On Wed, Jun 06, 2007 at 11:15:06PM +0200, Gilles Sadowski wrote: > > I'm also inquiring about hardware for a new system. > Based on previous posts (with some replacements for parts I didn't > readily found in the closest shop), here is my tentative list (with > alternative choices): > > CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 > CPU AMD Athlon64 5000 > RAM 1024MB DDR2-6400 800Mhz > Fan Zalman CNPS9500 > MB (Intel CPU) Asus P5N32-E SLI + S775 DualX16 FSB1333 FW GbLan > MB (Intel CPU) Intel Mbo DP965LT-Skt LGA775/1066/DDR2-800/SATA/IDE/1394 > MB (AMD CPU) Asus M2N32-SLI Deluxe-AM2/SATA/Wifi/DDR2-800/G > HDD WD 320GB SATA > HDD WD 160GB SATA > HDD Seagate 160GB 8MB SATA-II > HDD Seagate 320GB 16MB SATA-II > Is there some reason to avoid some of the above HW (e.g. no linux support, > bad components,...)? > What would be the preferred choice (for CPU, MB, HDD, case, screen, power > supply, fans)? Is it safe to assume that currently, an AMD CPU performance > is equivalent to an Intel CPU at about the same price?
I chose AMD since IMHO Intel and MS are kissing siblings. I have the Asus M2N-SLI Deluxe; I didn't need the Wifi. Everyone has both favorite and horror stories about every hard drive manufacturer. I've had 2 WD drives, both died within 8 years. I've had 2 Seagate prior to my current 2; none have died, one is old (whenever 850 MB was HUGE, EXPENSIVE, and a specialty item. I bought it used for $20. The other is a positively ancient 171 MB drive that I found in the dump; dried it up, ran badblocks (found none)... I don't know about WDs SATA but if you go with Seagate, they come with a jumper on them for SATA-I that you have to remove for SATA-II performance. The hardest problem on a computer to track down is flaky memory so choose wisely. Also, I would recommend ECC. I went with Kingston 1 GB stick, ECC-800. I'll add a second soon followed by a pair of 2 GB. I don't know what the Zalman fan is for. I got my AMD CPU in an AMD box with a CPU fan with a warning that if I used another it would void the warranty. My CM-Stacker case came with a blow-hole fan, 3 front fans in drive bays, I put the PSU in the bottom and added 2 80mm fans to the upper PSU bay, plus I added the CM cross-flow fan. I don't see anything that would be inherently a no-go with linux but I do know from reading this list that wifi is interesting. make sure its covered. Good luck. Doug. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]