On 12/14/07, Will k <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > > It's time for me to do my pc upgrade that I do once or twice a decade. I > primarily use my pc for video editing (along with basic uses (browsing, word
Do you like macs? > processing, etc. but no gaming)). I want to use either Fedora 8 or Ubuntu > as my main OS. My concern is that some linux distributions do not like some > motherboards or hardware configurations. I do not want to purchase > something and find out that Fedora 8 or Ubuntu doesn't like my motherboard, > etc.. Anyway, I'm thinking of getting a very decent motherboard. I'm > looking at Fry's online, tiger direct, new egg and I see many types. > I'm leaning towards a two- duo-core server motherboard. That is, two CPU > sockets supporting duo core CPUs. My budget is about $1000 for the > motherboard and CPUs, but I'm willing to stretch that if the performance > difference is big. My questions are: > > 1. Are there some manufacturers of motherboards and CPUs I should avoid, or > some that seem to work well with Fedora 8 or Ubuntu that I should look > into? I have always had very good experiences with Asus and Abit mobos. I have used them exclusively for Desktop/Workstation for many years. My only real advise would be to avoid the onboard video/audio stuff which both seem to make a lot of. I feel it is better to not have at all as compared to having but disabling it via the BIOS. Its hard to find mobos without everything built on nowadays. > 2. Is a system with one quad core have better throughput than a system with > two duo-cores? Thats a broad question. If i had the money i would get one of those new quad core Intels with 12MB of L2 cache. There over $1000 at Newegg. Otherwise I would go with 2 dual core processors each is going to have 4MB for a total of 8MB, and you won't have a central point of failure. Funds may answer your question for you. Currently I run an Abit AV8-3rd Eye with the uGuru add on. Has an Athlon FX60 (939) and 2GB RAM running Ubuntu 7.10 (64). I have an older Nvidia 7600 with 512 of RAM (AGP). Its getitng a bit old now but still runs everything great. I've been an AMD fan for a while but this new Intel stuff is pretty nice. I have a Debian Etch web server running a 1.8 Core2 Duo processor with and 1GB RAM at a colo in SD. Its CLI only and has been a dream so far. Im not really trying to go for an uptime record but its at 157 days with no significant issues. Knock on wood. > > Thanks, > Will > -- > [email protected] > http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-newbie > -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-newbie
