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I agree on big poser supplies. I found PC Power and Thermaltake are good for power and Coolmaster cases are great. Granted these are not cheep but the quality is there. 
Stephen

-----Original Message-----
>From: Matt Campbell <dvdmatt at gmail.com>
>Sent: Jan 15, 2009 10:21 PM
>To: "'SGVLUG Discussion List.'" <sgvlug at sgvlug.net>
>Subject: Re: [SGVLUG] The "ultimate linux box for 2009" -- what would	youput	into it?
>
>I consider choosing the power supply and case about as important as choosing
>the CPU and memory when building a computer.  That said with the crash in
>prices for standard desktops I have purchased the last 50 computers instead
>of building them.
>
>Having built my own super image processing machines for years (going on 20
>now) I found that skimping on the power supply was deadly as far as heat and
>reliability goes.  I gave up about 6 years ago and won't touch a computer
>unless it has a $100+ power supply in it.  At the time the Antec supplies
>were well rated (yes from www.sharkeyextreme.com of all places), who is
>making good supplies now-a-days?
>
>Matt
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: sgvlug-bounces at sgvlug.net [mailto:sgvlug-bounces at sgvlug.net] On
>> Behalf Of Emerson, Tom (*IC)
>> Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 5:27 PM
>> To: SGVLUG Discussion List.
>> Subject: Re: [SGVLUG] The "ultimate linux box for 2009" -- what would
>> youput into it?
>> 
>> > -----Original Message----- Of matti
>> >
>> > Power Supply!!!
>> > -------------------
>> >
>> > I bought one of those Dell Deals last year,
>> > and the frustrating thing is that the power
>> > supply isn't powerful enough to handle additional
>> > components, NOR old style power connectors.
>> 
>> Part of the problem is that you bought a Dell... ;)
>> 
>> I've seen/noticed that the "name brand" computers tend to have
>> non-standard mounting brackets and/or parts bays -- OTOH, any "generic"
>> PC case (even the more fanciful "gamer" cases) all have the *exact*
>> same
>> sized "spot" to put the power supply (or at least a *minimum* size for
>> the supply...)
>> 
>> > I recall it being very challenging to find good
>> > power supply reviews awhile back - things have
>> > gotten better thanks to people building custom
>> > gaming rigs. Still sometimes power supplies can
>> > run $100+!! OUCH.
>> 
>> At the time I built my previous machine, you more-or-less would buy the
>> case WITH a power supply [probably in the range of 100-300 watts,
>> though...]  I was somewhat surprised when I found the "recommended"
>> case
>> for the system did NOT come with a power supply AND that
>> externally-purchased supplies were as much as (or more!) than the case
>> itself. (typically $100 would get you a very nice case/supply combo,
>> while $65-80 would generally get you an acceptable solution, so $95 for
>> the case + $more for the supply was outrageous at the time!)
>> 
>> As such, I was looking for about 600W at the time; most supplies at the
>> pomona show were $100-150 or more, and I finally found one for $30 or
>> so
>> and went with it.  It finally died some time last year and I replaced
>> it
>> with a 750W unit from Fry's (for about $100, I think)
>