Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:41:41 +0700 From: Erich Dollansky <erichfreebsdlist@ovitrap.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Christian Baer <christian.baer@uni-dortmund.de>, krad <kraduk@gmail.com> Subject: Re: recommendation(s) for new computer Message-ID: <201204301741.41390.erichfreebsdlist@ovitrap.com> In-Reply-To: <CALfReyfAWFTqJHUk5Wf7xK2XQxGTjXuS6-eKbdpvMw0hDSiGUQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <4F917E90.9000205@uni-dortmund.de> <CALfReyfAWFTqJHUk5Wf7xK2XQxGTjXuS6-eKbdpvMw0hDSiGUQ@mail.gmail.com>
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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 available at your location. > > - 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 did not have a second one for the affected machine. The new one fits only upside down into the box with all the consequences. > > You might have noticed that there is no graphics board. That is the > > actually problem I am having: Should I go with AMD or nVidia? I remember > > I doubt that I will be doing any gaming under FreeBSD (although I once > > did get Warcraft 3 to run using Wine). However, I do want to be able to > > use 3D effects on the desktop. What I am asking basicly is, what vendor I have something from nVidia but do not use 3D at all. > > Thanks for your time, thoughts and suggestions! You are welcome. > > Erich
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