Am Mittwoch 22 August 2007 00:05:24 schrieb b.n.: > Volker Armin Hemmann ha scritto: > >> - supported Intel onboard video card with its own video RAM > >> - good supported onboard audio with 5.1 surround > > > > you can not put an amd chip on an intel board a vice versa. > > *bangs on his head* - of course... This thing is becoming harder than I > thought. Buy new mobo+cpu+ram, ok. mobo+cpu+ram+sound card, less than ok > but doable. Mobo+cpu+ram+soundcard+videocard... > > The videocard looks like a bad problem. Newer ATIs are, AFAIK, not well > supported by open source drivers.
Yep, anything newer than your current card needs closed source drivers and they are a real pain from time to time (my card is not supported by the open source driver at all and fglrx doesn't work well either, so I'm stuck with vesa). > nVidia 3d open source support is currently none. I don't like proprietary >drivers, not that much because > of ideological reasons but because I found they're extremly annoying to > maintain (kernel or xorg updates easily break them). > > The onboard Intels were a good lifesaver. I'm considering an Intel Core > Duo... what's wrong with them that AMD does right? :) > > >> And what about the cpu cooling fan? > > > > buy a 'boxed' cpu. The coolers are good enough. > > Are they silent too? I really need silent things. > Oh, you want silence? I hope you know that this is a real science? I'd say if you stick with AMD, try the boxed cooler and test it. Since it's not a dedicated silent system, it might be good enough. If you switch to Intel, buy a good cooler from the beginning. Furthermore, be sure that your mainboard can control the fan speeds. I've found that the case fans are often the biggest problem, especially the one in the front.
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