[tech] Proposed new parts to replace Porcupine

[Felix von Perger]

Dear tech and committee,

Here is a quick parts list which I propose to buy to replace Porcupine 
(or to replace Cobra/Catfish and swap some bits around to eventually end 
up with a suitable replacement). This is a fairly high end system using 
the latest 8th gen Intel CPUs and a reasonable quality motherboard.

  * Intel i7-8700T - $300
    (https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Intel-Core-i7-8700T-Processor-12M-Cache-up-to-4-00-GHz/223089946483)
  * ASRock B360M LGA1151-CL mATX motherboard - $110
    (https://www.ple.com.au/Products/631588/ASRock-B360M-HDV-LGA1151-CL-mATX-Desktop-Motherboard)
      o Note: cheaper motherboards use Realtek LAN
  * 8GB DDR4-2666 RAM - $120
    (https://www.ple.com.au/Products/632330/GeIL-8GB-Single-DDR4-Pristine-C19-2666MHz)
      o if 8GB RAM is not enough, 16GB DDR4-2666 modules can be found
        for $220
        (https://www.ple.com.au/Products/628441/GeIL-16GB-Kit-2x8GB-DDR4-EVO-X-RGB-LED-C16-2400MHz)
        however this has the potential to go over-budget
  * 500GB SSD - $170
    (https://www.ple.com.au/Products/630702/Crucial-MX500-500GB-SATA-25-7mm-SSD)
  * Power supply - use existing
  * Graphics card - use existing
  * Case - use existing

Total cost for this build should be around $700, within the budget as 
proposed in the minutes here 
<https://www.ucc.asn.au/infobase/minutes/2018/2018-07-31.ucc>.

Please provide feedback on any cost-saving measures, missing components, 
if this is under or over specced etc.

- [FVP]

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