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On Friday, 13 May 2022 09:39:51 BST Philip Webb wrote: |
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> Thanks for the detailed advice, esp Frank + Dale + also Wols + Perkins. |
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> These are my proposed parts for ANB6, wh I will buy from Canada Computers ; |
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> prices are in CAD, of course ; a few further comments from me below : |
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> CPU : AMD : CPAMD00131 : Ryzen 7 : 5700G : 8-core 16-thread : $ 388 |
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> Socket AM4 : 3,8 / 4,6 GHz : Radeon Graphix Wreath Stealth |
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> Mobo : MBGIG00145 : Gigabyte : X570 Aorus elite WIFI : $ 220 |
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> dual PCIe 4.0 M.2 : Intel dual-band 802.11ac wireless |
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> front USB Type C : RGB Fusion 2.0 |
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> Memory : MEKIT00523 : Kingston Fury Beast : 2 x 16 GB : DDR4 3200 MHz : $ |
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> 160 |
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> SSD : SSKIT00120 : Kingston KC3000 : 1 TB : PCIe Gen4 : NVMe M.2 |
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> R 7000 MB/s ; W 6000 MB/s : $ 190 |
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> HDD : HDSEA00016 : Seagate IronWolf : 4 TB : CMR : |
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> SATA 6 Gb/s : 5900 RPM : 64 MB Cache : 3 Yr Warranty : $ 110 |
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> Case : CSDCL00015 : Deepcool D-Shield V2 ATX : Compact Mid Tower Case : $ 60 |
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> CSDCL00019 : Deepcool E-Shield : Mid Tower Chassis, |
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> Black, Tempered Glass, 120mm Fan, Radiator Support, |
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> E-ATX/ATX/MicroATX/MiniITX : $ 60 |
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> Power : PSTHL00007 : Thermaltake Smart White : 700 W |
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> 80 PLUS Certified Power Supply : $ 80 [[ total $ 1268 ]] |
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> Comments : the machine is intended to last 7 years , |
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> so I'm going for more power + speed than I'm likely to use today ; |
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> of course, I don't want to waste CAD, but will pay more for better value ; |
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> I don't do gaming, but I do need a powerful machine for Gentoo compiling. |
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> CPU : based on Frank's recommendation ; I prefer AMD. |
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> Mobo : Canada Computers say this is often bought with the CPU ; |
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> my present machine (ANB5) has a Gigabyte mobo, as has its predecessor ; |
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> it says it can support PCIe 4.0, which matches the SSD ; |
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> I'ld like to have WIFI available, tho' I may carry on with landline. |
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> Memory : the mobo will accept 32 GB sticks, but I don't need them ; |
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> I've had good experiences with Kingston. |
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> SSD : PCIe 4 is much faster than PCI 3 ; 1 TB is enough. |
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> HDD : I heard the warnings & this is CMR ; |
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> I also heard Frank's advice re spin-speed : this is lower. |
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> Case : I'm inclined to get '19', |
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> but wonder if there's a serious diffence between 'ATX' vs 'ATXe' : |
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> any advice wb welcome. |
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> Power : the summary says "700 W", but the specs say "500 W" : |
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> the price is a bit more than others which are 500 W |
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> & I can ask in the store, so I'm willing to assume "500" is a typo. |
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> Any further advice wb very welcome (smile to everyone). |
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I'd try to max out memory, because more will soon be better if historical |
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trends will continue to be observed. You need ~2G per thread on a big compile |
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at present. If you're also running VMs or RAM intensive apps at the same |
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time, you soon regret not having more RAM. I'd also spend more money for RAM |
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of arguably better quality like these, which could also allow you to increase |
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their voltage a touch: |
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http://www.gskill.com |
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I'm no serial builder and I tend to build desktops which last a decade or |
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more. Therefore I do not penny-pinch on PSU, RAM, cooling, in that order. On |
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the CPU/APU, I'll buy an AMD on the sweet-spot between performance and price |
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depreciation. |
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