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Date:      Mon, 30 Apr 2012 04:52:35 -0600
From:      "Chad Leigh Shire.Net LLC" <chad@shire.net>
To:        FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: recommendation(s) for new computer
Message-ID:  <7C7A9377-A6F9-4CF9-8B3D-59EE26EE8782@shire.net>
In-Reply-To: <201204301741.41390.erichfreebsdlist@ovitrap.com>
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On Apr 30, 2012, at 4:41 AM, Erich Dollansky wrote:
>=20
>>> - Enermax Platimax 600W
>=20
> 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 did not =
have a second one for the affected machine. The new one fits only upside =
down into the box with all the consequences.

no. no. no.

Get a quality power supply.  And get a Brick Wall.  www.brickwall.com   =
Brick Wall surge suppressors are real surge suppressors, not the fake =
things you buy in the store for $25 with $0.10 worth of sacrificial MOVs =
that degenerate over time.

And get a good UPS while you are at it as well.





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