My Next Dream Desktop PC
Well, I have been using my buddy PIII for over a decade! Seemed I am the odd one now. I have been planning to buy a new desktop with the following features:
- No more DIY, probably a Dell Optiplex (now is 990, not sure what’s after that) with 3-5 years NBD warranty.
- Intel Ivy Bridge, 22nm or i5 >3Ghz, 2 cores is more than enough
- SFF Case with low power usage
- 120GB SSD for OS
- External 3-4TB 7200RPM USB 3.0 Harddisk x 2 (one for data, the other for backup SSD and data drives)
- OS: Windows 8 or Windows 7 Ultimate
- Two Gigalan, one for Internal LAN.
- 8GB Ram
- Cost less than HKD5,000
Hopefully Dell will release an upgraded Optiplex shortly in December.
