Question about other hardware

[fcfcfc]

When it comes to the less critical components such as optical drives, PSU and monitors, are there features and characteristics to watch out for?

[jdhaenens]

Accuracy and repeatability.

For a power supply, I look for the fewest rails that can still handle 1.5 times the greatest single rail load anticipated (continuously).

I'm old fashioned about my optical drives. I want the one with the lowest seek time and highest bandwidth that still has jumpers to hardwire the master/slave configuration.

Monitors: A bit more complex: Generally, anything with 1000:1 contrast ratio or better (your eyes generally can't distinguish any larger ratio). With LCD monitors I look for a native resolution that is between 60-70% of what the vireo card can do. Speed of 6msec or less.

As always, just my opinion.

Jim

[harleyman]

For Power supplies you want one thats stated as 80% efficiant


DVDRW drives I like sata,not ribbon