Re: [gentoo-user] Re: new machine : case + power

[Philip Webb]

150917 james wrote:
> Philip Webb <purslow <at> ca.inter.net> writes:
>> 150914 CPU : AMD X8 FX8370E 8-core 4,3 GHz 16 MB 32 nm 95 W
> I have 3) FX8350. Outstanding performance for the cost. Love them all.
>> 150914 Mobo : Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P 970+SB950 DDR3 2000      :  119.99
>>        2x PCI-Express x16 GLAN 6xSATA 6.0 Gb/s 4xUSB 3.0 14xUSB 2.0
> I have (3) of the Gigabyte 990A-UD3P mobos : I love mine
> There has been a quiet revolution in power supply.  The efficiency
> of the switching circuits will save you more money in the long run
> & those electronics will deliver the cleanest power to other electronics.
> Make sure your case has a big and quite fan to draw air across the HD :
> most new cases do.  Check the dB, esp if you want a quiet rig near you.

Thanks for the very useful advice.  I esp note the above.

My present machine has a  4,2 GHz  CPU, which hasn't caused problems,
even when it's been running at full tilt for  2 h 20 m  compiling LO.
As I've said before, my impression is that electronics need stability
& my box sits in the same corner at the same temperature + humidity.

Everything is protected -- is it ? -- by a good power bar.
Occasionally, there is a flash/dim of my lights in the early morning,
which I assume is a changeover of equipment at a substation out there.
Otherwise, our publicly-owned electricity service is very reliable,
as it has to be in a big city with pretensions (smile) to World status.

I have bought

  150917 Case : Deepcool Terraract BF                          :   39.99
  150917 PSU : Thermaltake TR2 500 W                           :   59.99

Both items are in good supply at the store, ie people are buying them.
The PSU has a  5 yr  warranty.  The fan is intelligent, like the CPU's,
so it sb quiet most of the time, but do its job when working hard.
The case has a lot of mesh around the sides, which should help airflow.

I'm not an electrical expert, but my Estonian grandfather was an engineer
who helped the Germans with the electrics in their submarines before WWI.
Too bad re the Lusitania ... (wry smile)

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