Re: [SLUG] hardware ? and Linux

From: William Coulter (wrcoulter33@gmail.com)
Date: Sun Jan 13 2008 - 18:04:10 EST


Well, then what brand of case and power supply do you suggest?

William

On Jan 12, 2008 12:09 PM, Chris Mathey <slug@mathey.org> wrote:

>
> >>
> >> APEVIA X-Dreamer II ATXB4KLW-BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower 420W
> >> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811144026
> >
> > Get a bigger power supply. Like a cooler master 600W. Right now you are
> > probably close to 400W.
> >
> >> XFX PVT84GYDQ3 GeForce 8600GTS 512MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16
> Ready
> >> SLI http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150250
> >>
> >> AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ Windsor 3.2GHz AM2
> >> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103228
> >>
> >> GIGABYTE GA-M57SLI-S4 AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI
> >> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128014
> >>
> >> A-DATA 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
> >> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211188
> >>
> >>
> >> total = $682
> >
> >
> >
> I second that. 420W in the Apevia is not enough.
> Second to cheap ram, cheap power supplies are a major cause of system
> instability. Apevia power supplies are known to be sub-par. I personally
> burned out a lightly loaded Apevia power supply in 6 months (on clean
> APC UPS power)
>
> Check power supply efficiency ratings. Low efficiency ratings =
> electricity wasted and more heat. Shoot for > 80%
>
>
> I purchased this case(does not include power supply):
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119068
> Read the reviews. I also highly,highly recommend.
> It is one if the best for the money. The brushed aluminum bezel on the
> front gives it a nice look.
>
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