Rajeev R. K. wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 7:49 AM, km <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> On Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 3:47 PM, kamal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>> Mehul Ved wrote:
>>>> On 8/10/08, km <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>>> MOTHERBOARD P5K64 WS
>>>> Looking at the specifications[1], doesn't seem it may have serious
>>>> problems, except if you're planning to use crossfire. I have no idea
>>>> about crossfire support on linux.
>>>>
>>> i think it's SLI compatible.
>>>
>>>>> GPU NVidia GeForce 9800 GT 512 MB
>>>>> (denied availability of all specific makes i
>>>>> mentioned; ZOTAC, XFX, ASUS) :(
>>>> Try rashi peripherals[2]. But why are you buying a crossfire
>>>> compatible board with a Nvidia graphics cards?
>>> Both the nVidia graphic card and the specified MoBo are SLI compatible,
>>> although I won't be using it at least in the immediate future; i look
>>> forward to have a dual graphic card setup soon though. Therefore SLI.
>>> AFAIK, Crossfire is specific to ATI cards. I just hope I did my homework
>>> right :)
>>> Will check on this once more and will confirm.
>>>
>> Err! it appears like i didn't do my homework right! Thanks a ton again
>> for pointing it out Mehul, you really saved a lot more than just my a.. :P
>> I don't know when and how I missed it, but that was a disaster waiting to
>> happen!!
>>
>> P5K64 WS is not an SLI compatible board; neither is P5K WS.
>> So am back to square one! I really owe you one for this Mehul! :)
>> Many thanks!!
>>
>> Sincere apologies to all for this. Big blunder on my part. Lesson learned! I
>> think. Will get back with my selection of MoBo, this time, being careful.
>>
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>> Regards
>> kamal morjal
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> Hmmm...
> Dear kamal,
>
> I dunno if this is relevant, but i've been using a similarly
> configured workstation system, and think it's config may help you out.
> I've used it exclusively on fedora, and never had any issues with any
> of the components. Note, I bought this sytem before MAD announced it
> was opening up the ATI Chipset documentation, so shortly, i expect
> crossfire to be as well supported on linux, if not better than Nvidia
> SLI.
>
> 1. Mobo - Tyan Thunder n6650W, Dual socket AMD Opteron Compatible
> board, Dual Nvidia Chipset, and SLI Capable, with 2 pcie x16 , 2 pcie
> x8 , 2 pci-X 64 bit, 1 PCI 32 bit.
> 2. CPU - AMD Opteron 2212, 2.0 GHZ Dual Core, but the board can take 2
> x Quad Core Opterons.
> 3. Memory - 4 x 1 GB 533 MHZ ECC Memory from Transcend
> 4. GPU - Geforce 8600GT 512 MB, though i've tried out SLI once with
> 2xGeforce 7300 256 MB.
> 5. Optical - Samsung OctoEdge 18x SATA DVD-RW Drive.(Dunno even, it's
> been about a year since i got my drive, and it's still going stromg..
> as always, YMMV.)
>
> This setup is Rock solid, and when mounted in a VIP cabinet, rather
> good looking even:P Plus, the possibility of going to 8 cores once i
> can get some moolah is what keeps me going :P
>
> Regards,
> R. K. Rajeev
Hi Rajeev,
That's a great configuration indeed. Even I am hoping, ATI would
be at least as much supported on Linux as NVidia, or perhaps better, but
I have rounded up on the Intel processor and an NVidia card as I believe
Intel Quad Core would serve the best for the processor hungry apps i
run,and NVidia, as I learned, so far has better support; so will get
started as soon as it lands home. Although I do not have any deeper
knowledge about these to claim or conclusively decide anything, hence
this mail. So, SLI works on Linux alright! :)
And about your Samsung Drive, touchwood! :P Hope it keeps going
that way. And hope you get to 8 cores soon, although it would be no less
than a heat engine :P
How much did the VIP cabinet cost you, and did you require any
additional power connectors (or some specialized SMPS etc) to get going?
Thanks a lot for your mail, its helpful. :)
Regards
kamal morjal
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