[tech] Charity PC Parts List

[Bob Adamson]

Hi Arend,

 

That build looks pretty good and it would certainly work. Just a little feedback:

-        Graphics card looks very nice. Double thumbs up for finding one with ball bearing fans.

-        Case looks nice, good filtering and space, but I’m worried that the clear side might make it hard to put a hole in it for the security cable. Will it still be compatible with our locking method?

-        Power supply is way over-specced – that PSU is for a machine with 4 graphics cards and 2 CPUs. At max load, total power usage of your build should be under 300W, so a 400W or 450W supply would be ample – perhaps a chance to take either a cheaper option or a better brand at the same price. Though it’s not modular, I’ll happily vouch for the Corsair CX550 at $89 – my experience with modular PSUs at UCC is that the spare connectors get lost or thrown out anyway, so non-modular should mean we get better re-use out of them (and cables interfering with cooling is really not an issue).

-        Though water cooling is…cool, is it really necessary? Could we achieve the same results with just a fan that doesn’t cost $138?

-        Everything else looks good to me

 

Cheers, Bob

 

From: tech-bounces+bob=ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au at ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au [mailto:tech-bounces+bob=ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au at ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au] On Behalf Of Arend Pramoko
Sent: Thursday, 19 October 2017 2:37 PM
To: tech at ucc.asn.au
Subject: [tech] Charity PC Parts List

 

Dear Tech@,

 

We have complied a list of parts to upgrade the currently (barely) running Charity. Please note, the hard drive isn't necessary since Charity already has one.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HC7swAQ_5vhhQZlrbyr9ShWORYCTjx5FqtSsRtFaoTw/edit#gid=0


Furthermore, Cobra's processor has been overclocked and stress tested for 5 hours last night and is running smoothly. As a result, two case fans need to be purchased at $14 a piece as well as a PWM splitter for $5.

 

Arend

Social VP
UCC

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