Re: [MLUG] tentative specs for our Linux box...

["Mark Rages" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

On 4/14/07, Jonathan King <EMAIL:PROTECTED> wrote:
> Man, I haven't built a computer from components since the early 90s,
> when American Megatriends was the boss motherboard maker, so bear with
> me.
>
> The father/son build a linux box project is settling in on the
> following components for a quiet but effective Linux box to run Ubuntu
> which could also be upgraded incrementally because it was decently
> future-proofed. Anyway, here is the concept so far:
>
> Asus M2NPV-VM (AM2 socket) 6150 integrated graphics,
>                                firewire, HDTV support and other stuff)
> http://www.asus.com/products4.aspx?l1=3&l2=101&l3=0&model=1138&modelmenu=1
>
> AMD Athlon 64 X2 processor 3800+ (highest speed I can get for < $100)
> Antec Solo  Mini Tower ATX case (apparently *the* quiet case)
> Antec NEOHE 430 power supply (alleged to be really quiet)
> 120 GB IDE hard drive I have lying around (doesn't everybody have one? :-))
> cheap DVD-rw/CD-rw drive
> Crucial RAM to match this (1 GB)
>
> In any case, I think ths set up will run $80 for the mobo, $90 for the
> processor, $50 (after rebate) for the case, $75 for the PS (see
> below), $30 for the optical, and $60 for one stick of  RAM.
>
> The problem here is that this box is now running about $380, and I
> would like it to be at least $50 cheaper if possible without
> compromizing too much. But the only obvious target here is the PS.
> Does anybody know of any cheap quiet-ish PSes for $30 or so? Also, the
> RAM price was from Crucial; the one downside of the mobo is that it
> seems to want DDR2 RAM, but I don't think I need to installed a
> matched pair.

woot.com has a similar machine for $385 shipped right now.

Antec cases are really nice, but you can save lots of money by getting
a cheap case and power supply.  Even the low-end cases rarely draw
blood these days.

I have a cheap power supply in the computer on my desk.  Its switching
frequency seems to be around 10kHz, right at the upper limit of my
hearing and very very annoying.  I don't mind the white noise of fans
or the rumble of hard disk heads.  But this constant high-pitched
whine is slowly driving me insane.

Regards,
Mark
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