On 05/10/2007, Sandip Bhattacharya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Rohit Kumar wrote: > > But then /me just widened the scope by thinking about AMD. > > I have no info on how good (or bad) linux runs on AMD. > > But have read on forums that AMD is actually far ahead of intel. > > > > Please help me choose a good processor. :-) > > > > For most of the people, the choice of the make of processors doesn't > make any worthwhile difference(no matter how some folks would scream at > you to believe). Go for any, suitable in your budget. Computers anyway > have to be upgraded every 2-3 years. At the end of the day, probably the > make and type of your power supply and cabinet, influences the life of > your machine more than the processor itself would. > > My advice would be to never buy the latest and greatest(always too > expensive to be worth it) processor. Settle down on a brand, take a look > at the 2-3 processors at the midrange, make a call on the > price/clock/feature balance,buy it and then worry most on getting a good > cabinet,good power supply and power backup. The money you will save on > the processor is better put into a good cabinet which can keep your > processor healthy, as well as a good power supply. > > Most folks(like me till a short while back) have unnecessarily obsessed > over the processor than the cabinet/power supply. e.g. look at this > cabinet[1]. Wouldn't you like one like this which will keep your PC > really cool(3 fans, 2 just to cool the hard disks), keep out the > dust(with the dust filter, and remain quiet with its soundproof insides? > You would be able to buy this with just the money you save from *not* > buying an unnecessarily high end processor, or even a different make of > processor. > > [1] http://www.antec.com/us/productDetails.php?ProdID=15136 > > - - Sandip > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFHBf/0i56Vv57xoeERAuxJAKCQtXKw35lUXh2Egd9lpMdRYth5rQCgpucO > rZUWbp6T5mDnDhPonJImTjM= > =VgBv > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > _______________________________________________ > ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org > http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd > Next Event: http://freed.in - September 28-29, 2007 > Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi > http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/ >
amd works really fine Gurpreet Singh Bhatia B.Tech.(CSE- Final yr) RKGIT,Ghaziabad Linux registered user #454300 Ubuntu User number # 17392 _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Next Event: http://freed.in - September 28-29, 2007 Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/
