Computer building opinions

[Gremlin]

Thank goodness memory is cheap. I was constantly running out of memory on my work PC at 4GB. Doubled it, and now its a lot more useful. Home machine runs on 12GB, always enough there. When using stuff like SQL, server 2008 and virtualisation, memory is measured in GB. A new application for a client is demanding 16GB of memory ish, multiple CPU, fast disks etc. Horses for courses.

I have a server 03 machine that is quite happy on 200mb of memory, yet I can make firefox use 1GB.

[Brian d marge]

ok have made a few prelim sketches , looks like 4 motherboards in a custom perspecs chassis with duo core chips , and 2 gig ram per board

the master will be quad core with 16 gig ram and a nividia graphics card .. cant remember its name

And customer paid up so money in ban ,,,all good

bring on my xmas holiday

Stephen

[Brian d marge]

ok have made a few prelim sketches , looks like 4 motherboards in a custom perspex chassis with duo core chips , and 2 gig ram per board

the master will be quad core with 16 gig ram and a nividia graphics card .. cant remember its name

And customer paid up so money in ban ,,,all good

bring on my xmas holiday

Stephen

[steve_t]

Make sure your perspex case has excellent air flow

[Brian d marge]

I will model the air flow on a CFD software

get it flowin over the chip

Stephen

[Brian d marge]

I will model the air flow on a CFD software

get it flowing over the chip

Stephen

[Grasshopperus]

Make sure the new perspex case has plenty of LED lights, dragon-shaped cutouts and spokey dokeys

[steve_t]

Make sure the new perspex case has plenty of LED lights, dragon-shaped cutouts and spokey dokeys

Spokey dokeys! You're showing your age Grasshopperus

[steve_t]

I will model the air flow on a CFD software

get it flowing over the chip

Stephen

Not sure what the current thinking is but a while back, I remember reading that a negative pressure case was preferred to better prevent areas of stagnant air. So, more exit air flow than input air. It'll be interesting to see what the software finds to be optimal

[bogan]

Not sure what the current thinking is but a while back, I remember reading that a negative pressure case was preferred to better prevent areas of stagnant air. So, more exit air flow than input air. It'll be interesting to see what the software finds to be optimal

easier to control dust build-up in a positive pressure case though, 3 years without cleaning my case and all the boards still look brand new, and all heatsinks still functioning properly

[steve_t]

easier to control dust build-up in a positive pressure case though, 3 years without cleaning my case and all the boards still look brand new, and all heatsinks still functioning properly

Yeah, true. If the case has heaps of small vents (which many do) and you have negative pressure, dust will get sucked in through those and clog shit up. The fans pushing air into the case should ideally be filtered too. Good case air flow won't mean dick if all the heatsinks and fans are jammed up with dust.

[bogan]

Yeah, true. If the case has heaps of small vents (which many do) and you have negative pressure, dust will get sucked in through those and clog shit up. The fans pushing air into the case should ideally be filtered too. Good case air flow won't mean dick if all the heatsinks and fans are jammed up with dust.

yup, I found a pod filter works well, and if you hack the back off it and make it kinda square, you can fit it plus a fan in 3 5.25in drive bays filter needs cleaning every now and then but you can remove the whole assembly same as you would a dvd drive and blow it out with a compressor, no chance of damaging components this way either.

[Brian d marge]

This is good

I had sketches now I need to review , as a case positive pressure will tend not to have dust but will need a filter

K& n anyone


Stephen

may have time tomorrow but for now . its all u can eat and drink for 60 bucks

bye must dash toodle pip

its a gonna hurt tomorrow !!!

[SMOKEU]

This is good

I had sketches now I need to review , as a case positive pressure will tend not to have dust but will need a filter

K& n anyone


Stephen

may have time tomorrow but for now . its all u can eat and drink for 60 bucks

bye must dash toodle pip

its a gonna hurt tomorrow !!!

Run a vacuum cleaner in the computer room at least once a week and clean the computer out once a year and you'll be sweet.

[Brian d marge]

Run a vacuum cleaner in the computer room at least once a week and clean the computer out once a year and you'll be sweet.

I need a woman for that

Stephen