On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 00:34, Pandu Poluan <pa...@poluan.info> wrote: > > 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, >
Better spend lots of time and planning on what machine will receive that name: not many more things can be expected to be faster than Tachyons.
