http://www.linux-tested.com/results/asus_p5k_ws.html
compat test for this mobo .... cheers Szemir On May 14, 2008 16:52, Johnny Stork wrote: > After 4 years with my old P4 3.2, 2gb ram and SATA Raid on 3ware, its > time for an upgrade but as I have found each time I do this, so much has > changed and the selections get harder and harder. > > I am very much a power user with heaving floating point work with > statistical analysis, and of course a great deal of photography and > panorama work/rendering so horsepower, memory bandwidth, disk > performance and network speed are all critical. I also plan to re-use my > Hauppauge PVR-350 so will need at least one old PCI slot. I also need > dual GB nics to bond together. > > So, I am pretty sure I am set with the case, ps and cpu and video, but I > am bit confused as to the best route for MB and SATA connection (PCI-x, > PCI-e). I am pretty sure PCI-e is the way to go, > > If you look at the screen shots of the P5K WS, is the blue socket on the > far right a PCI-e, but 16 bit or something for the video card? Are the > smaller slots also PCI-e. say for the 3ware 9650SE-4LPML ? > > > Anybody see any problems with these configurations (Windows XP, Fedora > and Suse), or can suggest others? > > > > *CPU:* > > Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9775 Quad Core Processor LGA771 Yorkfield 3.2GHZ > 1600FSB 12MB 45NM Retail Box > > http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=28924&vpn=BX80574QX9775&manufact >ure=Intel > > > *Case:* > > Coolermaster CM Stacker 830 > > http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=26535&vpn=RC%2D830%2DKKR3&manufa >cture=COOLERMASTER > > > *Video: > * > EVGA-GEFORCE 8800GT ($200.00)* > > http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=27704&vpn=512-P3-N801-AR&manufac >ture=eVGA&promoid=1001 > > > > *MB/SATA 1:* > > ASUS P5K WS ATX LGA775 P35 DDR2 1PCI-E16 1PCI-X 2PCI-E1 2PCI SATA2 Sound > GBLAN 1394 Motherboard > http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=25121&vpn=P5K%20WS&manufacture=A >SUS > > > > 3WARE 9550SXU 4 Port SATA2 PCI-X RAID Controller 0/1/5/10/JBOD Low > Profile ($400.00) > http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=25224&vpn=9550SXU%2D4LP%2DKIT&ma >nufacture=3Ware > > > *MB/SATA 2:* > > > ASUS Motherboard P5E64 WS > http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=82&l3=593&l4=0&model=1935&modelme >nu=1 > > > SATA Controller: ($400.00) > 3WARE 9650SE-4LPML > > http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=333312271&vpn=9650SE%2D4LPML%20K >IT&manufacture=3WARE > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
