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GIGABYTE GA-P55M-UD2
Intel Core i5-750
G.SKILL 4GB DDR3 1600
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS 500GB
Sony Optiarc 24X DVD/CD Rewritable Drive Black SATA Model AD-7240S-0B
Cheapo Rosewill ATX mid tower and 530W power supply
Total= $550
I bought 2 NEC EA231wmi 23inch IPS displays. Arrange them in portrait mode side by side for a 2160x1920 display. IMHO more practical than a 27inch iMac in wide format. The 1920 of vertical pixel goodness is awesome.
My total for this rig was just over $1200 including shipping costs. For that I have a mac equivalent to the 27" i5 iMac with more total screen pixels in an arrangement optimized for coding. Saving around a thousand dollars is quite satisfying and this is a great upgrade from my previous mac, a mac mini.
If anyone is curious about the NEC EA231wmi as a great display compliment to your builds, I can answer questions.
Intel Core i5-750
G.SKILL 4GB DDR3 1600
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS 500GB
Sony Optiarc 24X DVD/CD Rewritable Drive Black SATA Model AD-7240S-0B
Cheapo Rosewill ATX mid tower and 530W power supply
Total= $550
I bought 2 NEC EA231wmi 23inch IPS displays. Arrange them in portrait mode side by side for a 2160x1920 display. IMHO more practical than a 27inch iMac in wide format. The 1920 of vertical pixel goodness is awesome.
My total for this rig was just over $1200 including shipping costs. For that I have a mac equivalent to the 27" i5 iMac with more total screen pixels in an arrangement optimized for coding. Saving around a thousand dollars is quite satisfying and this is a great upgrade from my previous mac, a mac mini.
If anyone is curious about the NEC EA231wmi as a great display compliment to your builds, I can answer questions.