[tech] Purchase of Peripherals for UCC Desktop Machines 2016-07-17

[jordan meerwald]

The monitors I bought last time were Dell P2414H's, which is a 16:9 non-ultrasharp version of the U2412M's we have on most linux machines.
The key things we need on monitors is height adjustment so people don't need to stack books under them and the ability to attach the security bolt to the back. An exposed VESA mount is all this needs (though we have to drill through the back to get to it on the Dell monitors). Some people in the room code in portrait orientation so being able to rotate vertically is nice too but isn't a necessity. IPS is nice and the increased viewing angle is useful for onlookers in the room.

Freesync is open source but only compatible with AMD GPUs. G-SYNC is proprietary to nvidia and requires a chip in the monitor which limits models available and adds cost. There aren't any 16:10 G-SYNC monitors.

>From reviews I've seen the jump from 60 Hz to 75Hz is far more of a noticeable improvement than going from 75 to 120/144 Hz, so it could well be worth it even without G-SYNC.

I own a steelseries sensei and the scroll wheel is FITH. This is apparently a common problem hardware problem with some steelseries mice and while it is DIY fixable, the base screws are under the footpads so you need to buy replacement pads everytime you open it.

From: tech-bounces+kurama101=ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au at ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au [mailto:tech-bounces+kurama101=ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au at ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au] On Behalf Of John Hodge
Sent: Sunday, 17 July 2016 4:09 PM
To: tech at ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au
Subject: Re: [tech] Purchase of Peripherals for UCC Desktop Machines 2016-07-17

Some opinions:

Speakers
- Look good. Nice to see they have headphone jacks.

Mice
- Look nice and simple... I might get one or two myself :)

HDDs
- MSY lists the 8TB as an "archive" disk -- might have a relatively low spindle speed.
- A 4TB disk should be sufficient (my steam library fits on one, with plenty of space to spare)

Monitors
- No to 4K (overkill for most of our hardware, maybe next year when we start getting GTX10s)
- I'm not sure about 144Hz, it could be good but it is pricey.
- 1200p is generally nice, but I'm not sure it's worth the extra cost.
- Freesync sounds nice, but reports are that NVidia cards don't support it (but the extra update frequency may make the gamers happy)

tl;dr:
Smaller HDD, and probably go for the VX2457 monitor
On 17/07/2016 3:28 PM, Oscar Hermoso wrote:
Dear techy UCCers (tuccers?),
If any of you read the minutes from the last months, you would have seen that committee has been attempting to organise the purchase of peripherals for clubroom computers. Due to general disorganisation, and the very real priority that is exam preparation, committee only just got around to pricing stuff up this week.
Anyway, here it is,
- 4X Speakers
  - Edifier M1250
  - $19 each from PLE
- 2X Mice
  - SteelSeries Kana
  - $52 each from PLE
- 3X Harddrives
  - 2TB Harddrives
  - Committee was on the fence between 3 options
    - WD Blacks $174 from MSY
    - Seagate SSHD (8TB FLASH) $125 from MSY
      - ([NTU] has recommended this one already because of boot times)
    - Seagate Barracuda $98 from MSY
- 2X Monitor
  -  Secretary was absent from the meeting, here are the screens he was going to propose for discussion
     - (Also, at a previous meeting committee didn't believe the 144 Hz wasn't worth the extra cost, for one 144 Hz screen for the club)
  - Anyway, here are the screens:

  - Viewsonic VX2457 (24", 1ms, 1080p, 75hz, AMD Freesync)
    - $199 from MSY

  - LG 24MP48HQ-P (24", 5ms, 1080p, 60Hz)
    - $188 from MSY

  - LG 27MU67 (27", 5ms, 2160p, 60Hz)
    - $589

  - AOC G2460PF (24", 1ms, 1080p, 144Hz)
    - $412 from MSY

  - Samsung LS24E65KBWV (24", 5ms, 1200p, 60Hz)
    - $299 from MSY
Cool beans,
Thanks in advance,
[CHS]




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