Talk:PC Hardware Vote 2014

Considerations

Washable keyboards - Especially in the shop
- What about keyboard covers, the ones that you find in a lab environment? --Noony
Decent mouse!
Monitor included in unit price?
- 19" minimum

Mach3 must use a 32 bit OS to communicate with a parallel port.
Requires parallel port to use the current CNC controller.
- It might be possible to replace this with a USB CNC controller.
- Then it will work with Windows 8
This probably could be a candidate for a recycled cast off, not a new, good machine.
It used to have a very nice shuttle/jog controller. We should consider purchasing one for a replacement.

The lazzor has licenses for Corel (PS:One purchased) and Adobe Illustrator. Unsure how easy transfer of them to a new box would be.
The vinyl cutter uses very old software w/ a dongle.

CHIEFTEC Bravo BL-01B (New Revision) Black Case w/ VESA Mount, ATX, No PSU, Steel
ANTEC Basiq BP500U 500W Power Supply, 24-pin ATX12V EPS12V, 1x 6-pin PCIe
GIGABYTE GA-H77-DS3H, LGA1155, Intel® H77, DDR3-1600 32GB /4, PCIe x16, SATA 3Gb/s RAID 5 /4, 6Gb/s /2, HDMI + DVI + VGA, USB 3.0 /4, HDA, * * GbLAN, mATX, Retail
INTEL Core™ i5-3470S Quad-Core 2.9 - 3.6GHz TB, HD Graphics 2500, LGA1155, 6MB L3 Cache, DDR3-1600, 22nm, 65W, EM64T EIST VT-d VT-x XD, Retail
CORSAIR 8GB (2 x 4GB) Vengeance™ LP PC3-12800 DDR3 1600MHz CL9 (9-9-9-24) 1.5V SDRAM DIMM, Non-ECC
ZOTAC ZT-61008-10M, GeForce® GTX 650 1071MHz, 1GB GDDR5 5000MHz, PCIe x16, mini-HDMI + 2 x DVI, Retail
SEAGATE 500GB Constellation™ ES, SATA 6 Gb/s, 7200 RPM, 64MB cache
RAID No RAID, Independent HDD Drives
LITE-ON iHAS124 Black 24x DVD±RW Dual-Layer Burner, SATA, OEM
ASUS VE228H Black WideScreen LCD Monitor, 21.5" TFT Full HD LED, 1920x1080, 0.248mm, 250cd/m², 5ms, VGA/DVI/HDMI, VESA, w/ Speakers
LOGITECH K310 Washable Keyboard, Black / White, USB, Retail
LOGITECH M510 Black Wireless Mouse, 2.4GHz RF Wireless, USB, Retail
TRIPP-LITE STRIKER Protect It! Surge Suppressor, 7 outlets, 6-ft cord
MICROSOFT Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit Edition, OEM w/ Media
WARRANTY Silver Warranty Package (3 Year Limited Parts, 3 Year Labor Warranty)

Total: $1202.72

--loans