On 12/15/2013 10:56 AM, Stephen Powell wrote: > On Sun, 15 Dec 2013 09:30:43 -0500 (EST), Stan Hoeppner wrote: ... > Wow, you even managed to get a monitor thrown in and still make the > ~$500 target. I was expecting to pay around $500 for the system only, > with the monitor costing extra.
Yeah, like I said, it surprised me a bit when I tallied it, considering I made a point to select only top quality gear. The thing that really surprised me was getting a fast quad core CPU, the Samsung 120GB SSD, and the 23" HP LCD in there, and still sneaking in under $550. This will be a pretty awesome system for the price. I'm jealous. :) ... > I see just one problem. I don't see > any indication of R/W capability in the CD/DVD drive. It appears to > be read-only. I want to be able to burn install images downloaded from > the internet. However, I did find this item > > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204 > > for just a buck more. Do you see any problem substituting this for the > one you suggested? I was figuring you'd probably do the install from a USB stick and I threw the DVD drive in as an afterthought. So yes, the ASUS burner above would be perfect. Over 4,000 sold and a 5 egg rating. Can't get any better than that. ... > Makes sense. And thanks for all the time that you have put into this. You're welcome. If you decide to go this route and you run into any trouble getting it going, don't hesitate to email me off list. I may not respond quickly but I'll respond. You said it's been a while since you built a system, so add a static strap to your order and use it, if you don't already have one. Winter is static charge season, and the last thing you want is to have your board not work after accidentally sending static discharge into it. Often folks don't even realize it happened and curse their "DOA" board as being junk, etc. ... >> I hope this is the type of complete, concise information, >> recommendation, you were looking for Stephen. > > It is. You did not disappoint. On that note, prepare for potential disappointment with the cutesie little temperature LCD on the Apevia case. Mine was DOA. I wasn't about to RMA the entire case to Newegg and wait a week or more for a replacement just to get the temp LCD fixed. The system was up and running and immediately in production. I bought the case for the superior airflow and the form factor, not the LCD display. Out of curiosity, I contacted Apevia who offered to ship me a new LCD panel at no charge, but they said I had to pay the shipping, ~$8, or RMA it through Newegg. Not seeing the CPU heatsink temp (nowhere close to core temp anyway) and the HD case temp simply wasn't an issue for me. In your system, the SSD will run ever so slightly above T_case, so you won't even bother to hook the HD temp probe to the SSD. If yours works I'd hook up the CPU heatsink probe and I'd connect the HD probe to the Northbridge heatsink. -- Stan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/52ae0c05....@hardwarefreak.com
