Victor I am using the MS-6741 (K8TM-K8MM) from MSI with an Athlom AMD64 3200, 1GB DDR and 200 GBSATA. I got FC3 and WinXP -dual boot- running just fine. Not the latest MB/processor but you wont miss the jump from 32 to 64bits. Leopoldo On Thu, 2005-03-17 at 01:40 -0600, Victor Marquez wrote: > Thanks for your answer Scot, > > I'll be using this machine to learn linux (all about configuration, > administration and programming) and as a file server with a tape drive > to backup regularily information from our other home computers. > > I think I will make it multiboot with 2 or 3 linux installations. One > for daily use, other for experimenting with my first choice of linux > distribution (e.i. installing software to try it) and the third to > install/compile different distributions/kernels. > > This machine will not have a big user base (just me and my wife in our > home-network, we have 2 laptops as main computers, 1 win9x as proxy > for internet access and a web/SQL server to on work projects at home) > and will be accessed for SSH remote access (console) and remote > xWindows. I may go for a 120+ GB Hard Disk, sound and graphics are > really not important for this machine CD/DVD ROM or RW and standard > ISA ethernet. I just want it to be fast enough to experiment with it > and to access some x based programs for home use (MS Money like apps, > personell internal web server fot our KBs, etc.). > > My primmary idea of this is to learn linux to start providing services > in this platform (I have been wintel > programmer/server-network-admin/IT-advisor for long years). I am > specialized in TCP/IP based solutions (web, web services, protocols, > mailing, etc.) with a fair knowledge on sys administration, > configuration, programming, networking, software and solutions. > > My main concern was if I would be able to find drivers for my specific > components. Your recommendation about selecting a sligthly older > motherboard and searching for the model/brand before commiting the > shop is very goor to me. > > Thanks a lot again. > > Victor Marquez > > On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 18:21:38 -0500, Scot L. Harris <webid@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Wed, 2005-03-16 at 17:56, Victor Marquez wrote: > > (... text removed ...) > > > > I am planning to buy a new computer and install linux on it, the > > > machine where I currently have installed will return to it's habitual > > > task as a WinXX firewall and access point for Interner (can't be done > > > in Linux because mi connection is broadband via an USB modem > > > (non-standard/no-linux-drivers). > > > > > > Can somebody recommend me a site or document where I can learn about > > > what are the best i386 processors for linux and/or for specific tasks? > > > > > > Thanks a lot in advance for your help. > > (... text removed ...) > > > The processor is never really a problem. Linux will run on pretty much > > all of them. The real questions are how much do you want to spend and > > what kind of things do you plan on using the system for. > > > > For example: If you are planning on doing some video editing you will > > want a faster processor and more disk drives. > > > > For simple email/browser use you can use a slower processor (cheaper) > > and smaller hard drive. > > > > You should as a minimum get 512MB or 1GB of memory and 60GB hard drive. > > AMD processors will be cheaper in most cases and provide similar or > > better performance to their Intel counterparts. > > > > The biggest problem area for linux at the moment IMHO is wireless > > setup. You have to determine what chip set your wireless card has and > > find an appropriate driver to support it. > > > > For a desk top system that is probably not an issue. > > > > You may want to get a slightly older motherboard. Those will tend to > > have better support under Linux than the brand new top of the line > > models. > > > > When you narrow down the particular motherboards you are looking at do a > > google search and ask on the list. Hopefully you will find information > > on the particular motherboard telling you how well Linux worked with it. > > > > You can put together a good system for less than $500.00 depending on > > what you are looking for. > > > > Good luck. > > > > -- > > Scot L. Harris > > webid@xxxxxxxxxx > > > > The naked truth of it is, I have no shirt. > > -- William Shakespeare, "Love's Labour's Lost" > > > > -- > > fedora-list mailing list > > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
