On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 8:30 AM, Mike Holstein <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On Feb 27, 2011 8:01 AM, "Peter Nodiff" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Wanted: Ubuntu Studio hardware advice to build a PC (from New Egg or > similar) especially video card... Pete > > > > -- > > Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users > > Intel > actually, to continue the thread "To build a PC, what hardware to run Ubuntu Studio fast without overspending?", intel is usually well supported out of the box... you dont really need a crazy fast graphics card for any of the audio stuff, and most of the video stuff too id say... i would avoid VIA... if it were me, i would look at my needs, for example, do i want 3D support out of the box, with my workflow is a proprietary driver OK (proprietary drivers with realtime kernels can be problematic), do i need dual monitors?... i would find a list of devices at newegg or whatever, and start googling... you dont need to google "ubuntustudio NVIDIA Quadro NVS 3100M"... searching "ubuntu NVIDIA Quadro NVS 3100M" will return more results... i think most of us use free-cycled gear, so you might not find a lot of folks with experience with the latest and greatest in graphics cards... folks who need the fanciest newest graphics cards are typically gamers, and the gaming community is arguably only recently able to consider linux for gaming... if you are waiting for someone to link a card from newegg and say "get this one", that might take a while... but, if you find a particular device, you might find someone with experience using it, or be able to find a kernel dev online in the IRC, and ask how the support is... -- MH http://opensourcemusician.libsyn.com/ http://wnclug.ourproject.org/
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