[gentoo-user] re: nvidia GeForce 8400 GS temperature readings

2013-12-21 Thread masterprometheus
Alexander Kapshuk wrote: I've set up gentoo on my desktop PC. I have a question about what temperature readings for the Nvidia GPU in question are considered to be safe. At the moment, the temperature readings for my GPU, as reported by the XFCE sensors plugin are 73 degrees C. That's ok

[gentoo-user] Re: Selecting a Linux compatible mobo for FX8350

2013-02-13 Thread masterprometheus
Nilesh Govindrajan wrote: I discussed this with a hardware expert friend of mine, and he said on board GPU could interfere with certain features of the FX8350. Additionally, no support for 1600 Mhz DDR3 could slow down the system. Going by his suggestion, I'll get a HD Radeon 7750 and a 970

[gentoo-user] Re: AMD hdaudio: why do I have two audio devices and two mixers?

2012-03-30 Thread masterprometheus
walt wrote: Fresh gentoo install on new lenovo desktop. Both linux and win7 (lenovo installed) tell me that this machine has two audio devices: 00:01.1 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI BeaverCreek HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 6500D and 6400G-6600G series] Subsystem: Lenovo

[gentoo-user] Re: Re: Re: Re: Another hardware thread

2011-11-17 Thread masterprometheus
Stefan G. Weichinger wrote: Am 16.11.2011 19:05, schrieb masterprometheus: Oh I would definitly do that (overclock it I mean). But if there isn't someone with the same name, you've said : I ask myself if I need the K-version at all, I don't want to overclock ... Change of heart

[gentoo-user] Re: Re: Another hardware thread

2011-11-16 Thread masterprometheus
Stefan G. Weichinger wrote: I ask myself if I need the K-version at all, I don't want to overclock No, if you're not going to overclock the K version is not needed. Did you also consider the newer i7-2700k? Maybe too expensive because it's so new. And I assume it's not that much

[gentoo-user] Re: Re: Re: Another hardware thread

2011-11-16 Thread masterprometheus
Stefan G. Weichinger wrote: Am 2011-11-16 16:22, schrieb masterprometheus: Stefan G. Weichinger wrote: I ask myself if I need the K-version at all, I don't want to overclock No, if you're not going to overclock the K version is not needed. But as far as I read reviews online

[gentoo-user] Re: Re: Another hardware thread

2011-11-14 Thread masterprometheus
Neil Bothwick wrote: On Sat, 12 Nov 2011 23:00:15 +0200, masterprometheus wrote: For AMD I'd recommend to go for a 960T : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103995 It's a 95W and as a Zosma it's actually a 6-core. Most of those (not all unfortunately) can be unlocked

[gentoo-user] Re: Another hardware thread

2011-11-12 Thread masterprometheus
Neil Bothwick wrote: It's time for a new desktop, I'd rather the the money to Amazon or Ebuyer than the Inland Revenue. I'm currently running a Core2Duo system, but use AMD before that, so I have no real allegiances. I was thinking of something like an AMD 1100T 6 core CPU, the new

[gentoo-user] Re: [OT] Binary install distro

2011-11-11 Thread masterprometheus
Dale wrote: Hi, This is maybe a bit off topic but here goes. I want to install Linux on my brothers rig. The heat sink on the CPU is not much, OEM type. I don't want to install Gentoo because of that and it is a older rig with a slow CPU and not a lot of ram either. So, what is a easy

[gentoo-user] Re:Re: Problem with sound card

2011-10-25 Thread masterprometheus
Lavender wrote: Er, if you have one sound card and one audio controller, then doesn't that make two sound cards? :-/ (One actual sound card (PCI or PCIe) and one integrated into the mainboard?) Ha, I'm not comprehend with hardware . You have two sound cards. One is the onboard sound card,

[gentoo-user] Re: Motherboard support?

2011-09-28 Thread masterprometheus
Nilesh Govindarajan wrote: I'll be soon getting a new desktop. I've fixed the CPU as AMD Phenom II 1075T These two motherboards came to my notice which support the above processor: Gigabyte 880GM - GA 880GM-USB3L 880GM-USB3 How good is Linux support with those? If bad, what other

[gentoo-user] Re: {OT} Time for hardware upgrade(s)

2011-07-04 Thread masterprometheus
Grant wrote: My motherboard is getting flaky and it's time for a new one. I have an AMD 6000+ CPU, 4GB DDR2/800 RAM, 2TB SATA2 HD, Blu-Ray burner, PCI wireless card, 400W power supply, and ATX case. I could replace any of these components if it's worthwhile for some new feature, but I may

[gentoo-user] Re: Will the next auto-build stage tar ball include OpenRC update?

2011-05-12 Thread masterprometheus
Joost Roeleveld wrote: On Thursday 12 May 2011 17:12:30 dong l wrote: ?baselayout?suffer,??? huh? Google Translate : **Personal experience, baselayout how updates are in fact not suffer, Oh~ ** Xiangru Chen's translation is a bit better, I must admit.

[gentoo-user] Re: videos that won't go away.

2011-05-08 Thread masterprometheus
Dale wrote: Hi folks, I noticed something weird but I'm not sure what to even search for to get a fix. When I play a video with Seamonkey or Firefox, then close the tab or close the browser, the video is still there. If the video contains text, it is really noticeable. It's like a

[gentoo-user] Re: Which motherboard ?

2010-12-17 Thread masterprometheus
Jacques Montier wrote: Hi all, I have some questions about hardware choice. Do you think those two motherboards are working on Linux with i5 760 or i7 920 processor ? - GA P55 US3L GIGABYTE - Asus P6X58D-E The Asus one with an i7. Both the X58 chipset and i7 CPUs are fairly aged

[gentoo-user] Re: Re: Re: CPU socket and picking a heat sink.

2010-12-05 Thread masterprometheus
Dale wrote: masterprometheus wrote: Dale wrote: Your motherboard includes a serial port header. The only thing you need is a port like this one : http://www.cablestogo.com/product.asp?cat_id=3543sku=09480# Thanks for the link. If the mobo does have that when it gets here, I'll

[gentoo-user] Re: Somewhat OT. Building a rig. Want to get opinions before spending $$$

2010-12-05 Thread masterprometheus
Dale wrote: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153116 Thermaltake TR2 TRX-650M 650W ATX 12V v2.3 / EPS 12V Power supply. I like this brand and would like to stay with this but if the price is right, I could be tempted to change my mind. My biggest question on

[gentoo-user] Re: Re: CPU socket and picking a heat sink.

2010-12-04 Thread masterprometheus
Dale wrote: Thanks for confirming that the coolers will fit. I did some googling but it just wasn't making sense to me yet. I found a site later on that said most coolers used different adapters to work with different sockets if needed. That helped me figure out some of it. Picking

[gentoo-user] Re: CPU socket and picking a heat sink.

2010-12-03 Thread masterprometheus
Dale wrote: Hi, Doing some research on building me a new rig. I have ran into sort of a hick up. The socket types are confusing me here. This is the mobo that I *might* be getting. http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=prodmbspecmaincat_no=1cat2_no=171cat3_no=prod_no=1856 If that

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] ATX PS recommendation

2008-03-26 Thread masterprometheus
maxim wexler wrote: Hi group, I bought a Coolmax PS which was touted as the latest and greatest and then it died. When I opened it up I found the output crowded with puffy, oozing electrolytic caps, most made by Fuhjyyu. A search for Fuhjyyu on Google revealed that I'm not alone. Can