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FishTankX

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One way to save oodles of money and keep the machines from getting abused is to boot from LAN. You could save money without the harddrives. Just have all of the machines on GigE and use RAID in the server.
 

Spikesoldier

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1: your game system should look like this:

AXP 3200 retail
cheap NF2 M/B
512MB RAM, 768 if you want
6800 vanilla
40GB 7200RPM 8MB
W2K PRO
modern case etc (lights, bs, for customer appeal, 90% of your customers will know that the comp looks cool and will think its superior)

first off, lose 2003SB SERVER. and you dont need a powerful server btw either, you are underestimating the power of that base system with added ram and maybe a UNIX environment. if you crave a little more juice go and splurge for an A64, no need for dual xeons or opterons or crap like that.

2: GET A GOOD LAN CENTER SOFTWARE + LICENSES! i cannot stress this enough. so youre going to let the user go in the machine with admin priveledges? get a lan center software and the licenses for each machine.

3: DO THE CABLING YOURSELF. dont cheap out on it, make the install look professional.

4: dont cheap out on the mice/keyboards. i would go for logitech mx510/500, or microsoft equiv. and a nice keyboard to match it. i have a logitech elite keyboard (wired).

5: choose a case with sound/headphone plugs on the front, OR integrate it into the table. this can easily be done, and will look and feel VERY good to the customer.

i end this with a question: are you going to be the guy they go to for tech support if something screws up, and will you be their upgrader in the future
 

FishTankX

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Originally posted by: Spikesoldier
1: your game system should look like this:

AXP 3200 retail

Why the XP if you can get a Sempron 3100+ that will kick it's ass in any game, for less?
 
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