Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 15:34:58 -0700 From: David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Best hardware for a replacement desktop? Message-ID: <bc012847-df7f-d427-624d-cc5b6f819c1d@holgerdanske.com> In-Reply-To: <CAGBxaXnKpD8ok%2B9YPr_s1fYrEnj%2BWP20_5dAFp17Bz2KdReKEg@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAGBxaX=ch_=NKBAme9wTQjSVsJ4Oxschs3Qg7Kddh7KouW3DJw@mail.gmail.com> <5ceb24c1-66ce-2603-5eed-78283d9676b7@holgerdanske.com> <CAGBxaXmiAy2xAKT1oyat4J_Q-gOFTzEEiQQso3oTS9EqoY3ayQ@mail.gmail.com> <23861.63968.885139.970960@jerusalem.litteratus.org> <1618173539.5511975.1563822072600@mail.yahoo.com> <CAGBxaXnKpD8ok%2B9YPr_s1fYrEnj%2BWP20_5dAFp17Bz2KdReKEg@mail.gmail.com>
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On 7/22/19 12:26 PM, Aryeh Friedman wrote: > Here is what I have in mind so far (note I*REFUSE* to buy mail > order/online so this is what is in my local MicroCenter): > > CPU (Ryzen 3600 $200.00 65 watts w/ fan): > https://www.microcenter.com/search/search_results.aspx?Ntk=all&sortby=match&N=4294966995+4294819840+4294810797+4294819827+4294818783+4294815097&myStore=true > > Motherboard (x570 AMD 4 ATX $170): > https://www.microcenter.com/search/search_results.aspx?Ntk=all&sortby=match&N=4294966996+4294810816+4294818900+4294818892+4294810798+4294817766+4294818045+4294818894+4294810687+4294815404+4294818877+4294815402+39&myStore=true > > Power supply (850 watt $130 ATX): > https://www.microcenter.com/search/search_results.aspx?Ntk=all&sortby=match&N=4294966654+4294818900+795+4294817377+780+4294817027&myStore=true > > Case (minitower ATX $75): > https://www.microcenter.com/search/search_results.aspx?Ntk=all&sortby=match&N=4294964318+4294821211+4294821002+4294811319+749+4294821195+4294821206+4294821207&myStore=true > > RAM (16 GB DDR4-3200 $70): > https://www.microcenter.com/search/search_results.aspx?Ntk=all&sortby=match&N=4294966965+4294817445+4294820310+37&myStore=true > > Reuse keyboard/mouse/video card/monitor > > Total: $645 I built and ran homebrew x86 personal computers with Antec tower cases and power supplies, Intel desktop motherboards and processors, desktop memory, desktop drives, etc., for 20+ years. The Antec and Intel hardware has been very reliable. All the HDD's die, eventually. Using generic parts makes upgrades easy. Intel supports FOSS, so Linux and BSD works well on them. Then Intel released the Next Unit of Computing (NUC) products and discontinued their desktop boards. Given that ECC memory is recommended for larger memory applications and also for ZFS, I migrated to Intel uniprocessor server products. I recently upgraded a vintage Pentium D system with a used server motherboard/ CPU/ memory combo (I paid $132, delivered; current price is $77). The performance increase is amazing: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-S1200V3RP-Server-Board-Xeon-E3-1225v3-SR1KX-3-20GHz-8GB-Ram-I-O-Shield/123431007451?epid=1941949226&hash=item1cbd0fb4db:g:UuIAAOSwNJlb~bQi:rk:10:pf:0&LH_BIN=1 David
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