Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2012 04:52:35 -0600 From: "Chad Leigh Shire.Net LLC" <chad@shire.net> To: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: recommendation(s) for new computer Message-ID: <7C7A9377-A6F9-4CF9-8B3D-59EE26EE8782@shire.net> In-Reply-To: <201204301741.41390.erichfreebsdlist@ovitrap.com> References: <4F917E90.9000205@uni-dortmund.de> <CALfReyfAWFTqJHUk5Wf7xK2XQxGTjXuS6-eKbdpvMw0hDSiGUQ@mail.gmail.com> <201204301741.41390.erichfreebsdlist@ovitrap.com>
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On Apr 30, 2012, at 4:41 AM, Erich Dollansky wrote: >=20 >>> - Enermax Platimax 600W >=20 > 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. no. no. no. Get a quality power supply. And get a Brick Wall. www.brickwall.com = Brick Wall surge suppressors are real surge suppressors, not the fake = things you buy in the store for $25 with $0.10 worth of sacrificial MOVs = that degenerate over time. And get a good UPS while you are at it as well.
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