[gentoo-user] Re: Selecting a Linux compatible mobo for FX8350

2013-02-13 Thread masterprometheus
Nilesh Govindrajan wrote:

> I discussed this with a hardware expert friend of mine, and he said on
> board GPU could interfere with certain features of the FX8350.
> Additionally, no support for 1600 Mhz DDR3 could slow down the system.
> Going by his suggestion, I'll get a HD Radeon 7750 and a 970 series
> motherboard.

Or you can get a board like this one :
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128514

and a cheaper video card like :
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127611






[gentoo-user] Re:Re: Problem with sound card

2011-10-25 Thread masterprometheus
Lavender wrote:

>>Er, if you have one sound card and one audio controller, then doesn't
>>that make two sound cards? :-/  (One actual sound card (PCI or PCIe) 
and
>>one integrated into the mainboard?)
> 
> Ha, I'm not comprehend with hardware .

You have two sound cards. One is the onboard sound card, the other is the 
HDMI audio that ATI graphics provides. 

> 
>>You didn't install it then.  It's in the "media-sound/alsa-utils" 
package.
>>
>>Also, if you want to know which sound drivers you need, look up the
>>specs of your mainboard (or post your mainboard's brand and model 
here.)
>>
> OK , here is my mainborad information:
> Brand and model :   HP 3644
> Chip Set: AMD 760G/780G/780V/785G/790GX/880G/890GX
> SN:   CND9501XTP
>  
> Er, can't I ask why you need this information? If the driver I built is
> not enough ?

You have to have the the correct drivers and alsa-utils emerge.
Good luck




[gentoo-user] Re: [OT] Binary install distro

2011-11-11 Thread masterprometheus
Dale wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> This is maybe a bit off topic but here goes.  I want to install Linux 
on
> my brothers rig.  The heat sink on the CPU is not much, OEM type.  I
> don't want to install Gentoo because of that and it is a older rig with
> a slow CPU and not a lot of ram either.  So, what is a easy to install
> distro that has KDE4, Seamonkey, gtkam, GIMP and such?  I want 
something
> easy because I want to install and leave it be until he can get a new
> rig built.  Then I'll be installing Gentoo for a more permanent 
install.
> 
> I looked at Kubuntu, Ubuntu and tried to install Mandriva.  Mandriva 
got
> to a point and just froze up on me.  I tried three times and it did the
> same thing each time so no clue what is going on there.
> 
> Ideas?

You can try Mepis and Pardus : 

http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=mepis
http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=pardus

Download pages
http://www.mepis.org/get-mepis
http://www.pardus.org.tr/en/pardus/indir/




[gentoo-user] Re: Another hardware thread

2011-11-12 Thread masterprometheus
Neil Bothwick wrote:

> It's time for a new desktop, I'd rather the the money to Amazon or 
Ebuyer
> than the Inland Revenue. I'm currently running a Core2Duo system, but 
use
> AMD before that, so I have no real allegiances.
> 
> I was thinking of something like an AMD 1100T 6 core CPU, the new
> Bulldozers are expensive and initial reports are not that promising, 
but
> an Intel that gives the same bang per buck would do. 

For AMD I'd recommend to go for a 960T :
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103995
It's a 95W and as a Zosma it's actually a 6-core. Most of those (not all 
unfortunately) can be unlocked to a 6-core. Has Turbo functionality.

For Intel a 2500K is the way to go but maybe you should wait for Ivy 
Bridge.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072

> I'm thinking
> Gigabyte for motherboard, based on comments made here in similar 
threads
> (like the one Dale started a while ago). 

Go for ASUS or Gigabyte. For AMD make sure you pick one that is 
compatible with the Bulldozer Architecture. For example :

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131754
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128509

Those are UEFI boards which will help with larger AF drives. 

For Intel go with Z68 boards. 
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131790
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128507
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157264

> I need lots of SATA ports
> (fortunately, I bought a pair of 2TB drives a fortnight ago, just 
before
> the prices went ballistic).

Above boards have lots of SATA ports. 
 
> I'm not a gamer, but I want a system with plenty of grunt. Video
> performance is not critical, on board would suffice, except I need
> something with dual output to drive two monitors. Do any of the onboard
> jobbies do this or is a separate Nvidia still the best option?

