Re: recommendation(s) for new computer

2012-04-30 Thread Erich Dollansky
Hi, On Monday 30 April 2012 18:22:18 Robert Bonomi wrote: > > If you have a bunch of 'sensitive' gear, also look at a Tripp-lite voltage > conditioner. that gear, and and a lot of other Tripp stuff comes with an > insurance coverate (in five figures) that will replace gear -behind- the > Tripp

Re: recommendation(s) for new computer

2012-04-30 Thread Erich Dollansky
hI, On Monday 30 April 2012 17:52:35 Chad Leigh Shire.Net LLC wrote: > > On Apr 30, 2012, at 4:41 AM, Erich Dollansky wrote: > > > >>> - Enermax Platimax 600W > > > > I do not know about your location but at mine power supplies have the > > tendency to have a short life due to lightning strik

Re: recommendation(s) for new computer

2012-04-30 Thread Robert Bonomi
> From owner-freebsd-questi...@freebsd.org Mon Apr 30 05:55:04 2012 > From: "Chad Leigh Shire.Net LLC" > Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2012 04:52:35 -0600 > To: FreeBSD Mailing List > Subject: Re: recommendation(s) for new computer > > > On Apr 30, 2012,

Re: recommendation(s) for new computer

2012-04-30 Thread Chad Leigh Shire.Net LLC
On Apr 30, 2012, at 4:41 AM, Erich Dollansky wrote: > >>> - Enermax Platimax 600W > > I do not know about your location but at mine power supplies have the > tendency to have a short life due to lightning strikes in the area. Get a > cheaper model but buy two. I just ran into this problem but

Re: recommendation(s) for new computer

2012-04-30 Thread Erich Dollansky
Hi, On Monday 30 April 2012 15:38:38 krad wrote: > > - AMD FX-8150 I am also considering this one for the next buy. > > - Corsair Vengeance 16GB Kit > > [Note: This combination is known to work because a friend has exactly > > those components.] I would use ECC on a machine like this if it is

Re: recommendation(s) for new computer

2012-04-30 Thread krad
On 20 April 2012 16:19, Christian Baer wrote: > Mellow greetings, y'all! :-) > > After several years, I think it's about time for a new computer, since > my current one is slowly aging to a meltdown. Well, that and I currently > have the dough for a new one. So before I spend it uselessly on women

Re: recommendation(s) for new computer

2012-04-22 Thread doug
On Fri, 20 Apr 2012, Mark Felder wrote: On Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:34:11 -0500, Dale Scott wrote: As do Intel (video) drivers Not if they require GEM/KMS like all the modern variants do; they're not supported in FreeBSD yet. I have a laptop (Google CR48) that's running the very experiment

Re: recommendation(s) for new computer

2012-04-21 Thread Christian Baer
On 22.04.2012 01:04, Wojciech Puchar wrote: > REALLY - i an for a long time not up to date what is "modern" today, as > FreeBSD and software i use works lightning fast on ANY new computer you > can buy today - if it works at all. [...] > The real problem is graphics. I do not have any need of hi

Re: recommendation(s) for new computer

2012-04-21 Thread Christian Baer
On 21.04.2012 02:06, Adam Vande More wrote: > I'm not sure where the power/performance/price ratio is at currently, but > it wasn't that long ago purchasing an intel was a much better deal long > term. It was something like it took a year and half of an AMD and intel > cpu idling to draw even in

Re: recommendation(s) for new computer

2012-04-21 Thread Wojciech Puchar
about anything will run under Windows, so I won't make a fuss there. Windows will run on this machine (too), because from time to time I do enjoy a little gaming. I am not a hardcore-gamer though. About 80% of my time at the computer is spent "in non-gaming-mode". And I certainly will not spend ex

Re: recommendation(s) for new computer

2012-04-20 Thread Adam Vande More
On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 10:19 AM, Christian Baer < christian.b...@uni-dortmund.de> wrote: > Most of these components aren't all that thrilling (because they will > run with just about anything), but you are welcome to comment on them if > you think I could/should rethink an aspect. Remember that I

Re: recommendation(s) for new computer

2012-04-20 Thread Jerry
On Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:42:23 -0500 Mark Felder articulated: >On Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:34:11 -0500, Dale Scott >wrote: > >> As do Intel (video) drivers > >Not if they require GEM/KMS like all the modern variants do; they're >not supported in FreeBSD yet. I have a laptop (Google CR48) that's >run

Re: recommendation(s) for new computer

2012-04-20 Thread Mark Felder
On Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:34:11 -0500, Dale Scott wrote: As do Intel (video) drivers Not if they require GEM/KMS like all the modern variants do; they're not supported in FreeBSD yet. I have a laptop (Google CR48) that's running the very experimental GEM/KMS code because otherwise it's

Re: recommendation(s) for new computer

2012-04-20 Thread Dale Scott
As do Intel (video) drivers - Original Message - From: "Mark Felder" To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Sent: Friday, April 20, 2012 1:49:13 PM Subject: Re: recommendation(s) for new computer nvidia drivers just work. That'

Re: recommendation(s) for new computer

2012-04-20 Thread Mark Felder
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