[olug] Advice on a new rig

[Eric Lusk]

I just got the 1200 case in; it's huge, and probably overkill for most, but it's a truly beautiful thing.  Room to fit all your components AND still work when you have to.  The 900 would have been mine if it'd been for the current price.

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----- Original Message ----
From: T. J. Brumfield <enderandrew at gmail.com>
To: Omaha Linux User Group <olug at olug.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2008 10:52:19 AM
Subject: [olug] Advice on a new rig

Forgive me for breaking the threading but I must have actually deleted
the email from this thread, which is weird because I use gmail and
don't delete emails.

Anyway I bought my first component for the new rig.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021&nm_mc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel&cm_mmc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel-_-Content-_-text-_-N82E16811129021

I really like the two fans in front of the HDD bays.  I like that it
has three 120mm fans, and a 200mm fan.  There is even room for another
120mm fan on the side.  Bigger fans spin slower and quieter.  I have 4
80mm fans right now and it isn't exactly quiet.  It has over 3,300
reviews on NewEgg and is 5-star rated.  Oh, and it was bumped down
from $140 to $60 with free shipping.

Cases don't depreciate, so it doesn't hurt me to buy it in advance.  I
may also grab a power supply in advance if there is a good sale on one
right now.  I need a power supply that can handle a beefy video card,
4 HDDs and plenty of fans.  I would prefer the HDD to be 80-plus
certified.  Stable rails would be nice.  Anyone have any
recommendations?

This one may be a little more than I need, but I really like the
concept of having a double ball-bearing temperature controlled 140mm
fan.  That should be fairly quiet.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006

This meets all my requirements and is cheaper but I've never head of
the company and no one on NewEgg has reviewed it.  That could just
mean it is a new product.  Google shows a review with someone saying
Tuniq uses really high quality Japanese parts, but still they're a
little unknown it would seem.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817611006

I'm also looking at this bad-boy.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171023

Thoughts?  Suggestions?

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