Dual output what ? DSUB, DVI ? A fanless card :
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102933

Something more powerful :
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150543
 





[gentoo-user] Re: Re: Another hardware thread

2011-11-14 Thread masterprometheus
Neil Bothwick wrote:

> On Sat, 12 Nov 2011 23:00:15 +0200, masterprometheus wrote:
> 
>> For AMD I'd recommend to go for a 960T :
>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103995
>> It's a 95W and as a Zosma it's actually a 6-core. Most of those (not
>> all unfortunately) can be unlocked to a 6-core. Has Turbo 
functionality.
> 
> That sounds like a poor gamble. A 3.0GHz CPu that I may be able to 
unlock
> to 6 cores for £20 less than a genuine 6 cores 3.2GHz 1090T. I either 
get
> slightly less for slightly less, or a lot less for slightly less :(
> 

Well when I checked the 960T was $125 at Newegg and 1090T was $170. 
That's a $45 difference. With $30 of this you can get a good cooler like 
this one :
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233082

Then overclock and beat the 1090T easily in most tasks (even with 4 
cores). 

But if you're not in a budget get the best you can. An Intel core i7 
2600K is a great choice if you can afford it. Already fast, easily 
overclockable and hyperthreading will help with media encoding etc.




[gentoo-user] Re: Re: Another hardware thread

2011-11-16 Thread masterprometheus
Stefan G. Weichinger wrote:


> 
> I ask myself if I need the K-version at all, I don't want to overclock 

No, if you're not going to overclock the K version is not needed. 

> 
> Did you also consider the newer i7-2700k? Maybe too expensive because
> it's so new. And I assume it's not that much faster.
> 
> Although I only assume that, I have to research it ...

The 2700K is nothing different than the 2600K. The only plus is a 100 MHz 
frequency boost. Not worth the extra $70 over a 2600/2600K. 




[gentoo-user] Re: Re: Re: Another hardware thread

2011-11-16 Thread masterprometheus
Stefan G. Weichinger wrote:

> Am 2011-11-16 16:22, schrieb masterprometheus:
>> Stefan G. Weichinger wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>> I ask myself if I need the K-version at all, I don't want to
>>> overclock
>> 
>> No, if you're not going to overclock the K version is not needed.
> 
> But as far as I read reviews online it is easy and rather safe to do so
> w/ the matching motherboard. So why not ... go for it.

Oh I would definitly do that (overclock it I mean). But if there isn't 
someone with the same name, you've said : 

>I ask myself if I need the K-version at all, I don't want to overclock 
> ...

Change of heart ? Understandable as these CPUs are easy to overclock. If 
you don't need the hyperthreading just get the 2500K and a good HSF. You 
can easily run it @4.5GHz 7/24 and safely. 

> 
>>> Did you also consider the newer i7-2700k? Maybe too expensive
>>> because it's so new. And I assume it's not that much faster.
>>> 
>>> Although I only assume that, I have to research it ...
>> 
>> The 2700K is nothing different than the 2600K. The only plus is a 100
>> MHz frequency boost. Not worth the extra $70 over a 2600/2600K.
> 
> Yep. So Intel noticed "wow, we get a few of them which run stable even
> at 100MHz more, let's sell them for some more money"   ;-)

True but Intel's MSRP was just $10-15 more than a 2600K. Vendors decided 
to up the price a bit. Not uncommon with new products.





[gentoo-user] Re: Re: Re: Re: Another hardware thread

2011-11-17 Thread masterprometheus
Stefan G. Weichinger wrote:

> Am 16.11.2011 19:05, schrieb masterprometheus:
> 
>> Oh I would definitly do that (overclock it I mean). But if there
>> isn't someone with the same name, you've said :
>> 
>>> I ask myself if I need the K-version at all, I don't want to
>>> overclock ...
>> 
>> Change of heart ? Understandable as these CPUs are easy to overclock.
> 
> Yes, I know. I meant before: "I don't want to overclock if it's risky
> and unstable ..." :-)

There is always a slight risk. But with a good HSF you will be ok. 
 
