Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2012 08:01:13 +0800 From: David Xu <listlog2011@gmail.com> To: Zoran Kolic <zkolic@sbb.rs> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: new desktop box Message-ID: <4FECF049.5080006@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20120628140056.GA982@faust> References: <20120628120051.30B5210656DC@hub.freebsd.org> <20120628140056.GA982@faust>
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On 2012/06/28 22:00, Zoran Kolic wrote: > Thanks all for reply! > >> The real question is which video card do you want to use? > Since I'm not gamer nor do 3d, some silent card will suffice. > There are nvidia gp520 and radeon 6450, both with no fan. > Also, I always enable powerd and dynamically lower freq to the > least I could. More I read, less I know, regarding that future > cpu. What about amd fx8120 ? Nex gen will come at Q3, maybe. > Next decision might be ssd, instead of hdd. Best reviews are > for samsung 830 (of wich 64gb are fine in my case). > I plan to install from usb stick and avoid dvd-cd. Also, cannot > make into what mobo should fit, but stay out of expensive field. > Probably intel ethernet if possible, but it is not available > in most data I read. > Once more, thank you all for fast respond. > > Zoran > > I have a GT430 installed on my machine, but I think GT520 will use less power, from specification: http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gt-520/specifications It only needs 29W while GT430 needs 49W. NVIDIA also provides their native driver for FreeBSD. Regards, David Xu
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