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From: Camaleón on 14 Dec 2009 06:50 On Sun, 13 Dec 2009 19:37:14 -0200, Rogério Brito wrote: (...) > * And, finally, but very important, something that is fully supported by > Free Software only. I want to get a system where I can run Debian with > Linux as a kernel and, it would be fantastically nice if it could, work > acceptably with Debian with the FreeBSD kernel. > > As I stated above, I have no predilection for manufacturer and I may go > with Intel or AMD. Some of the options that are available at the > manufacturer's sites don't seem to target users like myself: > > Asus P7P55D-E Premium, Maximus III Formula, Maximus III GENE, MSI > 790GX-G65 etc, etc. Well, your angle is too wide for we can reply with a concrete proposal. I think any system in the market will fit your needs... unless you buy some special piece of unsupported hardware :-) - For standard use, I like MSI and Gigabyte motherboards. - 8 GB should be fine. - CPU, AMD Phenom or Intel QuadCore - VGA, this is a difficult one. Nowadays they come with noisy fans or getting two slots, which I don't like at all. Anyway, nvidia would be a right choice. - A "do it yourself" approach will let you to select the best components at the best prize. I will go that path. > Is there anybody that could shed some light with recommendations? This is getting a recurring question in this list. Maybe it's time for Debian to get a HCL page so people can start looking-up there O:-) Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org
From: John Allen on 15 Dec 2009 04:30 On 13/12/09 21:37, Rog�rio Brito wrote: > Hi, All. > > I would like to purchase a new system to replace my current Desktop. > > Unfortunately, it seems that getting some new hardware is not as easy, due to a > multitude of unavailable drivers for Free Operating systems or differences > regarding the role of the systems. > > It seems that most sites where hardware is discussed (say, slashdot, > tomshardware, arstechnica and similars) as well as vendor sites (e.g., Asus, MSI > etc) seem to aim at the "Gamer" person. > > I was reading some reviews and I am confused regarding getting a new Desktop and > I would sincerely appreciate some help. > > I did a bit of homework, and some of my choices seem to be hard to satisfy, but > they seem to be quite mundane (at least, I would be lead to think so): > > * I would like to have a moderately powerful CPU (regardless of manufacturer). > Perhaps a 4-core to use as a build constantly programs (I am a Maintainer of > some packages in Debian and I would like to take action on some big packages and > do some QA work). > > 1 x http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=480481 1 x http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=451982 > * Besides the CPU, I would like to have a reasonable amount of memory (perhaps > 8GB of memory). Again, no preferred brands here. > > 2 x http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=347969 > * I have no need for dual graphics cards or anything fancy. I video necessities > are, at most, playing a video and nothing much. I use fluxbox as my Window > Manager and I don't see me changing it in the future. > > 1 x http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=420091 (fanless) > What all this means is that I am more inclined to take money from a fast > graphics card and put it in a CPU (I saw that some video cards are *really* > expensive!). > > * I prefer to assemble the system myself (since this is the cheaper route), but > as the last system that I built was in 1999, I'm not that up-to-date with the > newer technologies. I have no fear of learning things, though. > > * And, finally, but very important, something that is fully supported by Free > Software only. I want to get a system where I can run Debian with Linux as a > kernel and, it would be fantastically nice if it could, work acceptably with > Debian with the FreeBSD kernel. > > The above components is what I have in my development machines, works fine with Debian & Ubuntu. > As I stated above, I have no predilection for manufacturer and I may go with > Intel or AMD. Some of the options that are available at the manufacturer's sites > don't seem to target users like myself: > > Asus P7P55D-E Premium, Maximus III Formula, Maximus III GENE, MSI 790GX-G65 etc, > etc. > > Is there anybody that could shed some light with recommendations? > > > > Thank you very much, Rog�rio Brito. > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org
From: Celejar on 17 Dec 2009 00:50
On Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:17:59 +0100 Sven Joachim <svenjoac(a)gmx.de> wrote: .... > Be sure to avoid Nvidia graphics cards then. The best bet is probably to use > Intel graphics, *except* GMA500¹. Thanks to KMS², switching from X to a > virtual console and back is as fast as switching workspaces, and > resuming/suspending works without a hitch on my laptop. But as I mentioned in another message in this thread, KMS is apparently badly broken on my Intel 945GM: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25681 Celejar -- foffl.sourceforge.net - Feeds OFFLine, an offline RSS/Atom aggregator mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org |