From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7E0CE1384B4 for ; Fri, 6 Nov 2015 22:00:55 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 7C80321C08F; Fri, 6 Nov 2015 22:00:47 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-oi0-f52.google.com (mail-oi0-f52.google.com [209.85.218.52]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 5773C21C065 for ; Fri, 6 Nov 2015 22:00:46 +0000 (UTC) Received: by oige206 with SMTP id e206so19951158oig.2 for ; Fri, 06 Nov 2015 14:00:45 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=subject:to:references:from:message-id:date:user-agent:mime-version :in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=oYgsUWQFuJ6DAYPRTJRzt52JeW2e/EMeBbIb72fvctg=; b=svM4XUaOT1PBOGsGcbn5Owjqhk0KlPDzBUnDUw3ZJIs/UuafwCm3P3g+2ZVzTMILwj s1eBcpDhWRJ/GcZYM/F8iLkxFCqjAoGgMKxqpeAy0g8mwYombZfonDu/btOrbucdHbER UZSX0Uic9Q9AaNk/jbQ4orc0oqhCmPJmzrmrvcX931wN8o9syx+wKv1iu+NmWyHR/cYf Gbf1PAMB8wDa4f+ce6digC38zT0WuZlegYc6m3eBnVAc5hlXTf64VPPjoaN7uCX9Mazp EVRx7x5t+LKyZmaRhp03+pIkBa4DUz6c/SaHj7UK8cBnHl7pl/dbmBBil9KcF5ClnR6x Pn/A== X-Received: by 10.202.82.144 with SMTP id g138mr9286998oib.6.1446847245569; Fri, 06 Nov 2015 14:00:45 -0800 (PST) Received: from [192.168.2.5] (adsl-65-0-116-226.jan.bellsouth.net. [65.0.116.226]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id p1sm995118obi.2.2015.11.06.14.00.44 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Fri, 06 Nov 2015 14:00:44 -0800 (PST) Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] New Gentoo box To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org References: <563BEA07.4070201@sys-concept.com> <201511060905.13950.michaelkintzios@gmail.com> <563CD619.9080200@sys-concept.com> From: Dale Message-ID: <563D230B.7000101@gmail.com> Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2015 16:00:43 -0600 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:41.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/41.0 SeaMonkey/2.38 Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <563CD619.9080200@sys-concept.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Archives-Salt: ccd7de62-f4be-4065-8d99-8462505c51d5 X-Archives-Hash: 3e4705b22065a297df8d6409afa7d82a thelma@sys-concept.com wrote: > On 11/06/2015 02:04 AM, Mick wrote: >> On Thursday 05 Nov 2015 23:45:11 thelma@sys-concept.com wrote: >>> I'm putting a new box, it will run Gentoo (hylafax, Asterisk) and >>> Windows 7 in VirtualBox (mainly). Box will run 24/7. >>> >>> Below are the components. Will I have a problem with any of them or is >>> there a better choice? >>> (the box need to be small as I don't have much room). >>> >>> - INWIN BL631 Low Power Micro ATX Case w/300W power supply >> What is the PSU? For a 24-7 server/workstation this becomes a critical >> component and other than your SSD a cause of early failure. Buy something >> with good quality capacitors (Japanese), or be prepared to get your soldering >> out in the not too distant future. > YES, yes that is my concern as well. Many of my boxes are running 24/7 > and I have replaced PSU many time. > For example I have: Intel Atom CPU 330 @1.60GHz (run 24/7 Hylafax + > Asterisk) > It a tiny box, has one of those external 12V power adapters, I have > replaced that adapter 2-times and my the PS fried as well at the same > time, so I think PS was responsible for it. I have now SSD 250GB in it. > > So yes, I would like to find good power supply with JAPANESE capacitors > if possible. That Chinese piece of CRAP doesn't last long. > > Any recommendation for PSU with JAPANESE capacitors? > My problem is I'm buying a small case again: > INWIN BL631 Low Power Micro ATX Case 13" x 3.8" x 14.4" > > so I don't know if I'll have very many choices when it comes to PSU > <<>> > -- > Thelma > > You may want to look at the reviews here: http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Review_Cat&recatnum=13 They test these themselves and if they pass their tests, they should be good. Also, they take them apart to see what parts are in there. That will give you a clue if it has good high quality caps in it or not. Hope that helps. Dale :-) :-)