Anybody building their own PC?
  I am a little rusty on the latest tech.

  What is a good mother board around $100?
  What is a good processor around $100?

  I need 3 PCI slots and preferably DDR3 memory.
  I plan on using external video.

  These are some of the requirements.


 http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.distributions.emc.user/11971/focus=11974
  Some of the recommendations seem out of date.

  Low heat on the processor would be a plus.

  Paul Lamar

 What's the computer for? What's the overall budget? When is the next time
 you plan to upgrade? Are you comfortable overclocking or would you prefer
 to
 leave it factory specs? Do you already have a good psu, fans?

 Vlad

 My NC Mill. http://www.rotaryeng.net/Nc-Mill-How-To.html
 No over clocking. As little money as possible. I have lots of
 computer parts already. Some dating back 30 years.

 Paul Lamar


The dating back 30 years comment is scary when it comes to technology ;)
That said, I'm haven't a guess as to how efficiently the NC Mill software
utilizes multi-cores, do you? Do you plan to upgrade anytime in a
foreseeable future or is this a 1 time shot? Last question, when you said
PCI slots, you ment PCI right? Not PCI express x1 or 2.0 x16?

Vlad


I wish I knew how and if the software used multi cores.

Paul Lamar

P,

   Multi-Cores...?  Thirty year old software...?  You MUST be joking...!

Best...

Jack Beale