On 3/13/06, JimD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey group, > > My trusty old computer died tonight :( I am stuck with my winders laptop > for a few days until I can get in a new mobo and processor. I am looking at > getting something like an AMD 64 or a Pentium D dual core. I can get one of > the two models below for a really good price on newegg. > > AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 800MHz HT Socket 754 > or > Intel Pentium D 805 Smithfield 533MHz FSB 2 x 1MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Dual > Core,EM64T Processor >
I don't like Intel, all bad experiences (IMHO), so I would go with AMD, also, I would never go with a 754, its going down and 939 will dominate, so, you better get something you'll be able to upgrade, a high performance optimized A64 is so cool I can't wait to get mine. Check for simple stuff in the MOBO that makes great difference: Chipset: I will never ever again get a VIA or SIS enable MOBO, NForce is just THE chipset! Onboard audio: check for compatibility with Linux, and I don't mean something that just "works", I mean if you really are gonna listen to sound or some shrieks like my last "AC97 compatible" card. If possible test it. Or ask around. LAN: Careful with gigabit controllers that are not supported, have you seen the kernel list for gigabit ethernets? I have and there are not many. Get something completely offboard and buy a sound card, you won't regret it... Also invest on cooling your system and some good PS. As you're a programmer you'll probably have it 32bits in order to avoid some imcompatibilities (I would get another disk and had both a 64 pure system and a 32 backup one, you can use the same config files, distfiles, etc). Thats MHO. -- Daniel da Veiga Computer Operator - RS - Brazil -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GCM/IT/P/O d-? s:- a? C++$ UBLA++ P+ L++ E--- W+++$ N o+ K- w O M- V- PS PE Y PGP- t+ 5 X+++ R+* tv b+ DI+++ D+ G+ e h+ r+ y++ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
