----- Original Message ----- From: "The Other" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2003 23:48 Subject: [newbie] Request Motherboard and CPU suggestions
> 09/06/03 > > Hello All, > > Perhaps the problems I was having installing MDK 9.1 was due to my > hardware being below minimum specs for 9.1 > > My current hardware: ASUS P2B motherboard with 350MHz PII and 128MB Ram > > So I have two options: 1) locate a previous distribution of MDK that > will work with this 1998 hardware, or 2) upgrade the motherboard, cpu, > and ram. (If doing the hardware upgrade, I'd like to keep the total > cost down to $200 USD due.) > > My internet connection is now 28.8kps modem, and I have no CD Rom > burner. So if the suggestions are for an earlier distribution, I'll > need to be able to make a boot floppy to perform a hardware install. > > Thanks All, > Stephen. > Champaign, IL USA if you really want decent performance on a budget, you should get more ram. the P2-350 is really quite okay for Mandrake 9.1. bumping ram up to 192mb will do nicely for most pp, altho since you already have 128, it makes much more sense to purchase an additional 256mb given current ram prices. (of course, if you're not a typical user, eg do heavy graphics editing etc, then you definitely need a much faster cpu) that said, 128mb is still enuff for running mandrake 9.1, and the Asus P2-B is a very stable and capable board with a very recognised chipset, therefore whatever installation problems are unlikely to be related to the motherboard or cpu. luck. p.s. i was running mdk 9.1 on a P-II 300mhz with 96 mb ram using KDE. it was definitely no speedster, but it wasn't unbearably slow either.
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