[tech] Humpback Replacement

[matches at ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au]

Hi all,

Some issues with the new box have been raised at the latest committee meeting:

1. Size of the case - the current case is too big (personally I don't care)
2. The Hard drive - An SSD would be faster (A good point)
3. Keyboard - I didn't see any reason to buy a keyboard; some  
committee members disagree

[TPG] and I have been actioned to organise the replacement for a  
budget of ~$750, including keyboards

I was planning on replacing the hard drive with an SSD, and adding a keyboard.
The rest of the items would remain the same.
The suggested keyboard is ~$120

Opinions?

[SZM]
Apparently a Vulcan




Quoting matches at ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au:

> Hi,
>
> Following Bob's suggestion, I priced up something similar to Clownfish:
>
> Price      Type            Model
> ---------------------------------------------------
> 79         Case            CoolerMaster Elite 342 RC342 420W PS
> 110        Motherboard     Asus F1A75-M-LE FM1 USB3 Hudson D3 RAID  
> GLAN DVI MB
> 149        CPU             MD A8-3870K Quad Core Fusion FM1 CPU 3.0Ghz 4Mb
>                            Llano 3870 AD3870WNGXBOX Boxed HS & Fan
> 129        Hard drive      Seagate 1TB SATA3 32Mb Cache Barracuda
>                            7200RPM / SATA 6Gb/s
> 69         Memory         8Gb DDR3 1600Mhz G.Skill 2X4Gb
>                           Kit Ripjaws-X 12800 Heatsink F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL
> 29         DVDRW Drive    LG GH24-NS70 24X SATA Black
>                           DVDRW, Dual Layer Kit; DVDRAM
>
> The total is $565
>
> This ended up being a lot less than $1100, and is also cheaper than  
> Clownfish; the savings are in the Hard drive and the DVDRW drive (vs  
> Clownfish's bluray). Most of the other parts are similar or the  
> same, and also of similar or identical prices.
>
> If we want to spend more money and get something better, I'm happy  
> to redo this.
>
> For those who care, here are the links:
>
> Case:  
> http://www.netplus.com.au/product/CACOELI342-042/CoolerMaster_Elite_342_RC342_Case_420W_PS_RC-342-KKR4_120mm_Fan_uATX_Compact
>
> Motherboard:  
> http://www.netplus.com.au/product/MBASF1A75-M-LE/Asus_F1A75-M-LE_FM1_USB3_Hudson_D3_RAID_GLAN_DVI_MB
>
> CPU:  
> http://www.netplus.com.au/product/CPAMM3-4-A8-3870/AMD_A8-3870K_Quad_Core_Fusion_FM1_CPU_3.0Ghz_4Mb_Llano_3870_AD3870WNGXBOX_Boxed_HS_&_Fan
>
> Hard drive: http://www.netplus.com.au/product/HDSE72RSATA999G
> /Seagate_1TB_SATA3_32Mb_Cache_Barracuda_7200RPM_SATA_6Gbs_PN:_ST31000524AS
>
> Memory:  
> http://www.netplus.com.au/product/MYD316-8192GK/8Gb_DDR3_1600Mhz_G.Skill_2X4Gb_Kit_Ripjaws-X_12800_Heatsink_F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL
>
> DVD Drive:  
> http://www.netplus.com.au/product/OPLGGH20NS10/LG_GH24-NS70_24X_SATA_Black_DVDRW,_Dual_Layer_Kit;_DVDRAM_
>
> Everything is from netplus, because it was more convenient to get  
> everything from one place than to trawl the internet in the hopes of  
> saving $50.
>
> I am eagerly eager to anticipate your insightful grammatical criticism.
>
> [SZM]
> UCC OCM 2011
>
>
> Quoting Bob Adamson <bob at ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au>:
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> Humpback is broken, and unless someone feels like removing and
>> replacing most of the capacitors on the board, it's not coming back any
>> time soon. We've budgeted $2200 this year for two new clubroom machines,
>> so can I please get a volunteer to price up a box for $1100 to replace
>> humpback?
>>
>> I think something like clownfish would be good (AMD FM1 build), but a
>> smaller case is definitely in order. Other than a box, we also need to
>> price in a mechanical keyboard - the iOne Scorpius M10 on clownfish has
>> proven to be quite nice at a good price. All this of course is open to
>> debate.
>>
>> Anyway - volunteers?
>>
>> Andrew Adamson
>> UCC President
>> bob at ucc.asn.au
>>
>> |"The faster you move, the slower time passes, the longer you live."     |
>> | ---Peter's Laws                                                        |
>>
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