From: a@b.c   
      
   AZ Nomad wrote:   
   > On Thu, 22 Nov 2007 12:56:32 +0100, Wim Cossement  wrote:   
   >   
   >   
   >> Hello Gentoo-ers,   
   >   
   >> After almost 6 years of labor my machine finally died! :-/   
   >> But I was able to do my thing on it as an IT'er and a big part of this I   
   >> have to thank to Gentoo so I'll run it as well on my new machine but I'm   
   >> not sure what to get yet, perhaps someone could help?   
   >   
   >> It would be a PC for sure but the biggest question is about the type of   
   >> CPU I'd be using.   
   >   
   >> AMD or Intel?   
   >> How many cores?   
   >> 32 or 64 bit?   
   >   
   >> I have about ¤ 1000 - 1200 to spend and I don't really need a GPU or a   
   >> screen if this might help a bit.   
   >   
   >> Could someone point out some pro's and con's (personal experiences?) and   
   >> a few possible candiates?   
   >   
   > You need to describe what you're going to do with it.  Suggestions for   
   somebody   
   > who only visits web pages and reads email are going to signiffigantly differ   
   > from somebody who does application development, runs 3D games or who does   
   video   
   > editing.   
      
   Basic Gentoo stuff... :-)   
   Compiling and testing the updated packages and kernels, run a few   
   webapps, burn a DVD every now and then and read some E-mail.   
      
   Wimmy   
      
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