Posted on 11/23/2007 8:19:38 AM PST by PJ-Comix
Okay, a question for you techies out there. I just renewed my Norton Anti-virus system and the renewal for my SpySweeper is coming up as well. Is it necessary to have SpySweeper also? If Norton Anti-Virus is sufficient then it doesn't make sense to renew SpySweeper. Some have said they might even be interfering with each other.
So to renew or not to renew SpySweeper? That is the question.
In that case, I will NOT renew my SpySweeper subscription and get the free SpyBot instead. Next year I’ll get rid of Norton as well.
Very wise.
Excellent comments. THANKS TONS.
The RAID card fits the same slots as the New
ATI —All In Wonder was what I originally had . . . video, sound etc. This version runs
ATI CATALYST. I forget what ATI stands for . . .
Upgraded to a new medium high end similar card. Was standard connector bus for modern systems as I understood it from the Best Buy salesperson.
So you are now happier with Intel than you used to be with AMD. Good to know.
Would like to have maximum number of drives possible on the system. So would like the RAID card to fit but not the end of the world if it doesn’t.
Don’t they make mother boards with more hard drive connectors? Strange.
Thanks for your kind bother to comment.
Look for the stack of four reddish-orange connectors, each perhaps 3/4" by 1/4", plus two more oriented sideways near by, all just above the blue IDE connector along one edge. The seventh SATA connector is black, next to the blue PCI Express.
Expect to use one of the two IDE (PATA) channels for your CD-ROM or DVD drive. SATA DVD drives are still less common.
It's the IDE (PATA) hard drives that are getting phased out fairly quickly now.
Good. Much appreciate the info. May break down and go ahead with a new motherboard/CPU power supply setup next payday or two.
Greatly appreciate your kind bother.
You’re welcome — good luck with it.
I used to use Norton System Works but dumped it because it sucked so bad. I've been using AVG ever since with no problems at all.
The only Norton product I use is Ghost, It's basic, small and does what I need with no adverse effects on my systems.
I think the answer you are looking for is YES....keep Spysweeper. It is not an anti virus package per se. It is a spyware cleaner and protection suite. This is different from anti virus.
No matter what you wind up using for anti virus, keep the Spysweeper if you have problems with spyware and bots.
Me again . . .
If convenient enough . . . please let me know what you think about this
GIGABYTE board.
http://www.motherboards.org/reviews/motherboards/1661_2.html
vs
this one
http://www.motherboards.org/reviews/motherboards/1690_1.html
And this powersupply/case
http://aspireusa.net/product.php?pid=51
I like the slide out features of the case. I assume the powersupply would be quite more than big enough with 500 W?
What CPU should go with the above boards?
Sorry I take so much hand holding. Feel free to say you’ve given enough!
Am really toying seriously with the idea of going with UBUNTU on the new machine. But might should do a dual boot setup. What dual boot manager would you suggest if you are familiar with such?
For cases, it's like clothing. Whatever has the utility and looks that catch your fancy, with little hidden penalty for getting it wrong. I go for the industrial strength cases these days that have lots of fans and are easy, even a pleasure, to work on. In other words, Coolermaster cases. But whatever floats your boat.
For motherboards, it's whatever has the features you want. Gigabyte will tend to be more feature rich, and Intel boards will tend to be rock solid, with lots of overclocking headroom. I do look for motherboards with high end aluminum solid electrolytic capacitors on them, for longer life and cleaner power -- one more way that I demand rock solid stability. This Gigabyte seems to have all these caps, and the Intel a mix -- which is probably just as good. So this is not a distinguishing feature between these two boards.
In short:
The reverse scenario, Windows going in after Linux, is equivalent to erasing your disk and clean installing Windows.
For fancier multiple operating system booting environments, I recommend Salvisberg's boot.sys. He no longer takes money for it, but offers it as a free download. It was the gold standard of multiple booters in its time.
Antec used to be my preferred case vendor. Their stuff is lighter weight than Coolermaster, uses more rivets and fewer screws, and typically doesn't provide a slide out motherboard tray. It's still good stuff. Switching from Antec to Coolermaster is rather like going from driving a Toyota Corolla to driving a Ford truck (F-150 or up, depending on what size case you get.)
See also: ExtremeTech's Semi-Annual PC Case Roundup: Chieftec AH-01SL.
WONDERFUL INSIGHTS AND INFOR AS USUAL.
Glad to get the UBUNTO instructions particularly.
And the case . . . have decided may as well go with a new case . . . leave my current system running as you suggested earlier. Get the new one up and running before discarding the old one.
Would prefer to do over the Christmas holiday. Will see how far I get.
Was shocked to see some power supplies cost everal thousand dollars! LOL.
Blessings this week to you and yours,
Thanks Big as ever.
Just before my move to Texas, when I gave some away, I had eight PC's running in my modest apartment. Now I'm down to a mere five. Time to build another one.
I can understand that.
However, I have a loom and my own loom contraption addition to it that is 3 feet by 3 feet by 6.5 high feet on the back of the loom. NOt a great deal of space left in a single wide trailer! LOL.
Yup - that would make a difference.
Dad . . . 84 years old . . . wanted the double wide to himself on our acre. Anyway—plenty of long boring stories ago . . . the last couple of years.
LIved in a biggish 3 br apt in Taipei. But hauling stuff back and forth across the Pacific pared my stuff down considerably. Still . . . . have to take the machete to packratism regularly.
BTW, you should have email invite shortly.
Hey! I thought SpyBot is free. I downloaded it and then to sweep my computer I have to pay 20 bucks.
Where can I get FREE SpyBot? I haven’t found it. The download is free but they charge you to clean up after the sweep.
Okay. I downloaded AVG free Anti-Spyware 7.5. Right now it is sweeping my ‘puter. I hope I can use this with my Norton Anti-virus to replace SpySweeper.
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