[Klug-general] Kent Digest, Vol 503, Issue 1

[Alex Layfield]

As well as a solid state drive...

Get a quieter CPU cooler...

& a quiet/silent PSU...

You'll really appreciate it...

e.g. silentpc.com


/A

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> On 15 Aug 2016, at 22:22, James Morris via Kent <kent at mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:
> 
> Get a solid state drive.
> 
> On 15 August 2016 at 19:07, Jonathan Kaye via Kent
> <kent at mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:
>> Gavin Coles via Kent wrote on 15/08/16 11:25:
>>> Do you want a branded pre-built or a custom built machine?
>> 
>> Custom built in the sense that I choose I select from a variety of
>> choices in a large number of different categories. I followed Sharon's
>> suggestion and went to the PCSpecialists website.
>> 
>> FYI here are the specs I selected:
>> Case
>> STYLISH PIANO BLACK ENIGMA CASE + 2 FRONT USB
>> Processor (CPU)
>> AMD FX-4300 Quad Core CPU (3.80GHz/4MB CACHE/AM3+)
>> Motherboard
>> ASUS® M5A97 R2.0 (DDR3, USB3.0, 6Gb/s)
>> Memory (RAM)
>> 16GB Kingston DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (2 x 8GB)
>> Graphics Card
>> 2GB AMD RADEON™ R7 240 - DVI,HDMI,VGA - DX® 11
>> 1st Hard Disk
>> 1TB SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 32MB CACHE
>> 1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
>> NOT REQUIRED
>> Power Supply
>> CORSAIR 350W VS SERIES™ VS-350 POWER SUPPLY
>> Processor Cooling
>> STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER
>> Thermal Paste
>> STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
>> Sound Card
>> ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
>> Wireless/Wired Networking
>> 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
>> USB Options
>> MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
>> Power Cable
>> 1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
>> Operating System
>> NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
>> Operating System Language
>> United Kingdom - English Language
>> Office Software
>> NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
>> Anti-Virus
>> NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
>> 
>> Any comments about their suitability would be most welcome. They seem OK
>> to me at a very fair price. What do you all think?
>> Thanks,
>> Jonathan
>> 
>> 
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