On 7/9/07, Philip Webb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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(1) 3rd Machine
(a) CPU -- AMD 64 X2 4800+ (65 W) , 512 K , 65 nm , socket AM2
or AMD 64 X2 5600+ (89 W) , 1 M , 90 nm , socket AM2
(b) Mobo -- Asus M2N-E Nforce 570 , DDR2 533/667/800
(c) Memory -- Kingston , 1 GB , 800
(d) Graphix -- Asus EN8500GT Nvidia , 512 MB DDR2 800
(e) HDD -- W Digital , 500 GB , 16 MB
(f) DVD-RW -- Samsung SH-S182F/BEBN , DVD-W 8x , CD-W 32x
(g) Diskette -- from 1st machine
(h) Case -- store-brand Radiant P4 Mid (500 W)
(2) Additions for 2nd machine
(a) Copy data into 2nd machine : DVD-ROM -- LiteOn 16x
(b) Switch keyboard/mouse/monitor : KVM switch -- DLink
(3) LCD Monitor -- Samsung SyncMaster 931BW , 19 in , 1440x900 , 2 ms
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(1a) I'm confused by the CPU features '65 nm' & '90 nm':
yes, I know they refer to tiny distances,
but would expect the faster CPU to have the smaller distance,
whereas the opposite is true for those listed (AMD docs don't mention
it).
(1d) The Nvidia site lists '8500GT' as supported by driver 100-14-09 ,
which is in Portage, but currently masked (the reason is not clear);
Phoronix has a review of this card used with Linux.
(1f 2a) I'm new to DVD's, which I plan to use for back-ups
& to keep the 2nd machine upto-date as an emergency alternative;
I don't now do video or gaming, but the box should support them in case.
(1h) The store will probably confirm whether the power supply is adequate.
(2b) A KVM switch seems a big improvement on plug/unplugging connections.
(3) My Samsung SyncMaster 550s CRT monitor (2000) still works very well.
Does anyone have any warnings or comments re any of the bits & pieces ?
(1a): If this is just a backup machine, I would recommend the one that uses
the less power. Also, make sure you compile CPU scaling into the kernel.
Unless of course heat or energy use isn't an issue.
(1d): I can imagine it's masked because it hasn't been fully tested to be
marked as stable yet; however, I have used it on my system which has a
8800GTS card, and it seemed to work fine, although it wasn't terribly stable
(only tested it with Beryl). 2D seems fine.
(1h): Unless it's a brand name power supply or case that comes with one,
I'd recommend junking it and buying a good quality, brand name power supply,
like Thermaltake or Antec. You gamble the rest of your system failing when
you use a lower-end power supply.
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- Mark Shields
