[ubuntu-uk] I want to buy a pc..which one shall i go for?

[Matthew Larsen]

> whats wrong with having a generic psu?

Its wrong for the same reasons as getting generic RAM or generic
Motherboards etc.

A poor PSU will not provide enough power which means crashes and your
components will not last as long. Things like the Fan and casing will
be cheap so it rusts and/or gets full of dust easier. There may be a
lot of noise on the output channels which will damage your components.
Stray EM noise _might_ be a problem with a WiFi card.

Another factor worth mentioning is a poor PSU will cause overheating
in your case and components because of poor heat management.

Plenty of reasons to avoid a generic PSU. In fact a decent PSU would
be the *first* thing I look for.

I reccomend coolermaster.

Regards,

On 13/07/07, STONE COLD <javad_ayaz at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> decent brand of psu...like?
>  whats wrong with having a generic psu?
>
>
>
>
>  ________________________________
>
>  > Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 11:03:39 +0100
> > From: mat.larsen at gmail.com
> > To: ubuntu-uk at lists.ubuntu.com
> > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] I want to buy a pc..which one shall i go for?
>
> >
> > both sound good, but make sure you get a decent PSU! 450W will
> > probably not be enough and you want to get a good brand, not a generic
> > one
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > On 12/07/07, Lee Tambiah <leetambiah at ossgeeks.co.uk> wrote:
> > > On 7/12/07, STONE COLD <javad_ayaz at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > After extensive looking into ive decided to get one of the following
> two
> > > specificationy pc's:
> > > >
> > > > CPU: AMD64 Athlon X2 6000+ AM2
> > > > CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Golden Orb II / Thermaltake Sonic Tower R2
> > > > Motherboard: Asus M2N4-SLI
> > > > Memory: 2.0GB Kingston DDR2 667mhz (2x 1GB)
> > > > Hard Drive: 80GB S-ATA2 3.0Gb/s
> > > > Second hard drive: 400GB S-ATA2 3.0Gb/s
> > > > Optical Drive: 18x Double-Layer DVD+/-RW
> > > > Graphics card: NVidia GeForce 8600GT 256MB
> > > > Accessories: DVI to HDMI cable
> > > > PSU: 450W PSU
> > > > Case: Coolermaster Cavalier 4
> > > > £543.34
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ORRRRRR
> > > >
> > > > CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
> > > > CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Sonic Tower R2
> > > > Motherboard: ECS 965T-A
> > > > Memory: 2.0GB Kingston DDR2 667mhz (2x 1GB)
> > > > Hard Drive: 80GB S-ATA2 3.0Gb/s
> > > > Second hard drive: 400GB S-ATA2 3.0Gb/s
> > > > Optical Drive: 18x Double-Layer DVD+/-RW
> > > > Graphics card: NVidia GeForce 8600GT 256MB
> > > > Accessories: DVI to HDMI cable
> > > > Case: Coolermaster Cavalier 4
> > > > £542.05
> > > >
> > > > Im intending to install ubuntu feisty/Linux mce/Mythtv with a dual
> boot of
> > > windoze.
> > > > I will be hooking this up to a 32" lcd.
> > > >
> > > > what do you think?
> > > >
> > > > Over to you...
> > > > --
> > > > ubuntu-uk at lists.ubuntu.com
> > > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk
> > > > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > You may want to look at these too, http://efficientpc.co.uk/
> > >
> > > --
> > > " linux: because a PC is a terrible thing to waste"
> > >
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> > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk
> > > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Matthew G Larsen
> > > mat.larsen at gmail.com
> > > +44(0)7739 785 249
> >
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