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

["Jonathan King" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

On 4/15/07, Mark Rages <EMAIL:PROTECTED> wrote:

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

Interesting. Of course part of this is wanting to build it...

> 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.

That is actually the one part I am committed not to compromising on. I
suspect this case will end up holding many systems over time, and I
really used to HATE cheap cases. Plus, I got this one for $49,
(admittedly without a power supply).

> 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.

This is what I will have to avoid. The continued absence of (loud)
rock music in my son's life means he has really sensitive hearing, as
does my daughter, and there are sounds that would really be
non-starters, including this one.

jking

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