlCu Heatsink fan BenQ DW1620 DVD+/-RW Drive NEC 16x DVD drive Antec Aluminum Case with window (full tower) Out of that I plan on keeping: 1GB of ram Thermaltake 480w PSU Seagate SATA drive SB Audigy 2 Plat. Ati Radeon 9800 Pro AIW The BenQ DVDRW Drive The NEC drive And the case. The motherboard CPU and heatsink and fan will all get sold off. As I plan on upgrading my 2ndary rig as well to a P4 system (3.4ghrz HT) There's no place like 127.0.0.1 Antec P182b, i7 920, 12GB Ram,HD6870, X-Fi Platinum, 128GB SATAIII Crucual, 2x 640GB AALS This is Bunny Dead ---> (\__/) No world domination <--(='.'=)--<< For him today.. hahaha (")_(")

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Tittles Dabba Dooba Joined: July 2002 Location: Muskegon, Michigan Posts: 6,344 Reputation: 1590 Power: 198	I usally just use what i can for awhile and upgrade lil by lil later on. Like I would get a new processor,motherboard, and most likely ram. I already have a good enough computer. Only thing i need to have it perfect is a new and bigger hard drive. 2 20gb hard drives aren't cutting it. Yo

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seperatist OSNN Senior Addict Joined: August 2002 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 273 Reputation: 10 Power: 122	well, since i am poor and cheap, i strip the old and add the new. i've had the same case for almost 2yrs and the case before this one i had for 5. i don't run anything over clocked so there is no need for 11 fans and a water cooled system. "Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level and beat you with experience." - Dilbert

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toretto Mentally Absent Joined: February 2004 Location: Mankato, Minnesota, USA Posts: 226 Reputation: 70 Power: 103	usually, before i build a new pc, i max out the performace of the machine that i currently use. then i leave it that way, and build an entirely new pc to the best it can be one part at a time. Most Used: Genuine Intel(R) D850GB system board Windows* 2000 version 5.0 Service Pack 4 build 2195 Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 1700MHz Bus Speed 400 MHz L1: Data Cache 8KB, Execution Trace Cache 12K Micro-ops L2: Advanced Transfer Cache 256 KB 1,024 MB Kingston PC800 Rambus Memory Ati Radeon 9800 256 1 120gb WD 2 80gb WD HD's striped Sony Dual Layer DVD burner <----Did anything I Said help you at all... please share the love and click the reputation icon.

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NetRyder Tech Junkie Joined: April 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 13,256 Reputation: 4260 Power: 298	I don't use a desktop anymore, although there is one at home that my parents use. When I upgraded it, I kept any parts that were relatively new and exchanged/sold the rest. It still has a floppy drive from my old 486 machine, a CD-ROM drive from my Pentium-II (along with a new CD-RW drive, of course) and some other ridiculously old parts that still work beautifully well. http://kunal.kundaje.net

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X-Istence * Joined: December 2001 Location: USA Posts: 6,496 Reputation: 2808 Power: 220	Buy new, and keep the old :P. My server was new, but my desktop is old. I bought the new mobo and CPU off a friend in texas for $20, and put them in the same case, sold the old mobo and CPU for $80. Good deal really, as the mobo was a piece of ****, and the CPU had been run way to hot cause of it, so i was really surprised it had not broken yet :P An engineers technical notebook

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j79zlr Glaanies script monkey Joined: February 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 2,725 Reputation: 1520 Power: 155	I wait till something in an old PC here dies, then I buy a new part, put it in my desktop and put the old one from my desktop into the old PC. http://www.j79zlr.com

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