Stephen Liu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Hi Dominic,
>
> >I am buying a new computer for wife --- She wants an M$ box!
> >Well I get to install Linux to on it :)
>
> Are you going to buy a computer as a solid-state with components
> selected by yourself or to build a computer yourself from parts
> purchased.
I am not building it, I am selecting the parts
> Actually it is not difficult to assemble a computer
> from components by yourself.
>
> For Linux please bear in mind don't choose the latest components
> available on market otherwise you need to do a lot of work.
>
I have been using Linux since RH4.1 --- dual boot first then only
Linux since the RH5.x version. I just don change computer often
> Which version of Linux and M$Windows you are going to install ?
It should be RH7.2, I am not sure about the M$ version, maybe M$98
> >Memory: Should I invest in DDR memory instead of pc133mhz?
>
> DDR is better but check the spec of motherboard whether it is
> supported
It think it only support DDR
>
> >Video card:
> >
> >I have an Older S3 that I almost never used so it should work.
> >If I was to consider a new Video card what would be a reasonable
> >choice --- not too expensive ... Although this a PCI card, if the
> >board requires an agp technologie I am was maybe thinking of a
> >Matrox G450
>
> Forget the older S3. Get Matrox G45, Win Fast, for AGP 4X, etc.
Why should I forget the S3? I have tight budget constraint, I have
the S3 here, it has almost not been used. Even though other cards may
be better suited, I can change the card later when the money comes
in. Unless there is something technical that I am missing?
> >CDWR:
> >
> >Sony 16x/40x/10x (CR1611)
>
> Sony 16x/10x/40x
> It is supported by Nero 5.5, Easy CD creator 5, Win on CD, etc
> (all for M$Win). But I am not sure in Linux.
The store where I am thinking of buying the computer has the
following brand of CDRW: Yamaha, Plextor, Cyberdrive, Aopen,
Goldstar and Sony.
The RH7.2 compatibility list does not give me much information on
these.
Thanks for your help.
--
Dominic Mitchell
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