Re: linux friendly hardware inquiry/advise

2011-10-20 Thread Camaleón
On Wed, 19 Oct 2011 19:05:00 -0500, Stan Hoeppner wrote: > On 10/19/2011 11:28 AM, Camaleón wrote: >> On Wed, 19 Oct 2011 22:24:37 +1000, yudi v wrote: >> >>> Building a new PC, will be used for coding mostly, running 2-3 VMs >>> simultaneously. >> >> Then -although you have not say any specific

Re: linux friendly hardware inquiry/advise

2011-10-19 Thread Stan Hoeppner
On 10/19/2011 10:54 PM, yudi v wrote: >> 8-24GB? For a development box running 2-3 VMs? That's overkill. Let >> me explain. > I think 8GB should give me enough room. Agreed. And it should only cost you about $40 USD for a dual channel kit. > Now that's taken care of, moving on to Motherboa

Re: linux friendly hardware inquiry/advise

2011-10-19 Thread Stan Hoeppner
On 10/19/2011 11:28 AM, Camaleón wrote: > On Wed, 19 Oct 2011 22:24:37 +1000, yudi v wrote: > >> Building a new PC, will be used for coding mostly, running 2-3 VMs >> simultaneously. > > Then -although you have not say any specific number- add more ram (8 up > to 24 GiB is a good starting point)

Re: linux friendly hardware inquiry/advise

2011-10-19 Thread Karl Vogel
>> On Wed, 19 Oct 2011 22:24:37 +1000, yudi v said: Y> Building a new PC, will be used for coding mostly, running 2-3 VMs Y> simultaneously. Debian Linux will be the host OS. I need some Y> suggestions on Motherboards. Which manufacturer has good linux support? The Ars Technica Guides are g

Re: linux friendly hardware inquiry/advise

2011-10-19 Thread Camaleón
On Wed, 19 Oct 2011 22:24:37 +1000, yudi v wrote: > Building a new PC, will be used for coding mostly, running 2-3 VMs > simultaneously. Then -although you have not say any specific number- add more ram (8 up to 24 GiB is a good starting point) ;-P > Debian Linux will be the host OS. I need som

linux friendly hardware inquiry/advise

2011-10-19 Thread yudi v
Hi all, Building a new PC, will be used for coding mostly, running 2-3 VMs simultaneously. Debian Linux will be the host OS. I need some suggestions on Motherboards. Which manufacturer has good linux support? Will use Intel on board graphics. No gaming. will use couple of HD monitors. Thats about