From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1PPNPj-0008B3-EQ for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sun, 05 Dec 2010 22:50:42 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 4A31CE058A; Sun, 5 Dec 2010 22:49:12 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (smtp.gentoo.org [140.211.166.183]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 06F02E058A for ; Sun, 5 Dec 2010 22:49:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 71AA11B4028 for ; Sun, 5 Dec 2010 22:49:11 +0000 (UTC) X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new using ClamAV at gentoo.org X-Spam-Score: -0.532 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.532 required=5.5 tests=[BAYES_00=-2.599, RCVD_NUMERIC_HELO=2.067] Received: from smtp.gentoo.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.gentoo.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id TrpmjPdGvcLZ for ; Sun, 5 Dec 2010 22:49:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: from lo.gmane.org (lo.gmane.org [80.91.229.12]) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A52CB1B4033 for ; Sun, 5 Dec 2010 22:49:02 +0000 (UTC) Received: from list by lo.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PPNO5-0000zE-Ra for gentoo-user@gentoo.org; Sun, 05 Dec 2010 23:48:57 +0100 Received: from 178.233.18.17 ([178.233.18.17]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sun, 05 Dec 2010 23:48:57 +0100 Received: from masterprometheus666 by 178.233.18.17 with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sun, 05 Dec 2010 23:48:57 +0100 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org From: masterprometheus Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: Somewhat OT. Building a rig. Want to get opinions before spending $$$ Followup-To: gmane.linux.gentoo.user Date: Mon, 06 Dec 2010 00:48:50 +0200 Message-ID: References: <4CF0269F.9030702@gmail.com> 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 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: 178.233.18.17 User-Agent: KNode/4.4.7 X-Archives-Salt: 99f2dcd1-7396-4b04-b353-72263985e7a7 X-Archives-Hash: 9a6fdf3e47d27a27e48ebdafd6bcc6b5 Dale wrote: > > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153116 > > Thermaltake TR2 TRX-650M 650W ATX 12V v2.3 / EPS 12V Power supply. I > like this brand and would like to stay with this but if the price is > right, I could be tempted to change my mind. My biggest question on > this, can this handle this mobo, CPU, video card and 3 to 4 drives > including a DVD burner? > > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103644 I saw that you already bought it. It's a below average product. Should still work fine for this system. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371021 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151095 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207007 All of these are superior products with great prices. If one can get the rebate the last one is a steal. > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118056 > > ZALMAN CNPS10X FLEX CPU Cooler. This thing got good reviews and it is > not priced to high. According to the searches I have done this will fit > the mobo/CPU and should fit in the case. Any disagreements on this? Zalman's cooler is a good one but the one I listed in a prior thread is cheaper. Performance is similar. This one of course doesn't need a fan and will be silent. > Crucial Ballistix 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) > Desktop Memory. According to newegg this fits the mobo. Agree? Yes a good one. If you don't need the fastest you can get a cheaper kit : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820144478 However no objection to Crucial. > I only plan to build one or the other not both. I would like to make > sure everything should fit fine but I would also like to get a opinion. > I would like a opinion on whether build #2 would be better in the long > run? It appears to be a bit faster although the price is not much > different. Build #1 is $611.92. Build #2 is $637.92. That doesn't > include shipping but a lot of the items have free shipping anyway. > Basically, I need this to last me several years since I can't afford to > rebuild every few years. Also, one reason for the HUGE CPU cooler, I > run folding in the winter. Helps heat the place up a bit. lol My > current rig with a Volcano 12 runs at about 90F at full load. I would > like to run pretty close to that since it just makes the CPU last longer. > > I'm open to ideas, discussion, problems and opinions. I mostly want to > make sure each build will work and which I should build. > > Thanks for your time and replies. If you need more info, let me know. The rest is good to great but that PSU is ....