On Sep 29, 2011 9:51 AM, "Dale" <rdalek1...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Nilesh Govindarajan wrote: >> >> On Thu 29 Sep 2011 06:42:42 AM IST, Nilesh Govindarajan wrote: >>> >>> >>> That's debian HCL, what about Gentoo? We compile the kernel ourselves man. >>> It would be better if we don't use debian/Ubuntu HCL to decide HW for >>> other distros, they're most popular ones and have lot of support from >>> hardware manufacturers, hence good support for hardware using >>> propreitary drivers which is seldom present in other distros. >>> >> I just checked that HCL: >> http://kmuto.jp/debian/hcl/Giga-byte/GA-880GM-USB3 >> It seems things are supported since linux-2.6.25, we're now using 3.0.4 >> and above. Should be OK right? >> > > As a general rule, hardware support is in the kernel. It shouldn't matter much whether it is Gentoo, Redhat, Debian or any other distro. It just matters that the kernel supports the hardware. I would imagine that anything listed there as working is supported by Linux with a up to date kernel. It all comes down to the kernel. By the way, the kernel tested against is listed in the top right hand corner if I recall correctly. You seem to have noticed that too. If the mobo is a new design or new chipset, try to get at least that version of kernel. > > If it shows things are working for the mobo you are checking on, it should work fine. I think the 880 chipset has been out a while so it should be really stable by now. I seem to recall it was out when I bought my new setup but was still getting worked on for drivers. > > By the way, it is always somewhat wise to buy things that have been out for a while. If you are building a spare or something to play with, then newer stuff is fine. I say this because some very new hardware may not have all the kinks worked out. Unless you really really need the latest and greatest, pick a slightly older setup. When I picked mine, it was about a year old. That is usually plenty of time to let the drivers stabilize. It can also save you some money too. > > Now to be nosy, how many cores and how much ram you planning to put in this new rig? I have a 4 core 3.2Ghz CPU with 16Gbs of ram. Compared to my older AMD 2500+ with 2Gbs of ram, the new rig is super fast. My old rig was named smoker because at the time it was built, it was smoking. My new rig is named fireball. I guess lightening will be next. After that, someone will just have to bury me. Not much is faster than lightening. lol
In particle physics, there are faster-than-light particles called Tachyons :-) Rgds,