>> If you don't need the hyperthreading just get the 2500K and a good
>> HSF. You can easily run it @4.5GHz 7/24 and safely.
> 
> phew, that sounds fast, yes 
> 
> I assume the HT will do something to compiling stuff (read:
> gentoo-emerging everyday)?
> 
>>> Yep. So Intel noticed "wow, we get a few of them which run stable
>>> even at 100MHz more, let's sell them for some more money"   ;-)
>> 
>> True but Intel's MSRP was just $10-15 more than a 2600K. Vendors
>> decided to up the price a bit. Not uncommon with new products.
> 
> I'd be ready to just spend a little more and get the faster CPU as I
> change my work-pcs only every few years. I still use a C2D E6600 for
> everyday purposes ... but maybe I just go for the 2600k, it will be 
more
> than enough to make things fly in comparison.

Then a 2600K is a good investment for you. But maybe you should wait for 
the Ivy Bridge CPUs (probably @March). Or maybe :
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116492

(note that no stock cooler included )

With a matching mobo like one of these :
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131803
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131801

Seriously too much money for a small performance difference. But 6 cores 
(with HT of course), 4 channel memory architecture (up to 64 GB), support 
for PCI-e v3.0, 12MB L3 cache, all those sound good. No integrated video, 
though.





[gentoo-user] Re: AMD hdaudio: why do I have two audio devices and two mixers?

2012-03-30 Thread masterprometheus
walt wrote:

> Fresh gentoo install on new lenovo desktop.  Both linux and win7
> (lenovo installed) tell me that this machine has two audio devices:
> 
> 00:01.1 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI BeaverCreek
> HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 6500D and 6400G-6600G series] Subsystem: Lenovo
> Device 3625 Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
> Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel

That's the HDMI output of your integrated GPU. All AMD graphics, 
including the APU you have, come with integrated HDMI Audio. 

> 00:14.2 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Hudson Azalia
> Controller (rev 01) Subsystem: Lenovo Device 3625
> Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
> Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel

This is the one you have to use for laptop audio.

> I spent an entire frustrating day discovering that the reason I
> have no sound is that every app wants to use /dev/mixer when only
> /dev/mixer1 actually works :(
> 
> Only some apps (like audacious) will let me choose which mixer to
> use, and those apps work perfectly.

> Anyone else seen this before, I hope?  Got a fix?

I think you have to make the second one the default audio device. 
Possibly by editing the alsa.conf files found in /etc/modprobe.d and 
/usr/share/alsa. This thread may help :
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/gentoo-87/set-default-sound-
card-796566/

HTH




[gentoo-user] Re: videos that won't go away.

2011-05-08 Thread masterprometheus
Dale wrote:

> Hi folks,
> 
> I noticed something weird but I'm not sure what to even search for to
> get a fix.  When I play a video with Seamonkey or Firefox, then close
> the tab or close the browser, the video is still there.  If the video
> contains text, it is really noticeable.  It's like a freeze frame of
> what ever was there when I closed the tab or browser.  It does this in
> both Seamonkey and Firefox.  The video affects my desktop wallpaper or
> background, Konsole, Kpatience, and any other program I have open.  It
> is weird.  Some programs like Konsole, which is running as root, just
> sort of distort in some weird way.  The only way to correct this
> weirdness is to log out of KDE and back in.  That returns everything
> back to normal.  Closing the app I was using to play the video does not
> work.
> 
> If I use Firefox and download helper to capture the video and save it, 
I
> can play the video with Smplayer with no ill effects.  It plays and
> closes just fine.  It's just when I use Seamonkey or Firefox that this
> happens.
> 
> I have upgraded the kernel and had upgrades to both Seamonkey and
> Firefox.  I have recompiled the nvidia drivers as well.  The nvidia
> drivers, kernel and other info is here:
> 
> root@fireball / # equery list seamonkey
> [ Searching for package 'seamonkey' in all categories among: ]
>   * installed packages
> [I--] [  ] www-client/seamonkey-2.0.14 (0)
> root@fireball / # equery list firefox
> [ Searching for package 'firefox' in all categories among: ]
>   * installed packages
> [I--] [  ] www-client/firefox-3.6.17 (0)
> root@fireball / # equery list nvidia
> [ Searching for package 'nvidia' in all categories among: ]
>   * installed packages
> [I--] [  ] media-video/nvidia-settings-260.19.29 (0)
> [I--] [ ~] x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-260.19.44 (0)
> root@fireball / # equery list xorg
> [ Searching for package 'xorg' in all categories among: ]
>   * installed packages
> [I--] [  ] x11-base/xorg-drivers-1.9 (0)
> [I--] [  ] x11-base/xorg-server-1.9.5 (0)
> root@fireball / # uname -r
> 2.6.38-gentoo-r3
> root@fireball / #
> 
> I have not tried a emerge -e world yet.  I may do that when KDE 4.6.3 
is
> released.
> 
> Does anyone have any clue as to what could cause this?  If you need 
more
> info, let me know.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Dale

