i would get a nivida video card On Sat, 2004-02-14 at 22:51, Igor Zhidkov wrote: > Dear Guru's. > > Please help me in the choice of the PC computer configuration for work > under Linux (I intend to instal Fedora on it). > > On this computer there will be a complicated scientific calculations > performed: user-written programs, mostly C/C++, which run from several days to several weeks. > User's will mostly use KDE or Gnome, with many shell windows opened. > > > The critical demands for chosen hardware are: > -productivness > -stable and robust work during high (close to or equal 100%) load > > > For now I've chosen the following configuration: > > CPU: PENTIUM IV 2.8 GHZ 512CACHE 800 MHz HT > MotherBoard: ASUS P4P800 i865PE/DUAL DDR400/LAN > Memory : 2 X 512 MB DDR 400 MHz > Video Card: 128 MB ATI RADEON 9200 TVOUT AGP X8 > HDD: WD 120GB/7200/8MB CACHE > DVD-ROM: ASUS > FDD 1.44": PANASONIC/SONY > Case: CASE for PENTIUM IV 2FANS > > > Please suggest me any changes which can increase stability of the the > configuration during long-time 100% load. Or give an examples of PC > configurations you've purchased recently. > > Is Asus P4P800 motherboard good for long-time lasting hard use? Or it > can be overheated, because it was not initially designed to give maximal > stableness, but to provide a best production for limited time periods ? > > My another thought is to buy the same configuration, but assembled by > some of "brands" like HP - i.e. to order HP brand computer with the same > configuration as shown above. As I know, brand name assembled PC > computers usually are more stable - isn't it ? > > The ideal case is to buy non-PC (SGI, Alpha, Sun) computer, but we're > rather limited in money for such computers. > > > Thank you very much in advance for your suggestions, All !!! > > > Igor. > > > >
