7 Sep
2010
7 Sep
'10
4:26 a.m.
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(a)gmail.com> wrote:
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?
Hi,
Processor:
So it looks like I go for a intel i3 processor, with integrated gpu.
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. 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?
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
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