On (28 May 96) Vincent Wong wrote to All...

G'Day Vincent,

 VW> I'm ready to upgrade my system and after reading a couple of mags I
 VW> have decided on the following configuration. My question is how much
 VW> will each of these components cost on average including tax.

 Check out the trading post, you will find these prices in there..

 VW> A Pentium Intel chip 90/133 mhz + motherboard. PCI not vesa.

P100 (Intel) & M/Board usually with Burst Mode cache $430

 VW> 8mbs ram 72pins.

72pin 70ns non parity  $120

 VW> Diamond Stealth 64bit 2mbs ram (which is better dram or vram for
 VW> general purpose use?)

Before you get a Diamond Stealth, check out the STB Powergraph 64 Video.. Very
impressive.. the figures indicate that the STB DRAM card id faster than the
Diamond Stealth VRAM.. I was quoted $240 for the 2Mg card..

 VW> IDE controller PCI, Enhanced.

Not required, any decent Pentium M/Board will have these onboard..

 VW> 1.2 gig hd, IDE (of course).

Seagate's going for about $360

Hope it helps..
Don.



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