If you're using official drivers for your video cards Flash Hardware 
acceleration is activated. But it doesn't work well in Linux. Right click 
on a flash video, click on setting, and then the display tab. Disable 
hardware acceleration. That generally fixes the problem you describe.

Good luck.




[gentoo-user] Re: Will the next auto-build stage tar ball include OpenRC update?

2011-05-12 Thread masterprometheus
Joost Roeleveld wrote:

> On Thursday 12 May 2011 17:12:30 dong l wrote:
>> ?baselayout?suffer,???
> 
> huh?
> 

Google Translate :

**Personal experience, baselayout how updates are in fact not suffer, Oh~ 
**

Xiangru Chen's translation is a bit better, I must admit.




[gentoo-user] Re: {OT} Time for hardware upgrade(s)

2011-07-04 Thread masterprometheus
Grant wrote:

> My motherboard is getting flaky and it's time for a new one.  I have
> an AMD 6000+ CPU, 4GB DDR2/800 RAM, 2TB SATA2 HD, Blu-Ray burner, PCI
> wireless card, 400W power supply, and ATX case.  I could replace any
> of these components if it's worthwhile for some new feature, but I may
> as well keep them if it's not.

You'll probably keep the HDD, Blu-Ray drive and the wireless card for the 
new system. It's better to replace your PSU. For example :

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371033
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371046
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182202
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139026
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207012

They'll all do the job, different brands, models and prices. 

If you're not going to sell the old CPU and memory modules you can buy a 
mobo and keep it as a backup PC :
http://cgi.ebay.com/Asus-M2N68-AM-PLUS-Socket-AM2-GeForce7025-DDR2-A-V-
Lan-/310329745884?pt=Motherboards&hash=item48411821dc

You'll need a new chassis if you decide to keep these old parts.

> The most important thing is reliability and Linux compatibility but I
> also need HDMI and I figure USB 3.0 is a good idea.  The system is for
> playing music and movies, no gaming whatsoever.  If you're familiar
> with the current hardware scene, where would you go from here as far
> as a motherboard and other components?  Any features a Gentoo'er
> should look for?

Plenty to choose. HDMI is nearly in every motherboard with onboard video. 
There are many ways to go, I picked the AM3+ way and with some excessive 
spending for the motherboard :
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128514

Not economical but I like the look and the quality of this one. For the 
CPU :
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103903

A cheap option, but should be enough and instead of paying big bucks for 
6-cores etc, wait for the bulldozer. For memory : 
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231308

8 GB should be good for a long time. With this board you'll need a 
discrete video card. This one should do the job :
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161374

Fanless, so some ventilation is needed. I went full AMD. Good luck.





[gentoo-user] Re: Motherboard support?

2011-09-28 Thread masterprometheus
Nilesh Govindarajan wrote:

> I'll be soon getting a new desktop.
> I've fixed the CPU as AMD Phenom II 1075T
> 
> These two motherboards came to my notice which support the above
> processor: Gigabyte 880GM - GA 880GM-USB3L & 880GM-USB3
 
 
> How good is Linux support with those? If bad, what other mobos support
> 1075T and Linux support is awesome?

Neither 880G nor SB710 is a new chipset, so they should work out of the 
box. But you may want to wait. Bulldozers will be out at October 12, and 
their prices won't very different than Phenom II's. And FX-8120, expected 
to be priced around $200 will be an 8-core, faster and better 
overclocker.






[gentoo-user] Re: CPU socket and picking a heat sink.

