Hello folks,
It's being about five years since I built my last PC, so I reckon its about time I bought something new and shiny. Unfortunately, my knowledge on hardware is about five years out of date too, so hopefully you lovely lot can help.
I spend a fair bit of time programming, so a moderately powerful CPU and plenty of RAM is what I'm looking for. I'd also like a CPU with the virtualisation extensions.
I don't do that much gaming any more, so having a fantastic graphics card isn't a top priority -- however, something a fair bit better than my 6600GT would be nice.
The primary OS will be Debian GNU/Linux (happy to use Squeeze if necessary), so the various parts need to be compatible with Linux.
Definitely not planning to overclock -- low noise would be preferred to overclockability.
I already have a monitor, mouse, keyboard, etc., so I'm just looking for the base unit. I'm assuming that I can reuse my ATX case? And would reusing my Tagan 480W PSU be an option? Even if I can reuse the PSU, some advice on new ones would be handy anyway. I plan on keeping my hard drives, so you don't need to worry about those.
Budget-wise, I'm looking at around £300 to £400. I'm open to pre-built as well as building it myself -- it just depends on the price. Cheaper is better if it means sacrificing only a little performance.
Any advice you can give would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Mike


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