151105 the...@sys-concept.com wrote:
> I'm putting a new box, it will run Gentoo (hylafax, Asterisk)
> and Windows 7 in VirtualBox (mainly).  Box will run 24/7.
> Will I have a problem with any of these components ?
> Is there a better choice ?
> The box need to be small as I don't have much room.
> 
> - INWIN BL631 Low Power Micro ATX Case w/300W power supply
> - Gigabit GA-78LMT-USB3 w/DDR3, 7.1 Audio, Gigabit Lan
> - Samsung 850 EVO Series Solid State Drive 1-TB
> - LG GH240 SuperMulti 24x DVD Writer, SATA
> - Kingston HyperX FURY Black 16GB DDR3-1600MHz CL 10 Dual Channel
>   4 x 8 GB  Total 32 GB RAM
> - AMD FX-6300 Processor 3.5GHz w/ 14MB Cache
> - Asus GeForce GT610 CMS 2GB PCI-E w/ DVI HDMI
> Do I need the DVD ?

The machine I built in Sep has (prices in CAD) :

  150914 CPU : AMD X8 FX8370E 8-core 4,3 GHz 16 MB 32 nm 95 W  :  259.00
         Direct replacement : 3 yr                             :   38.85
  150926 Mobo : ASUS M5A97 LE AMD 970/SB8950 DDR3 1866 GHz     :  104.99
  150914 Memory : Kingston HyperX Fury 8 GB DDR3 1866 MHz CL10 :   68.99
  150914 Graphix : Asus GT610 810 MHz clock 1200 MHz memory    :   74.99
  150914 SSD : Kingston SSDNow V300 240 GB SATA RW 450 MB/s    :  109.99
  150914 HDD : Seagate Desktop SATA3 1 TB 64 MB 6 GB/s         :   57.99
         Ont recycle fee                                       :    0.75
  150914 DVD : Samsung SH-224FB 24x SATA 1.5 MB                :   21.99
         Ont recycle fee                                       :    0.75
  150917 Case : Deepcool Terraract BF                          :   39.99
  150917 PSU : Thermaltake TR2 500 W                           :   59.99

                                                      subtotal :  838.27
                                                           tax :  108.98
                                                         total :  947.25

Warranty : manufacturer :
  Memory life ; PSU  5 yr ; CPU Mobo Graphix SSD  3 yr ; HDD  1 yr .

Mobo : back USB2 dead, froze w front USB3, destroyed FS on USB stick,
  case fan didn't start : returned for refund :

  150914 Mobo : Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P 970+SB950 DDR3 2000      :  119.99
          2x PCI-Express x16 GLAN 6xSATA 6.0 Gb/s 4xUSB 3.0 14xUSB 2.0

I had to return the Gigabyte mobo due to serious defects.
Otherwise, everything as worked perfectly.
I couldn't get it to hibernate, but that seems fairly common.
Do you need  32 GB  RAM ? -- I find  8 GB  is more than enough,
except when emerging LO + FF using tmpfs (they have to use a drive instead) ;
you sb able to get  1866 GHz  memory : mine is overclocked at  2133 GHz .
I like to have optical back-ups in case Earth's poles reverse (grin),
so the DVD drive will get used a couple of times a year.

Your list omits an SSD drive : they're much faster than HDD,
tho' you should have one of those too for back-ups etc.

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