2010-12-03 Thread masterprometheus
Dale wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Doing some research on building me a new rig.  I have ran into sort 
of a
> hick up.  The socket types are confusing me here.  This is the mobo 
that
> I *might* be getting.
> 
> 
http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=prodmbspec&maincat_no=1&cat2_no=171&cat3_no=&prod_no=1856
> 
> If that link don't work, it is a MSI 790XT-G45 mobo.
> 
> I do most of my shopping on newegg and was looking for a CPU heat 
sink
> to go on that bad boy.  The MSI website says AM2+.  When I start to
> looking on newegg, there are several sockets that have AM2+ in it.  
My
> question is, which is which or will any of them fit?
> 
> The CPU I am looking at is a AMD Phenom II X4 940 Black Edition Deneb
> 3.0GHz and it says it is a AM2+ as well.  I assume that will fit the
> mobo?  ;-)   It doesn't come with a cooler tho.
> 
> I may end up picking something else for the mobo and CPU but I do 
want
> to figure out what the differences are between these socket types and
> what fits what.  Explanations are good and links are good too.
> Pictures may even be better.  lol

Yes all HSF for AM2/AM2+/AM3 should work with your CPU. A good one 
(price/performance) would be this one :
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233082

But may I suggest that you buy another mobo. It's not that cheap and lack 
some features :

1. It utilizes DDR2. I think you want this to get that OEM AMD CPU but 
it's not worth in my opinion. DDR2 modules are generally more expensive 
than DDR3 ones and will be more so in future.

2. No USB 3 ports. May not be that important but it's available already 
in most motherboards.

3. No SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports. No big deal in general but might become 
important if you buy a high performance solid state disk.

4. No e-sata port.

A few options for you :
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157197 (no 6Gb/s 
and only 1 USB 3 port but very inexpensive)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131660 (no 
6Gb/s, no e-sata, VIA audio codec, but 2 usb 3 ports)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157192 (VIA 
audio codec, only 1 USB 3 port, up to 2 firewire port, 1 e-sata 6Gb/s, 
all the features, good price)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130269 
(everything right and better components, a little expensive of course)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128435 (great 
layout, high quality components, lacks e-sata though, but lots of 
expansion slots, expensive of course but a great one)

Good luck





[gentoo-user] Re: Re: CPU socket and picking a heat sink.

2010-12-04 Thread masterprometheus
Dale wrote:

> Thanks for confirming that the coolers will fit.  I did some googling
> but it just wasn't making sense to me yet.  I found a site later on 
that
> said most coolers used different "adapters" to work with different
> sockets if needed.  That helped me figure out some of it.
> 
> Picking another mobo was a good idea.  I actually ended up picking this
> one:
> 
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103675

This is a retail product, it will come with a cooling device. If you're 
not going to overclock it will be sufficient and you won't need to pay 
for an HSF. However, some third party coolers produce much less noise if 
that's a consideration.

> 
> That is a GIGABYTE GA-770T-USB3 AM3 AMD 770 which is a bit better. 

A good board and choice. 

> I'll
> have to figure out a way to get my UPS, which uses a serial port, to
> work but I *think* I still have a serial to USB adapter around here
> somewhere.  I'm going to have to cross that bridge one of these days.

Your motherboard includes a serial port header. The only thing you need 
is a port like this one :

http://www.cablestogo.com/product.asp?cat_id=3543&sku=09480#

 
> This mobo is not as new as the Gigabyte you linked to but the one I
> posted above is in my budget.  I actually blew my budget and may end up
> spending a little more than planed.  I forgot the the new way for 
drives
> is to use SATA instead of IDE.  I had to add a DVD burner that was SATA

This board supports up to 2 PATA devices. I guess you already had some 
PATA devices. 

> and also had to get some Artic Silver since I can't find my other tube
> from years ago.
> 
> I'll take the opportunity to say this again.  The new Cooler Master 
case
> is HUGE.  lol

Which coolermaster you picked ? Good luck.




[gentoo-user] Re: Re: Re: CPU socket and picking a heat sink.

2010-12-05 Thread masterprometheus
Dale wrote:

> masterprometheus wrote:
>> Dale wrote:

>> Your motherboard includes a serial port header. The only thing you 
need
>> is a port like this one :
>>
>> http://www.cablestogo.com/product.asp?cat_id=3543&sku=09480#
>>
> 
> Thanks for the link.  If the mobo does have that when it gets here, 
I'll
> be ordering that.  

Your mobo has that connector. You can see it in newegg's pictures.


>> Which coolermaster you picked ? Good luck.

> I picked this monster:
> 
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E1689160
> 
> I got it in already and it is nice, especially compared to my old case.

