I have one of those in a box downstairs, like David Bowie in The Hunger. Look
closely at the manufacturer's product page, and you'll see that the steel is
.6mm thin, which is very very thin. I never had thought about steel thickness
until I bought that case. Jim KJ2P
> Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 07:11:23 -0800
> From: n...@att.net
> To: billm...@gmail.com; t...@flexradio.com
> CC: flexradio@flex-radio.biz
> Subject: Re: [Flexradio] AMD chip
>
> A disk drive failure in a (very old) system we used as a Linux file server
> prompted me to build a new computer to replace it recently. I was going to
> reuse the old case and power supply, but felt the 300W supply was a bit
> under
> powered for the new motherboard. Looking for a replacement supply, I saw
> this
> case/power supply combo:
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811121002
>
> It would look tiny in that big case, but it looks like it also accepts the
> micro-ATX format motherboards too. Good price, 585W power supply, shiny new
> black (well ventilated) case for your new computer
>
> I liked the new system so much that I built a 2nd system just to drive my
> Flex-3000 and Flex-1500. Now I don't have to drag my Dell XPS-1530 laptop
> into
> the shack to use the Flex radios anymore.
>
> Mike, N0SO
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Bill <billm...@gmail.com>
> To: t...@flexradio.com
> Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz
> Sent: Tue, December 20, 2011 8:34:28 AM
> Subject: Re: [Flexradio] AMD chip
>
> On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 9:48 AM, Tim Ellison, W4TME <t...@flex-radio.com>
> wrote:
> > Neal just told me...
> >
> > "Right now I would recommend the Asrock 880GM-LE micro-ATX board with the
> > AMD X4 970 chip, its an absolute smoker!! I did one this weekend and its
> > really (really) fast and really cheap."
> >
> > -Tim
>
> I've been thinking of upgrading and these components are relatively
> inexpensive while being a substantial upgrade over my current system.
> So, I ordered them. I'd like to use my current PC power supply. It
> is a 250W PS. Does anyone know, or care to guess, if 250W is enough
> for the above motherboard and cpu? Other components are 8 gigs ram, a
> Siig firewire card, a hard drive, an M-audio Delta 44 sound card, a
> Blue Ray burner, an external USB backup hard drive, and USB powered
> speakers. If the power supply isn't powerful enough, how would I
> know?
>
> 73, Bill W8EI
>
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