[Pc_Support] Hardware recommendations.

Tue Oct 4 09:40:46 EDT 2005

Before you sink big bucks into an amd64 system I suggest that you 
hit and/or subscribe to debian-amd64 and/or suse-amd64 pages.  
The comments are voluminous, to say the least.
Homer

On Tuesday 04 October 2005 07:25, Homer Whittaker wrote:
> On Mon, 2005-10-03 at 19:28 -0400, Austin Denyer wrote:
> > Hi Guys.
> >
> > I'm looking for some advice on a power workstation.
> >
> > There is a choice of four.  The first 2 are from Monarch
> > Computers, the third is Penguin Computing and the last is
> > from Dell.
> >
> > The main difference between them is the CPU.
> > AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ Dual-Core 1MB
> > AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Dual-Core 1MB
> > AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 (939)
>
> In re the 64 bit cpu, my personal advice is don't.  I have had
> an amd64 bit machine for 6 or more months now and the 64 bit
> stuff stinks.  I now run only 32 bit programs on the machine. 
> I do not have Bryans technical knowledge on why or why not but
> I have used (not been able to) use(d) it.
>
> > Dual Intel® Xeon™ Processor 2.80GHz 2MB
> >
> > The box will be a business workstation, so high-end
> > gaming-quality video is not required.  Raw CPU and I/O is
> > more important, but so is bang for the buck. It will be
> > running Debian.
> >
> > What do y'all recommend?
> >
> > Here are the choices:
> >
> > 1.
> >
> > Case: 100159 - NO PS - Antec Performance One P160 ATX       
> > $125.00 PSU : 100992 - PS 430W - Thermaltake W0070RUC TR2
> > ATX 12      $49.00 Case Fan: 100887 - 120mm - Antec 120mm
> > SmartCool Case Fan     $18.00 MB: 110366 - BFG BFGRNVF4U
> > NForce4 Ultra Audio/LAN/USB       $112.00 CPU: 120243 - AMD
> > Athlon 64 X2 4800+ Dual-Core 1MB           $884.00
>
> Same as above.
>
> > Thermal Grease: 800018 - Shin-Etsu G675 Thermal Grease      
> >  $14.00 Memory: 140713 - DDR (400) 3200 - 1 GB (2 pcs 512)
> > OCZ       $127.00 1st Hard Drive: 150352 - SATAII - WD
> > Caviar SE 160 GB         $87.00 2nd Hard Drive: 150352 -
> > SATAII - WD Caviar SE 160 GB         $87.00 CD-RW/DVD-RW:
> > 160236 - DVD±RW - NEC ND-3540A 16X DL DVD±      $46.00
> > Floppy Drive: 170511 - TEAC 1.44 MB 3.5" Floppy Drive       
> >  $18.00 Video: 190504 - ATI (Connect 3D) Radeon X700 PRO
> > 128MB DD    $125.00
>
> If you are not doing games and high speed graphics, why the
> fancy video. Take a look at the Matrox cards, like G400 or
> G450.
>
> > $125.00 Network Card: 280116 - 3Com 3C2000-T NIC 10/100/1000
> >  $56.00
> >
> >                                         Order Total:      
> > $1,832.00
> > ============================================================
> >======
> >
> > 2.
> >
> > As above but:
> >
> > CPU: 120241 - AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Dual-Core 1MB          
> > $526.00
> >
> >                                                  Total:   
> > $1,474.00
> > ============================================================
> >======
> >
> > 3.
> >
> > Case: 100239 - NO PS - Thermaltake VA7000BWA Shark Full     
> > $150.00 PSU: 100122 - PS 535W - Enermax EG565P-FMA REV.2.0
> > ATX        $80.00 MB: 110257 - Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe nForce4
> > SLI                 $165.00 CPU: 120465 - AMD Athlon 64
> > FX-55 (939) (Retail)             $811.00 Thermal Grease:
> > 800018 - Shin-Etsu G675 Thermal Grease        $14.00 Memory:
> > 140252 - DDR (400) 3200 - 1 GB (2 pcs 512) Corsair   $204.00
> > 1st Hard Drive: 150938 - SATA - WD (WD2500JD) 250 GB        
> > $117.00 DVD: 160620 - DVD-RW - Asus DRW-1608PBLK 6x-DVD     
> >          $84.00 Floppy Drive: 170511 - TEAC 1.44 MB 3.5"
> > Floppy Drive         $18.00 Video Card: 190325 - eVGA
> > GeForce 6600 GT 128MB              $160.00 Network Card:
> > 280116 - 3Com 3C2000-T Gigabit NIC              $56.00
> >
> >                                                  Total:   
> > $1,943.00
> >
> > ============================================================
> >=====
> >
> > 4.
> >
> > Dell Precision Workstation 470n
> > Intel® Xeon™ Processor 2.80GHz, 2MB L2 Cache
> >
> > Operating System
> > Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS v4 for EM64T 64bit system w/ 1
> > YR RHN, w/ Media
> >
> > 2nd Processor (Must match speed selection above)
> > Intel® Xeon™ Processor 2.80GHz, 2MB L2 cache
> >
> > Memory
> > 1GB, DDR2 SDRAM Memory, 400MHz, ECC (2 DIMMS)
> >
> > Keyboard
> > Entry Level, USB, No Hot Keys
> >
> > Graphic Cards
> > 64MB PCIe x16 nVidia Quadro NVS 280, Dual DVI or Dual VGA
> > Capable
> >
> > 1st Hard Drive
> > 160GB SATA, 7200 RPM Hard Drive with DataBurst Cache™
> > without RAID
> >
> > 2nd Hard Drive
> > 160GB SATA, 7200 RPM Hard Drive with DataBurst Cache™
> > without RAID
> >
> > Hard Drive Configuration
> > C1A- All SATA drives, Non-RAID, 2 drive total configuration
> >
> > Floppy Drive Options
> > 3.5 inch 1.44MB Floppy Drive
> > USB Memory Key
> > 512MB Dell™ USB 2.0 Hi-Speed Memory Key
> >
> > CD-ROM, DVD, and Read-Write Devices
> > 48X/32X CD-RW/DVD Combo, Data Only
> >
> > Speakers
> > Dell™ two piece stereo spkrs
> >
> > Resource CD
> > Resources CD contains Diagnostics and Driver for Precision
> > Systems
> >
> > Hardware Support Services
> > 3 Year On-site Economy Plan
> >
> > Mouse Pad
> >
> > Quick Reference Guide
> >
> > TOTAL:$2,347.00
> > =========================================================
> >
> > Regards,
> > Ozz.
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