I have been doing a hefty amount of research on this lately. It apparently new computer time among my friends. It is also giving me the itch. On Sat, Jul 18, 2020, 9:43 AM Brian Cluff via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > That looks like an excellent machine and the best part is that in a year > or 2 if you want a faster system AMD likes to use the same CPU socket for > the majority of their processors and over multiple years, so you can drop > their current flagship processor into that came machine and have a much > much faster computer. > > That's also a good machine since the processor that Stephen chose has a > built in GPU that is almost certainly more powerful than your current GPU. > > Brian > > On 7/18/20 7:47 AM, Stephen Partington via PLUG-discuss wrote: > > Just an idea and ballpark cost. > > On Sat, Jul 18, 2020, 6:11 AM Michael via PLUG-discuss < > plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > >> yeah? I was planning on doing the enclosure thing powered separately. >> As for whether my USBs are 1 or 2 lshw|grep us seems to indicate I >> only have USB2. But you know what they say.... play with what you >> have! >> *-usb:0 >> *-usbhost >> bus info: usb@1 >> logical name: usb1 >> capabilities: usb-2.00 >> *-usb >> bus info: usb@1:1 >> capabilities: usb-2.00 >> *-usb:1 >> *-usbhost >> bus info: usb@2 >> logical name: usb2 >> capabilities: usb-2.00 >> *-usb >> bus info: usb@2:1 >> capabilities: usb-2.00 >> *-usb:0 >> bus info: usb@2:1.4 >> capabilities: bluetooth usb-2.00 >> configuration: driver=btusb speed=12Mbit/s >> *-usb:1 >> bus info: usb@2:1.7 >> capabilities: usb-2.00 >> *-usb:0 >> bus info: usb@2:1.7.2 >> capabilities: usb-1.10 >> configuration: driver=usbhid maxpower=100mA >> speed=2Mbit/s >> *-usb:1 >> bus info: usb@2:1.7.3 >> capabilities: usb-2.00 >> configuration: driver=usbhid maxpower=98mA >> speed=2Mbit/s >> *-usb:2 >> bus info: usb@2:1.7.4 >> capabilities: usb-2.00 scsi emulated scsi-host >> configuration: driver=usb-storage >> maxpower=100mA speed=480Mbit/s >> >> On Sat, Jul 18, 2020 at 4:21 AM Brian Cluff via PLUG-discuss >> wrote: >> > >> > It's a good idea, however I don't think a NUC will have a big enough >> > power supply to support that many hard drives. If you could get that >> > many attached to it, it would probably cause the hard drive to fail >> > rather quickly on a NUC. You would need to get some sort of external >> > USB attached hard drive enclosure with it's own power supply to make it >> > work right. I would only do that if your NUC has USB3 and the enclosure >> > also is USB3. USB2 would just make your storage painfully slow. >> > >> > An NVMe is a new kind of SSD that is essentially attached directly to a >> > mini PCIe port. Since it can be accessed at PCIe speeds it isn't bottle >> > necked by the SATA bus, so the read speeds are in gigabytes per second. >> > Or in other words it makes everything hard drive related happen >> > instantly. Boot times are usually less that 2 to 3 seconds. Login >> > times are virtually instant. When you first get one, you will tell your >> > computer to reboot and then wonder why al lt did was logout until you >> > realize that it completely shut down and rebooted to the login screen in >> > less time than your old computer could just logout. >> > >> > Brian Cluff >> > >> > On 7/18/20 12:35 AM, Michael via PLUG-discuss wrote: >> > > Thanks Brian. The hard drive is actually only 5yo with 2 years of use. >> > > What is a NVMe? What do you think about what I';m thinking about doing >> > > with the NUC? >> > > >> > > On Sat, Jul 18, 2020 at 3:29 AM Brian Cluff via PLUG-discuss >> > > wrote: >> > >> You'll need RAM too... didn't see that in the list. >> > >> >> > >> I would also make sure that you get a motherboard that has a place >> for >> > >> at least 1 NVMe. Then I would recommend that you get at least one >> > >> NVMe. It doesn't have to be huge, but if you can put at least your >> OS >> > >> on the NVMe, it will make your whole machine feel 50 times faster >> than >> > >> if you keep using a 10 year old hard drive.... Trust me, it will be >> > >> worth every cent to get it. >> > >> >> > >> I would also recommend getting an AMD machine right now. You can >> get a >> > >> whole lot more for your money right now with AMD. >> > >> >> > >> BTW What's the price range you are looking at spending? >> > >> >> > >> Brian Cluff >> > >> >> > >> On 7/17/20 11:11 PM, Michael via PLUG-discuss wrote: >> > >>> I think I figured out what I want to do..... I'm going to buy a >> > >>> chassis, motherboard, CPU, and power supply and then frankenstein >> the >> > >>> hard drive, the wireless card, and the video card from the old >> machine >> > >>> (got to do this as cheaply as I can). What else could I >> frankenstein? >> > >>> >> > >>> On Fri, Jul 17, 2020 at 10:25 PM Michael wrote: >> > >>>> Wellp, I am going to do something I never have done before..... I'm >> > >>>> going to get a new computer. Well I think I'll have one put >> > >>>> together.... I'll put it together. Where would go to get a chassis >> and >> > >>>> motherboard then I'll put all of the other guts in. Is such an >> animal >> > >>>> in existence?I thought of another NUC but they aren't like what >> they >> > >>>> were. Should I wait until black Friday and get a windows machine >> in the sales? >> > >>>> >> > >>>> -- >> > >>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> > >>> >> > >> --------------------------------------------------- >> > >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> > >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> > >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > >> > > >> > >> > --------------------------------------------------- >> > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> >> -- >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss