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On Freitag 06 November 2009, Denis wrote: |
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> I always build my own PC, and over the years I used a few power |
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> supplies made by PC Power and Cooling |
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> (http://www.pcpower.com/index.html). They make a superb product, and |
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> I never had a problem with it - quality and reliability. I used that |
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> for my main Core 2 Duo computing machine at work, and I use it for my |
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> water-cooled rig at home that has the famously hot and power-hungry |
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> dual P4 Extreme Edition. I used Antec PSUs also, but those little |
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> fans in those quit on me a couple times, and I wasn't thrilled about |
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> that. |
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> As far as motherboards, I've had great luck with Intel boards and will |
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> recommend them over all others. They come well-packaged, |
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> well-explained, seem to be well-built, well-supported in Linux and |
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> never gave me any trouble over the years. Please don't flame me for |
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> voicing this opinion - I am just saying what worked well for me. My |
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> main objective in building a computer has been "stable performance", |
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> and that's what I've been getting with Intel. |
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> I think you can definitely reuse your Antec case, but I must echo |
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> Volker's suggestion about a new power supply, unless yours is very |
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> recent. |
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or you can save a lot of money and buy Asus, since asus is producing intel's |
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mobos. |
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Also, there are no intel boards for AMD CPUs. |
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Hmm... and PcPower... |
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http://www.anandtech.com/casecoolingpsus/showdoc.aspx?i=3329&p=3 |
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>Opening the unit reveals a typical Seasonic design, but this time the |
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heatsinks are arranged to better accommodate the 80mm fan setup. Seasonic |
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normally cools this design with a 120mm fan blowing at the top of the |
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heatsinks, so the heatsinks benefit in that case from a shape that will allow |
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air to pass through vertically. This time the air comes from the sides and the |
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back so they can be closed to the top. |
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so PcPower is just selling Seasonic devices (like a lot of other brands). |
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Not saying that Seasonic is bad. Just - why not buy the original? |
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