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

["Jonathan King" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

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

> > >
> > > 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).
>
> Well, that's a good price, and you're getting value for your money.
> You can use the case until the industry switches form factors again.

This case does ATX and mATX, so I think we're safe for at least five
years. But, yeah: in the long run, this thing will seem huge.

> > > 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.
>
> As I understand the physiology of hearing, eventually my ears will
> become deaf to this particular frequency -- Problem solved!

That is, alas, close to being right. Tonic stimulation of the hair
cells encoding this frequency will eventually take its toll. Plus,
there are all the cool effects of aging on hearing loss to look
forward to. :-)

So I think we're going to order the RAM, the motherboard, and the
optical pretty soon...and then it's screwdriver time!

jking

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