Re: [gentoo-user] [OT?] Advice on hardware

[Daniel da Veiga]

Thanks, I did some research and I've decided to get a 939 with an
a64fx 3500+ in an asus a8n sli deluxe, I already have a 600w power
bestexpress supply, guess that will do the deal, I'll stick with my
old nvidia graphic card till I get money to get a new board (probably
pci-e), I guess all my games (I haven't played new games for a while)
will work decently, and as soon as I get my new 256mb card I guess
I'll have at least an year of game playing and a good general
processing ammount. I hate the idea of getting on-board sound (because
my SB Audigy will become useless) but I guess you can't run from that,
neither from on-board eth (I already have two net cards).

If anyone has any advices about the config above, let me know, and
Bob, it was nice to see you have a stable system running with your
config, it kinda makes me more confortable on changing archs.

On 7/15/05, Bob Sanders <rmsand@××××××××××.net> wrote:
> On Fri, 15 Jul 2005 12:06:52 -0300
> Daniel da Veiga <danieldaveiga@×××××.com> wrote:
>
>
> >
> > Any advice?
>
> Yes - Get a 939 pin processor.  754 pin socket is going away.
>
> Also, it's not just the motherboard.  If you are a gamer - start with the
> Gfx card.  If you are going for one of the high end cards, be aware they
> suck down 75+ watts - more than the cpu will.  A specifically designed power
> supply for these cards is called for, otherwise you;ll be back here asking about
> random compile failures, graphics lockups, corrupt file systems, etc.
>
> To support the gfx card and the system, you'll need a power supply that
> has a decent continous power rating, such as a PC Power&Cooling Silencer 470ATX.
>
> If you want an SLI config, then the PC Power&Cooling Turbo-Cool 510 Express/SLI
> is called for.
>
> > PS: Nvidia would be my choice for video, anyone have suggestions?
>
> Unless you have a specific need for high end, a 6600 GT works well with a smaller
> power draw - 350 W power supply.  Here is a partial output of the Shuttle SN95G5
> that I'm running with an xfx 6600GT -
>
> Operating System Information
>   Linux 2.6.12-gentoo-r4 #1 Mon Jul 11 19:02:55 PDT 2005 on x86_64
>
> Memory Information
>   Total RAM  1025124 kB
>   Total Swap 1999864 kB
>
> CPU Information
>   CPU 01 AuthenticAMD AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3000+
>
> Bob
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Daniel da Veiga
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