31 May 2010

Fedora 13 released

Fedora 13 64-bit was released. It looks to be another excellent GNU/Linux release following in the footsteps of the very successful and stable Fedora 12.

Fedora website
Fedora 13 Release Notes
Fedora Downloads

DistroWatch: Fedora
DistroWatch: Fedora 13 - interview and first look
TheRegister: Fedora 13 review
Rock It : What's new in Fedora 13

Firefox for Windows starts 64-bit transition

CNET: Firefox for Windows starts 64-bit transition

19 May 2010

Building a new powerful but efficient PC ... Part 2

The Power Supply Unit (PSU)

I wanted to find a cheap but very good PSU for my PC building exercise. I had already decided that it had to be both silent and 80% efficient at a minimum. The 80plus program details devices that are at least 80% efficient, so look out for the 80PLUS badge.

The 80plus website is an excellent way to check out the specifications of a PSU that you are interested in.

http://www.80plus.org/manu/psu/psu_join.aspx

By browsing this list I was able to find a 500W PSU that was 85% efficient at 50% load, which is good enough for me as it was inexpensive. I opted for a Coolermaster 500W Silent Pro M.