-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Rohit Kumar wrote: > But then /me just widened the scope by thinking about AMD. > I have no info on how good (or bad) linux runs on AMD. > But have read on forums that AMD is actually far ahead of intel. > > Please help me choose a good processor. :-) >
For most of the people, the choice of the make of processors doesn't make any worthwhile difference(no matter how some folks would scream at you to believe). Go for any, suitable in your budget. Computers anyway have to be upgraded every 2-3 years. At the end of the day, probably the make and type of your power supply and cabinet, influences the life of your machine more than the processor itself would. My advice would be to never buy the latest and greatest(always too expensive to be worth it) processor. Settle down on a brand, take a look at the 2-3 processors at the midrange, make a call on the price/clock/feature balance,buy it and then worry most on getting a good cabinet,good power supply and power backup. The money you will save on the processor is better put into a good cabinet which can keep your processor healthy, as well as a good power supply. Most folks(like me till a short while back) have unnecessarily obsessed over the processor than the cabinet/power supply. e.g. look at this cabinet[1]. Wouldn't you like one like this which will keep your PC really cool(3 fans, 2 just to cool the hard disks), keep out the dust(with the dust filter, and remain quiet with its soundproof insides? You would be able to buy this with just the money you save from *not* buying an unnecessarily high end processor, or even a different make of processor. [1] http://www.antec.com/us/productDetails.php?ProdID=15136 - - Sandip -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHBf/0i56Vv57xoeERAuxJAKCQtXKw35lUXh2Egd9lpMdRYth5rQCgpucO rZUWbp6T5mDnDhPonJImTjM= =VgBv -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- [email protected] http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Next Event: http://freed.in - September 28-29, 2007 Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
