[ale] Building computers

[Chuck Payne]

Leam,

Hey I have two Dell optiplex 7xx series do you want the power out them? All
I ask you pay for shipping they are yours.

Chuck

On Mon, Aug 10, 2020 at 5:56 PM Leam Hall via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:

> On 8/10/20 5:03 PM, David Jackson wrote:
>
> > As far as PSU compatibility, size is the most frequent problem (ie, it's
> > got to fit inside the case).
>
> In this case it was that the vendor claimed compatibility with the Dell
> H305P-02 but it had a completely different motherboard connector.
>
> > I guess my thought here is that if you want to build a desktop box, Linux
> > compatibility is no longer a large problem.
>
> Less about compatibility, more about picking quality components from a
> wide variety of options. A good CPU for multi-core stuff, and a good
> motherboard it can sit on. Why DIMM Y and not X? A discussion on power
> consumption and quiet operations.
>
> YouTube is okay to learn the process, but doesn't do data well. If I
> look at a spec sheet that says "For 8+ core desktop, use CPU A,
> Motherboard B, at least Q RAM, and one of the F brand video cards." That
> would take me an hour on YouTube, or sub 5 seconds on a wiki.
>
> While there are unique system requirements, there seems to be a general
> set of: desktop, desktop with video, desktop gaming, file server, backup
> server (w/raid array), and firewall/proxy server. You could start that
> sort of wiki page and save a lot of the emails.  :)
>
> Leam
>
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