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Here are the components I used for my new Linux Box.
Intel Core i7 12th Generation i7-12700 for the cpu
Noctua NH-L9i-17xx Low Profile for the CPU cooler
ASROCK H670M Pro RS Micro ATX for the mother board
Samsung 970 EVO Plus SSD M.2 NVMe for the SSD boot drive
G-Skill Flare X Series F4-3200C14D-16GFX for system memory
Silverstone Milo 11 Micro ATX for the case
Silverstone 300 watt TFX for the PSU
Noctua NF-A8 PWM 80mm fan for case cooling
Intel SSD DC S3500 80gig for 6 GB/s SATA storage
Other than the Intel SSD DC S3500, all components came from the U.S. Amazon retailer. The Intel SSD came from a printer that had failed and was not economical to repair.
For the most part, all components went together quite easily without any real snags. Keeping in mind the Silverstone Milo 11 is a micro ATX case, I was not able to install a 60mm case fan on the side. At this location, one of the USB cable plugs blocks the fan from being installed. As it is, this is a location where the most outside PCI slot, motherboard connectors and fan locations merge. It is a small box so something has to give and in this case having the USB was more important to me than having the fan. The USB cable plug is thick and vertical and blocks the fan; if the cable plug had a 90 degree angle in it then it would block the last PCI slot. Sometimes there are trade offs when using a smaller case. I did install an 80mm fan in the front of the case without any issues.
There is one small issue that is a small annoyance...the power button on the case is the same color as the case and non illuminated. The button blends in very well with the case so seeing the button in low light is difficult. However, not a game changer but you do sort of have to feel for or know where the power button is.
The motherboard booted and I went to the BIOS. Not much to do there but to do the online update that ASROCK provides via the motherboard. That update worked great, no glitches at all. This is not an OC CPU so the OC stuff I ignored, took a cruise around the rest of the BIOS and did a save and exit.
The board then booted to the USB stick that contained the .iso image for Zorin Pro. Zorin installed seamlessly and I rebooted. I had a Logitech wireless mouse that was not seen by Zorin so I went to a corded mouse and all was good. It is a shame that Zorin does not auto install and start up the Solaar and Piper apps. With the dominance of Logitech one would think that a "turn key" Linux distro would auto put that in and activate.
All in all, I am quite happy with the box and Zorin.
Intel Core i7 12th Generation i7-12700 for the cpu
Noctua NH-L9i-17xx Low Profile for the CPU cooler
ASROCK H670M Pro RS Micro ATX for the mother board
Samsung 970 EVO Plus SSD M.2 NVMe for the SSD boot drive
G-Skill Flare X Series F4-3200C14D-16GFX for system memory
Silverstone Milo 11 Micro ATX for the case
Silverstone 300 watt TFX for the PSU
Noctua NF-A8 PWM 80mm fan for case cooling
Intel SSD DC S3500 80gig for 6 GB/s SATA storage
Other than the Intel SSD DC S3500, all components came from the U.S. Amazon retailer. The Intel SSD came from a printer that had failed and was not economical to repair.
For the most part, all components went together quite easily without any real snags. Keeping in mind the Silverstone Milo 11 is a micro ATX case, I was not able to install a 60mm case fan on the side. At this location, one of the USB cable plugs blocks the fan from being installed. As it is, this is a location where the most outside PCI slot, motherboard connectors and fan locations merge. It is a small box so something has to give and in this case having the USB was more important to me than having the fan. The USB cable plug is thick and vertical and blocks the fan; if the cable plug had a 90 degree angle in it then it would block the last PCI slot. Sometimes there are trade offs when using a smaller case. I did install an 80mm fan in the front of the case without any issues.
There is one small issue that is a small annoyance...the power button on the case is the same color as the case and non illuminated. The button blends in very well with the case so seeing the button in low light is difficult. However, not a game changer but you do sort of have to feel for or know where the power button is.
The motherboard booted and I went to the BIOS. Not much to do there but to do the online update that ASROCK provides via the motherboard. That update worked great, no glitches at all. This is not an OC CPU so the OC stuff I ignored, took a cruise around the rest of the BIOS and did a save and exit.
The board then booted to the USB stick that contained the .iso image for Zorin Pro. Zorin installed seamlessly and I rebooted. I had a Logitech wireless mouse that was not seen by Zorin so I went to a corded mouse and all was good. It is a shame that Zorin does not auto install and start up the Solaar and Piper apps. With the dominance of Logitech one would think that a "turn key" Linux distro would auto put that in and activate.
All in all, I am quite happy with the box and Zorin.