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Wols Lists wrote: |
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> On 02/03/2022 19:39, Philip Webb wrote: |
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>> [ Memory : Kingston has always performed well & 16 GB sb adequate ] |
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>> 220222 Memory : MEKIT00581 : Kingston : 2 x 8 = 16 |
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>> GB $ 110 |
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>> DDR4 3600 MHz CL17 dual channel |
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> What's the largest chip a slot takes? If you can afford it, buy two of |
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> those. My new mobo takes 16GB, and they were only GB£50 each - £100. |
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> If you ever want to upgrade the ram, you won't need to "chuck and |
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> replace". |
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I agree with this because I've made this mistake, twice. Find out the |
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largest size that will fit in each slot and buy to enough of them to |
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cover your needs. When you need to expand, just plug in a extra stick, |
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or two. |
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Depending on what you do, 16GBs may be enough. I have 32GBs on mine and |
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quite often during updates I hit 20GBs of memory in use. I'm not |
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including cache or anything, actually memory in use by the system. If |
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you need to save on cash and upgrade later, one could likely adjust the |
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memory used during large updates by using load options etc with emerge. |
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I don't know why but it seems I get hit with a Firefox, libreoffice and |
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some other large package at the same time quite often. It takes up a |
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lot of memory doing those. I just thought it worth a mention but you |
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may have a different demand than I do. |
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>> [ HDD : for back-up + alternative OS (Mint). |
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>> ANB5 has Seagate : anyone prefer W Digital & if so, why ? ] |
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>> * 220222 HDD : HDSEA00144 : Seagate : 2 TB |
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>> $ 55 |
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>> SATA 3,5" 7200 RPM |
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> BarraCuda? That's an SMR drive. Look at the FireCuda instead or even |
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> better an IronWolf. Only snag is, it'll push the price up. Umm ... the |
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> firecuda costs a lot more than I thought - a 4TB IronWolf is £84. |
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On this, good point. I have a SMR drive, didn't know it when I bought |
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it, and I use it for a external backup that is done weekly. Even with |
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that, it is a bit annoying. Even when it is done, it isn't really done |
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yet. I would not use this for anything where you might have a lot of |
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large writes. Once it hits a certain point, varies by drive, it gets |
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slow and can get really slow. I've seen old IDE drives that could be |
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faster. If unsure, post the model and I'm sure someone can tell you if |
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it is CMR or SMR. CMR = good, SMR = bad in some, maybe most, |
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circumstances. I don't know how true this is but I've read SMR and RAID |
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is bad, btfrs(sp?) and similar file systems can also be bad. Research |
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and weigh based on what will work for you. SMR can save you some cash, |
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sometimes. |
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>> [ Case : ANB5 has Deepcool, which seems a good price ] |
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>> * 220223 Case : CSDCL00019 : Deepcool : |
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>> $ 55 |
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>> E-Shield 120 mm Fan Radiator Support |
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>> E-ATX/ATX/MicroATX/MiniITX |
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>> 00032 : Matrexx |
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>> 50 $ 60 |
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>> 00035 : Matrexx 55 |
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>> MESH $ 70 |
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>> PSU Shroud |
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>> 00044 : Macube 310P |
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>> WH $ 80 |
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>> Magnetic/CableManagement/FAN HUB Pre-install |
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>> [ Power : ANB5 has Thermaltake : is 700 W likely to be adequate ? ] |
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> Crumbs. For the system you're spec'ing, 250W is probably adequate. |
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> That said, at $60 I wouldn't skimp on a decent supply. A stressed |
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> supply is more likely (a) to blow, and (b) to take out components with |
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> it. That $60 is money well spent. My PSUs are Corsairs, for no |
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> particular reason. |
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I agree with this. A badly designed power supply can really cost you if |
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it goes out. I think mine is a Thermaltake but only a few models are |
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really good. There is a thread on overclockers forum that lists power |
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supplies by model and if they passed the tests they ran. It also |
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explains how good the protection is when the power supply goes bad. I |
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don't know how up to date that list is but don't skimp to much on this. |
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I had a fan go out on one of my Thermaltakes and it ran for a bit but |
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blew smoke and died. Thing is, it shut down nicely and a new power |
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supply got me running again. You want one that has good protections in |
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place otherwise, you could be building a new rig. |
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Hope that helps. |
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Dale |
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:-) :-) |