On Sun, 15 Dec 2013 09:30:43 -0500 (EST), Stan Hoeppner wrote: > > Have you been eagerly anticipating my reply to your hardware thread? I > hope I don't disappoint. :)
I was hoping you would participate, yes. But I didn't want to presume. > > Here is a complete list of quality DIY parts that will meet your > stated needs, including a non-UEFI motherboard: > > Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2P(rev 5.0) AM3+ AMD 760G/SB710, AMD 3000 GPU, DVI > AMD FX-4300 3.8GHz quad core CPU, 2x 2MB L2 cache, 4MB L3 cache > 2x 4GB DDR3-1333 Crucial DDR-SDRAM modules > Samsung 840 EVO 120GB SSD - #1 SSD in quality, performance, and $/GB > ASUS DVD - it's DVD to boot a net install image, if needed, decent unit > Apevia mATX cube case, 500W PSU, excellent airflow, I own one, good case > Hewlett Packard 23" Widescreen HD monitor, 1920x1080, DVI > > $ 52 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128504 > $110 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113287 > $ 60 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148347 > $ 90 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147247 > $ 19 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135304 > $ 87 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811144140 > $120 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824176250 > > $538 Total > Wow, you even managed to get a monitor thrown in and still make the ~$500 target. I was expecting to pay around $500 for the system only, with the monitor costing extra. I see just one problem. I don't see any indication of R/W capability in the CD/DVD drive. It appears to be read-only. I want to be able to burn install images downloaded from the internet. However, I did find this item http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204 for just a buck more. Do you see any problem substituting this for the one you suggested? > > FYI, I searched for more than an hour trying to find an AMD dual core > CPU plus mobo combo that would be suitable. I ran into two problems here. > > First, all of the current dual core AMD CPUs lack L3 cache and have > somewhat tiny 1MB L2 caches. As with virtual machines, emulation > workloads tend to perform better with larger caches due to context > switches, TLB shootdowns, etc. So this model FX-4300 with 1MB L2 per > core and 4MB shared L3 should perform better for you, even if you can't > make use of all 4 cores immediately. Everyone else buying 4/6/8 core > desktop CPUs is in the same boat, whether they know it or not, so don't > sweat it. The industry has decided to take the multi-core path which > users simply cannot yet follow, because most developers aren't yet > threading their applications. > > Second, all of the socket FM2 motherboards which take the dual core > chips are built/certified for Windows 8, and have UEFI BIOS. Again this > mobo is non-UEFI, so I think this combo will be a better solution for > you all around Stephen. Makes sense. And thanks for all the time that you have put into this. > > Motherboard manual to read before you buy (I always do): > http://download.gigabyte.us/FileList/Manual/mb_manual_ga-78lmt-s2p_v.5.0_e.pdf > > I hope this is the type of complete, concise information, > recommendation, you were looking for Stephen. It is. You did not disappoint. -- .''`. Stephen Powell : :' : `. `'` `- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1548252121.889739.1387126597072.javamail.r...@md01.wow.synacor.com
