[tech] Charity PC Parts List

[Elton Rodrigues]

Hi Bob and tech@,

While I am probably nowhere as experienced as some members on this list
here is my 2 cents

As for the PSU I agree 750W is a bit overkill. Brand wise however EVGA are
fantastic and I have the same PSU myself. This PSU also comes with a 10
year warranty. Having rebuilt some of the machines with non modular PSUs
recently, dealing with the octopus of cables is a real pain. I think losing
and throwing out cables is something that should be dealt with as that is
the issue as opposed to the modular PSUs.

As a tech club I think we should have at least one AIO, considering they
are becoming more and more prevalent. It will give us the opportunity to
show people how to set them up too in the hopefully planned build a PC
event. In summer it should help keep the Ryzen cool since our clubroom gets
quite hot. Ryzen CPUs benefit a bunch from overclocking too, and having
this cooler on the Ryzen build means we can push that possibility even
though our clubroom gets quite hot.

Thanks,
Elton

On Oct 19, 2017 8:09 PM, "Bob Adamson" <bob at ucc.asn.au> wrote:

> 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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