From: aznomad.2@PremoveOBthisOX.COM   
      
   On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 12:08:50 +0100, Wim Cossement  wrote:   
      
      
   >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.   
      
   Pretty easy setup.   
   I think intel core 2 duo has the edge over amd although I still prefer amd.   
   motherboard -- get one with the I/O you want.  Two gigabit ethernets?   
   s/pdif for surround sound?  I prefer motherboards without chipset fans.   
   do a google search for the motherboard make/model and the magic word "linux"   
   to see if anybody is having problems.  Asus has almost always worked well   
   for me although I've sometimes had to use patched drivers.   
      
   go with an nvidia motherboard chipset video or video card.  nvidia is   
   proprietary, but it their drivers work extemely well.   
      
      
   cpu: don't get the cheapest.  Sweetspot is typically around $150.  Spend   
   any more and the performance/price ratio rapidly drops.   
      
   go with 2 gig of ram; maybe even 4 gig, ram is so cheap nowadays.   
      
   power supply:  don't use the crap that is included with most cases.  A   
   blowout on that $8 power supply can take out your whole system.  Spend   
   $50-90 here.   
      
   Case:  very personal choice.  I like quiet cases.   
   I have no use for dorkage:  crap fans with blinking lights, clear panels   
   on the case, etc.   
      
   cpu fan, case fans, power supply fans:  I also like quiet here.   
      
   hard drive:  500G is <$90 nowadays.  $750G is <170.   
   optical drive:  some can write a label on the disk (on the edge?)   
   double layer blank media is still too expensive and may always be so.   
      
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