It's a great one. Would be my choice too if I had to buy a new chassis. 
The price is more than you paid for your CPU and you're saying you don't 
have money for a better mobo :) ? Actually paying for a good computer 
case is a great idea, you won't regret. 

BTW something I forgot to mention is that the other expensive gigabyte 
mobo has a dedicated memory (128 MB DDR3) for its integrated graphics 
(called sideport memory by AMD). Not a big deal but it's a nice feature. 

Last, I hope you have a good PSU, don't use a crappy one. If you need 
help picking one, don't hesitate to ask. 




[gentoo-user] Re: Somewhat OT. Building a rig. Want to get opinions before spending $$$

2010-12-05 Thread masterprometheus
Dale wrote:


> 
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153116
> 
> Thermaltake TR2 TRX-650M 650W ATX 12V v2.3 / EPS 12V Power supply.  I
> like this brand and would like to stay with this but if the price is
> right, I could be tempted to change my mind.  My biggest question on
> this, can this handle this mobo, CPU, video card and 3 to 4 drives
> including a DVD burner?
> 
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103644

I saw that you already bought it. It's a below average product. Should 
still work fine for this system. 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371021
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151095
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207007

All of these are superior products with great prices. If one can get the 
rebate the last one is a steal.

> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118056
> 
> ZALMAN CNPS10X FLEX CPU Cooler.  This thing got good reviews and it is
> not priced to high.  According to the searches I have done this will 
fit
> the mobo/CPU and should fit in the case.  Any disagreements on this?

Zalman's cooler is a good one but the one I listed in a prior thread is 
cheaper. Performance is similar. This one of course doesn't need a fan 
and will be silent.

> Crucial Ballistix 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 
12800)
> Desktop Memory.  According to newegg this fits the mobo.  Agree?

Yes a good one. If you don't need the fastest you can get a cheaper kit :
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820144478

However no objection to Crucial.
 
> I only plan to build one or the other not both.  I would like to make
> sure everything should fit fine but I would also like to get a opinion.
> I would like a opinion on whether build #2 would be better in the long
> run?  It appears to be a bit faster although the price is not much
> different.  Build #1 is $611.92.  Build #2 is $637.92.  That doesn't
> include shipping but a lot of the items have free shipping anyway.
> Basically, I need this to last me several years since I can't afford to
> rebuild every few years.  Also, one reason for the HUGE CPU cooler, I
> run folding in the winter.  Helps heat the place up a bit.  lol  My
> current rig with a Volcano 12 runs at about 90F at full load.  I would
> like to run pretty close to that since it just makes the CPU last 
longer.
> 
> I'm open to ideas, discussion, problems and opinions.  I mostly want to
> make sure each build will work and which I should build.
> 
> Thanks for your time and replies.  If you need more info, let me know.

The rest is good to great but that PSU is  






[gentoo-user] Re: Which motherboard ?

2010-12-17 Thread masterprometheus
Jacques Montier wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> I have some questions about hardware choice.
> Do you think those two motherboards are working on Linux with i5 760 or
> i7 920 processor ?
> - GA P55 US3L GIGABYTE
> - Asus P6X58D-E

The Asus one with an i7. Both the X58 chipset and i7 CPUs are fairly aged 
products and should be well supported by the recent linux kernels.







[gentoo-user] re: nvidia GeForce 8400 GS temperature readings

2013-12-21 Thread masterprometheus
Alexander Kapshuk wrote:

> I've set up gentoo on my desktop PC. I have a question about what
> temperature readings for the Nvidia GPU in question are considered to 
be
> safe. At the moment, the temperature readings for my GPU, as reported 
by
> the XFCE sensors plugin are 73 degrees C.

That's ok for that GPU. 





Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] ATX PS recommendation

2008-03-26 Thread masterprometheus
maxim wexler wrote:

> Hi group,
> 
> I bought a Coolmax PS which was touted as the latest
> and greatest and then it died. When I opened it up I
> found the output crowded with puffy, oozing
> electrolytic caps, most made by Fuhjyyu. A search for
> Fuhjyyu on Google revealed that I'm not alone.
> 
> Can somebody recommend a *reliable*, up-to-date PS,
>>=400W with a 120mm fan?
> 
> Maxim
> 

That one is a good choice if you really need 400+W PSU :
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139003

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