Re: [SLUG] hardware ? and Linux

From: William Coulter (wrcoulter33@gmail.com)
Date: Mon Jan 14 2008 - 09:39:08 EST


I have to cut some cost some way. I chose A-Data because I saw reviewers
with the same brand of RAM using the Motherboard. What Geil or Corsair?

William

GeIL Value Series 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820144064

CORSAIR XMS2 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145176

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

>
> 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%
>

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