Talyn

Talyn
Talyn, late 2004, in "Home" configuration.
Former commission of Oz K.
Namesake	Leviathan-Gunship Hybrid from Farscape.
Class and role	Hybrid-class heavy frigate
Era	First Age, 2004-2005
Chassis	Antec Aria
Mainboard	AOpen MK89-L
CPU	AMD Athlon 64 3000+, 2.0GHz 1c/1t
GPU	Radeon 9800 Pro
RAM	1GB DDR400
Storage	Unknown internal IDE HDD 80GB USB external 120GB USB external
Known quirks	Poor power delivery from bundled PSU General instability / Random resets Overheating GPU damage

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Talyn was a Hybrid-class heavy frigate, and former commission of Oz K.

History

Constructed October 2004, Talyn was intended to take over desktop duties from Phoenix. Specced with near-top of the line parts for its era, the selection of the MicroATX case was an attempted continuation of its predecessor's LAN-proven portability.

The attempt was a complete failure. Compared to Phoenix's cool temperament, Talyn was volatile and hot-headed (figuratively and literally). Performance never passed muster, failing to exceed that of its predecessor. And where Phoenix sipped power, Talyn required five power outlets for conventional operation (LAN operations dropped this requirement to no less than three). Low processor voltage caused intermittent, unpredictable resets, and no BIOS tweaks were available to remedy the issue.

Talyn had the shortest lifespan of any systems used personally by the Earl. It operated (with many issues) for less than a year, before suffering permanent GPU failure. Solving the problem nearly prompted an Upgrade Cascade; a GPU replacement would require a PCIe x16 slot, necessitating a new motherboard, which in turn would require a new platform and improved power supply; as its existing power supply was proprietary, the swap would require a new case, at which point the endeavor would have been an entirely new build. The system was decommissioned in late summer 2005, and replaced by 343 Guilty Spark.