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Yeah, $5 more for an additional 50GB is a no brainer. As for overclocking I can somewhat understand concern but it's really not risky. Especially with the new processors and motherboards. My desktop(which is rather old and dated) runs an AtholonXP 2500+ which stock is 1.83GHz but mine's been running at 2.3GHz for almost 4 years now. I've never had any problems with it. It has also become incredibly easy since most modern motherboards offer some sort of software overclocking application. If you want a little more info on budget builds Patrick Norton actually revived his infamous "$500 PC" segment on the Tekzilla podcast last week.

Hey all, new guy around here. I've been watching Hak5 since the beginning and lurking around here for a while but now I've got a question that I think I may be able to get a decent answer from here. I've always been interested in networking and security. With the real world fast approaching I'm starting to wonder about the appeal a BSc in physics has to the job market. My dad works for a major teleco here in Canada and he's been subtly suggesting some Cisco certs as a backup just is case. I've got a CCDA for Dummies book he had lying around since design is what he deals with. But after looking around the Cisco site the CCNA seems more up my alley(I've also never been a fan of dummy books). So the question: Can anyone recommend a good CCNA study/prep book? If there's one thing I've learned it's that the better the learning material the better and faster the learning. I've looked around at some reviews of different books online but they don't seem overly reliable. Things like pros: "covers a lot of material, excellent practice tests, cons: many typos and informational errors" don't instill much confidence in the reviewer. So far I'm leaning towards CCNA Study Guide by Richard Deal but as yet I'm unsure. I come from an academic background and I prefer pure, technical textbooks as opposed to "here are all the shortcuts and easy methods to pass a test" sort of guides. Any help is much appreciated.

PentiumD < X2 < C2D As a general rule. Also just as a suggestion I'd think of getting a bigger hdd. You're paying $65 for 250GB where as you can usually find 500GB drives for under $100. That's an extra $30 to double your drive space, just thinking in terms of bang/buck. If you don't really need the drive space and are just trying to keep costs as low as possible then disregard.