[GTALUG] New Deaktop PC -- To Run debian Linux - PCPartPicker Recipe;

Giles Orr gilesorr at gmail.com
Tue Mar 27 12:14:57 EDT 2018


On 27 March 2018 at 09:08, Steve Petrie, P.Eng. via talk <talk at gtalug.org>
wrote:

> *Greetings To GTALUG,*
>
> At long last I have created a final build recipe for my new desktop PC to
> run debian Linux. Replacing an ancient Dell PC running WIndows XP:
>
>    - https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/Steve_Petrie/saved/#view=krFNNG
>
>  The configuration is an Asus LGA1151 socket motherboard with Intel
> i5-6500 CPU and 16 GB DDR4 memory..
>
> A dialup modem remains to be added: US Robotics USR5637 V.92 USB Faxmodem
>
> Comments welcome.
>
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> * * *
>
> My plan is to be ordering the parts by Friday 30 March or or Monday 2
> April at the latest. The HP PS/2 keyboard and HP PS/2 mouse are already
> ordered (from PC-Canada) but that order is still on hold, pending addition
> of items to the order..
>

It's probably too late to convince you of this (as I suspect it would
strongly imply a move to a newer and more expensive processor) but getting
USB-C and USB3.1 on the motherboard would be good.  You can _probably_ get
a PCI-E card later, but I wonder if it will fully support USB-C's
relatively complex alt-modes and etc.  Of course, it may not support them
on the motherboard either, but I think it's worth a try.

I'd also encourage you - fairly strongly - to not get PS/2 accessories.
You're already encountering one of the problems, trying to plug two devices
into one port - I suspect that won't go well for you.  Not only is USB much
more versatile, it's much easier to "split," and add more ports.

And finally, I'm in awe of your memory strategy.  But I totally agree: max
out every slot - when you can afford it.  That's the way to go.  And 16G is
already a decent baseline.

-- 
Giles
https://www.gilesorr.com/
gilesorr at gmail.com
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