I'm currently on putting the finishing touches on my new computer. I used the excellent guides provided by Jeff Atwood (Parts I, II, III, and IV) and some, albeit severely diminished, historical knowledge to build the PC from components. A few weeks ago I posed the question of dual-core or quad-core. Jeff left a comment on the post:
"Do you *really* expect to be using this same machine 2 to 4 years from now?
I think that's a stretch.. buy for the next year, and let the future sort itself out later. You always end up upgrading the mobo / memory / CPU together anyway."
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I really am quite suprised as I'm going through Bloglines and reading blogs by how few of them mention Thanksgiving. I'm not sure quite why the lack of Thanksgiving buzz on the blogs, but I've been thinking a bit about what I'm thankful for, and I wanted to jot it down.
I'm thankful for:
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I'm on the cusp of purchasing parts for a new computer. My mouse is hovering on the "Checkout" button on newegg.com. As I'm going over the parts of my computer I'm agonizing over the choices I've made. Most of the parts are inspired from lists that were put out by Scott Hanselman and his ultimate developer rig post as well as Jeff Atwood and his "Now It's Your Turn" post.
The question right now is Quad Core vs. Dual Core. It's been questioned how.....
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