On Mon, Sep 06, 2010 at 10:44:18AM -0700, Mark Knecht wrote: > On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 7:01 AM, rosea grammostola > <rosea.grammostola@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Processor: > > So it looks like I go for a intel i3 processor, with integrated gpu. > > > >> Anyway, I'm a fan of Asus MBs, either Intel or AMD processors. I used > >> to work for AMD but frankly right now it's pretty hard to beat Intel's > >> Core i5 & i7 offerings. I've got an i5-661, i7-920 and an i7-980x. > >> They are all quite nice at different price points and the i5 is very > >> energy efficient. > > > > MB: > > Does it make sense to go for an Intel motherboard when I have also a Intel > > processor? Then it should fit right ;) Like the Intel Desktop Board DH55HC > > for example? > > The Intel DH55HC is in fact the motherboard I am responding from. It's > been quite good so far with the i5-661. > > In fact I believe the integrated graphics for the i5-661 ONLY work > with an Intel motherboard, or did so 6 months ago when I built this > machine. I'm enjoying this thread because I'm putting together an estimate for building an Ardour DAW for a friend's studio. What about the Xwindows bugs with the Intel graphics chipset? There was some horrible bug that made RT kernels lock up or Xrun (I don't remember which; both are unacceptable), and the Xorg team didn't look like they were working on it. Is it fixed? Which distros have that fix? > > I'd need to know the exact i3 model you're thinking about here. > > > Asus is also mentioned pretty often indeed, MSI too. Which is the best, > > that's all I have to know ;) > > > > Power: > > When it comes to a power supply I was thinking about Enermax PRO82+ 385W. I > > heard that brand is good... > > I am energy conscious also. I chose the 500W Antec EarthWatts supply. > However in testing the machine I ended up thinking the 500W was a vast > overkill. I've got 3 hard drives and two LCD monitors attached, along > with the DSL router, and I still draw less than 175 Watts. I suspect > your 385W is more than enough. Just buy the most efficient one your > budget will allow, especially if you're going to run this 24/7. The > costs add up over a year and I figure you pay for the more expensive > supply in under a year in electricity savings. (Depends on what you > pay per KWH. Here in California it's pretty expensive.) > > > > > Cases: > > There are pretty some option these days. Towers, mini-itx, htpc. I like the > > style of the Antec ones ( antec Solo-EU Quiet Mini Tower Case, NoPSU, for > > example). > > Smaller is more mobile and looks nicer, but what is better and more silent? > > > > Really good, quiet cases are not very compatible with your budget. I > like CoolerMaster but they are expensive. My view is I reuse them. I > own 3. The first one has been with me over 11 years and had 4 > different machines in it over the years. Cost me $250 way back when > but has been completely worth the money. Problem is it's a standard > mini tower and it will never get smaller. My most recent is a full > tower CoolerMaster Cosmos with a 5 disks - a 2 disk RAID 0 and a 3 > disk RAID1. It's not silent but it's manageable in the house for what > I use it for. Cost me something like $250 and weighs so much I can > hardly lift it fully loaded. > > You can always add sound proofing to any case as long as you are > careful about the air flow. > > > > Memory: > > Any recommended brands, type and speed? > > > > I use only Crucial, either directly through them or through Amazon. > Lifetime guarantee, no questions asked. They've replaced 3 sets for me > in the last decade and never asked why. > > Hope this helps, > Mark > > > > > Regards, > > > > \r > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-audio-user mailing list > Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
