On Tue, Dec 02, 2008 at 11:03:51PM -, Ian Pascoe wrote:
> Now with Ubuntu also being ported across to the ARM architect, that could
> certainly open up even more interesting configurations for those with a
> tinkering whim.
I'd certainly be tempted by a reasonably priced MiniITX ARM board to p
Beard
Sent: 02 December 2008 16:20
To: British Ubuntu Talk
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT CPU Advice
gav wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 01, 2008 at 04:46:54PM +, Rob Beard wrote:
>> I'm considering an Atom Dual Core for my server (it's currently running
>> an Athlon 1400) although I&
gav wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 01, 2008 at 04:46:54PM +, Rob Beard wrote:
>> I'm considering an Atom Dual Core for my server (it's currently running
>> an Athlon 1400) although I'm not sure what to do after reading this
>> http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/intel-atom-efficiency,2069.html
>
>
On Mon, 1 Dec 2008 14:21:15 +, "Chris Coulson"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 2008/12/1 Rob Beard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>>
>> On 1 Dec 2008, at 10:24, Darren Mansell wrote:
>> >>
>> >
>> > I sold my EEE PC about 10 months ago and for (almost) the same money
>> > built
>> > a very respectable rig
On Mon, Dec 01, 2008 at 04:46:54PM +, Rob Beard wrote:
> I'm considering an Atom Dual Core for my server (it's currently running
> an Athlon 1400) although I'm not sure what to do after reading this
> http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/intel-atom-efficiency,2069.html
The Atom seems to w
gav wrote:
> I've not really found a massive multi-core chip to be needed on a modern
> Linux desktop, recently I've moved over to an Atom processor on my desktop,
> this board:
>
> http://www.ebuyer.com/product/147222
>
> Works beautifully under Ubuntu and Debian for me and the whole system runs
>
Chris Coulson wrote:
>
> You're probably referring to this:
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=869249
>
> Regards
> Chris
Yeah that was it. TBH, there's not much difference in price between
some of the Foxconn boards and other boards from MSI/Gigabite/ASUS etc.
Rob
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2008/12/1 Rob Beard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> On 1 Dec 2008, at 10:24, Darren Mansell wrote:
> >>
> >
> > I sold my EEE PC about 10 months ago and for (almost) the same money
> > built
> > a very respectable rig with bits from ebuyer. My spec was:
> >
> > Decent Abit mainboard
> > AMD Athlon X2 4200
On Mon, Dec 01, 2008 at 01:52:42PM +, Rob Beard wrote:
> I'm currently running an Athlon X2 3800+ and that seems pretty quick
> (I did have a Phenom X4 9600 but it died over the weekend and the
> Athlon X2 was the only thing I had which could chuck in the board). I
> could also recommend
On 1 Dec 2008, at 10:24, Darren Mansell wrote:
>>
>
> I sold my EEE PC about 10 months ago and for (almost) the same money
> built
> a very respectable rig with bits from ebuyer. My spec was:
>
> Decent Abit mainboard
> AMD Athlon X2 4200+
> 2GB Corsair standard stuff
> 2 x 250GB Samsung SATA HD
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>>
> Yep, components are so cheap now, and eBuyer.com are offering free
> delivery when you spend over £50 (you have to choose the 5 working day
> delivery option but usually the order is delivered within 2 or 3 days
> anyway!).
>
> You'd possibly find though that newer motherboards generall
On 30 Nov 2008, at 20:59, Ian Pascoe wrote:
Matt / Lee
thanks for the advice. I had wondered if the age of the system
would be it's own stumbling block, and certainly from what you guys
have said it probably is.
Oh well, looks like the drop in VAT, and the Xmas sales have come
just at
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Sent: 30 November 2008 20:48
To: British Ubuntu Talk
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT CPU Advice
I doubt that the current CPU will work in a multi CPU system, the multi
processors were the MP versions. The
Ian Pascoe wrote:
> Hi all
>
> Somewhat OT, but I'm hoping someone here can help.
>
> My Desktop MB is on the way out, intermittent strange behaviour, and it
> being some 8 years old and well used, I'm not really that surprised.
>
> Now, as I hate wasting money I thought I'd get myself a new MB
I doubt that the current CPU will work in a multi CPU system, the multi
processors were the MP versions. The best option would probably be to buy a
new board and new processor. You would probably see a jump in performance by
updating to either an Athlon X2 system, with socket AM2, or a celeron dual
Ian,
I doubt you'll be able to buy a new motherboard for an 8 year old CPU,
your only option would be Ebay. That said there are very few twin socket
motherboards around, so that will narrow your choice quite severely.
On top of that, how do you know it's the motherboard? Odd behavior could
com
Hi all
Somewhat OT, but I'm hoping someone here can help.
My Desktop MB is on the way out, intermittent strange behaviour, and it
being some 8 years old and well used, I'm not really that surprised.
Now, as I hate wasting money I thought I'd get myself a new MB that would
handle the current CPU,
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