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echo vm.swappiness = 0 > /etc/sysctl.d/swappiness.conf | echo vm.swappiness = 0 > /etc/sysctl.d/swappiness.conf | ||
# Make a 4 GB swapfile | |||
dd if=/dev/zero of=/var/swapfile1 bs=1024 count=4096k | |||
mkswap /var/swapfile1 | |||
chmod 0600 /var/swapfile1 | |||
# / was on /dev/sda1 during installation | # / was on /dev/sda1 during installation | ||
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# swap was on /dev/sda5 during installation | # swap was on /dev/sda5 during installation | ||
#UUID=c32a175a-01cd-43f2-a187-5dc4bb79ce31 none swap sw 0 0 | #UUID=c32a175a-01cd-43f2-a187-5dc4bb79ce31 none swap sw 0 0 | ||
/var/swapefile1 none swap sw 0 0 | |||
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# Move things to RAM DISK for speed | # Move things to RAM DISK for speed | ||
Revision as of 06:34, 1 December 2012
Laysan is my current desktop computer.
This is by far the fastest (and quietest) computer I have ever used or owned.
I had intended to build a server, then it got turned into my desktop instead.
Components
Motherboard: ASUS P8B-M LGA 1155 Intel C204 Micro ATX Server Motherboard
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 Sandy Bridge 3.2GHz LGA 1155 80W Quad-Core Server Processor BX80623E31230
RAM: 8GB x 2 Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) ECC Unbuffered Server Memory Model KVR1333D3E9SK2/8G
Drives:
- Operating system and home directory on a RAID 0 with 2 Vertex 3 120GB SATA III MLC (SSD)
- Data storage on a 2 TB WDC Caviar Black (SATA 2) WD2001FASS-0
DVD burner: TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-222BB
Video: PNY VCQ2000D-PB Quadro 2000D 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 Workstation Video Card I wanted a workstation video card, as I want to do some OpenGL programming, and I work with ArcGIS software. This is the only component in this build that I would change; I would get a high end gaming board instead of a low end workstation board.
Monitor: Acer 24" something or other.
Keyboard: IBM PS/2 Model M SpaceSaver (built in 1987)
Audio: This motherboard has no integrated audio so I use a NuForce UDAC 2 and a pair of Acoustic Research powered speakers.
Other: bT878 video capture card, an Osprey 210, that so far I have never used!
Case: Fractal Design Define Mini Black Micro ATX Silent PC Computer Case w/ USB 3.0 support and 2 x 120mm Fractal Design Silent Fans
Power supply: SeaSonic S12II 620 Bronze 620W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS 12V V2.91 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
Operating system
Linux Mint 14
Main system space is on a RAID 0 consisting of two OCZ Vertex 4 120GB drives.
On RAM fs are /tmp, /var/tmp, /var/run, /var/lock
/var partition is on a 1TB Caviar Black. /home is in /var
Since the system has 16GB of RAM I am not worried about swap space.
echo vm.swappiness = 0 > /etc/sysctl.d/swappiness.conf
# Make a 4 GB swapfile dd if=/dev/zero of=/var/swapfile1 bs=1024 count=4096k mkswap /var/swapfile1 chmod 0600 /var/swapfile1
# / was on /dev/sda1 during installation UUID=52d03acd-f968-425a-a8e7-4d45ff7ff211 / ext4 errors=remount-ro,noatime 0 1 # # 2GB spinning hard drive, still have one of those here UUID=1d9ef03d-e39a-44ef-9435-7b099dc2d0ee /var xfs defaults,noatime 1 2 # # swap was on /dev/sda5 during installation #UUID=c32a175a-01cd-43f2-a187-5dc4bb79ce31 none swap sw 0 0 /var/swapefile1 none swap sw 0 0 # # Move things to RAM DISK for speed tmpfs /tmp tmpfs defaults,noatime,mode=1777 0 0 tmpfs /var/tmp tmpfs defaults,noatime,mode=1777 0 0 tmpfs /var/run tmpfs defaults,noatime,mode=755 0 0 tmpfs /var/lock tmpfs defaults,noatime,mode=1777 0 0
