linux dream

fattyxyz · 07-17-2009, 10:29 PM

so im planning a build within the next few days and i wanted to make sure that all my components are compatible as well as a really good buy for my budget which i wanna try and keep at 800 if thats possible ill post the links but keep in mind im gonna just keep sli for a future upgrade and also i plan to overclock the cpu and video card as well as trying to put in a raid configuration with some really cheap harddrives i got i know this is a little confusing so bear with me hear are the components (linux is gonna go on this build)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...d-Tower%20Case
case

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131232
mobo

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...M%20DDR2%20800
memory

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...202.8GHz%203MB
cpu

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...V%202.91%20SLI
psu

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814127430
video card

this'll add up to around 714$ so theirs 86$ for any more quality so feel free to put in your best advice for my future in building

ebackhus · 07-17-2009, 10:52 PM

I'm an AMD guy but even I would go with a Socket F or whatever the latest socket type is. SLI isn't as good an upgrade option as a current socket type is.

Phædrus2401 · 07-17-2009, 11:37 PM

Graphics card is a little overkill for Linux since there aren't many graphics-intensive games for it, but if you're dual-booting Windows that's fine. If you're only going to be doing desktop stuff, no gaming, a GeForce 9500GT or Radeon 4650 will do fine.

Also, that power supply is NOT one I would recommend. It will work, but you can certainly get a lot better. I'm willing to bet a Corsair tx750w (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...=Corsair%20750) will probably run rings around that for $10 more.

fattyxyz · 07-18-2009, 01:12 AM

im a little old school so the whole sli socket thing confused me so ill look into it as for the linux graphics card i was gonna use wine to play my normal games i ust needed this kind of hardware in case linux became to much of a hassle for my gaming but dual booting sounds right

fattyxyz · 07-18-2009, 01:16 AM

i actually meant to say i needed this hardware so i can play my more high-end games and this is a casual gaming build so im trying to be a little more cost effective with the whole linux adoption thing

Phædrus2401 · 07-18-2009, 01:21 AM

Hate to break it to you, but I have yet to get a modern game running under WINE. The original Diablo and Fallout 2? Yes. After an hour of tweaking. Left 4 Dead or Fallout 3? Not yet.

fattyxyz · 07-18-2009, 01:43 AM

well im sorry for you and all but i know a lot of guys down at freegeek and most of them know enough to deal with that kind of problem im mianly wondering if these components could mange at highest and hardest like COD or online mmo's like GW thats the main concern not the software so much

Phædrus2401 · 07-18-2009, 01:47 AM

Oh sure. E7400 and GTX260 can handle anything on the market, though it won't manage maximum settings in some games at high resolutions. Word of advice: go with EVGA instead of MSI, their customer support is better.

fattyxyz · 07-18-2009, 02:58 AM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130441
is this what you were talking about? if so the support wasnt what the reviews were saying however they were saying the clock settings were very befuddling to the gaming experience if you could get me a link to the card your talking about this will be alot easier

**wrench97** · 07-18-2009, 02:59 AM

Drop the Nvidia chipset motherboard and go for a Intel chipset with a Intel CPU for best performance, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128372

fattyxyz · 07-18-2009, 03:05 AM

thats probably for the best anyway im not in need of sli anyway im not gonna game hard enough to really be in need of it also im way to hesitant to completely run through my savings on an unrequired card anyway

fattyxyz · 07-18-2009, 03:15 AM

with all the changes that i have had in the hardware list the total cost is now just under 700 so theirs still 100$ of room for better quality and i did switch for the new psu and mobo but my video card is still the same so any suggestions are still highly appreciated

**wrench97** · 07-18-2009, 03:19 AM

HD4770 video card.
E8400 CPU.

fattyxyz · 07-18-2009, 12:29 PM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814103077
does this look good?

**wrench97** · 07-18-2009, 02:34 PM

Yes that is a very nice card.

07-17-2009, 10:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
fattyxyz Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 17 OS: xp	linux dream so im planning a build within the next few days and i wanted to make sure that all my components are compatible as well as a really good buy for my budget which i wanna try and keep at 800 if thats possible ill post the links but keep in mind im gonna just keep sli for a future upgrade and also i plan to overclock the cpu and video card as well as trying to put in a raid configuration with some really cheap harddrives i got i know this is a little confusing so bear with me hear are the components (linux is gonna go on this build) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...d-Tower%20Case case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131232 mobo http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...M%20DDR2%20800 memory http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...202.8GHz%203MB cpu http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...V%202.91%20SLI psu http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814127430 video card this'll add up to around 714$ so theirs 86$ for any more quality so feel free to put in your best advice for my future in building

07-17-2009, 10:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,313 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: linux dream I'm an AMD guy but even I would go with a Socket F or whatever the latest socket type is. SLI isn't as good an upgrade option as a current socket type is. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

07-17-2009, 11:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
Phædrus2401 Hardware Tech Team Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Orleans Posts: 3,853 OS: Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 + Ubuntu 9.04 My System	Re: linux dream Graphics card is a little overkill for Linux since there aren't many graphics-intensive games for it, but if you're dual-booting Windows that's fine. If you're only going to be doing desktop stuff, no gaming, a GeForce 9500GT or Radeon 4650 will do fine. Also, that power supply is NOT one I would recommend. It will work, but you can certainly get a lot better. I'm willing to bet a Corsair tx750w (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...=Corsair%20750) will probably run rings around that for $10 more. Last edited by Phædrus2401; 07-17-2009 at 11:39 PM.

07-18-2009, 01:12 AM	#4 (permalink)
fattyxyz Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 17 OS: xp	Re: linux dream im a little old school so the whole sli socket thing confused me so ill look into it as for the linux graphics card i was gonna use wine to play my normal games i ust needed this kind of hardware in case linux became to much of a hassle for my gaming but dual booting sounds right

07-18-2009, 01:16 AM	#5 (permalink)
fattyxyz Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 17 OS: xp	Re: linux dream i actually meant to say i needed this hardware so i can play my more high-end games and this is a casual gaming build so im trying to be a little more cost effective with the whole linux adoption thing

07-18-2009, 01:21 AM	#6 (permalink)
Phædrus2401 Hardware Tech Team Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Orleans Posts: 3,853 OS: Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 + Ubuntu 9.04 My System	Re: linux dream Hate to break it to you, but I have yet to get a modern game running under WINE. The original Diablo and Fallout 2? Yes. After an hour of tweaking. Left 4 Dead or Fallout 3? Not yet.

07-18-2009, 01:43 AM	#7 (permalink)
fattyxyz Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 17 OS: xp	Re: linux dream well im sorry for you and all but i know a lot of guys down at freegeek and most of them know enough to deal with that kind of problem im mianly wondering if these components could mange at highest and hardest like COD or online mmo's like GW thats the main concern not the software so much

07-18-2009, 01:47 AM	#8 (permalink)
Phædrus2401 Hardware Tech Team Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Orleans Posts: 3,853 OS: Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 + Ubuntu 9.04 My System	Re: linux dream Oh sure. E7400 and GTX260 can handle anything on the market, though it won't manage maximum settings in some games at high resolutions. Word of advice: go with EVGA instead of MSI, their customer support is better.

07-18-2009, 02:58 AM	#9 (permalink)
fattyxyz Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 17 OS: xp	Re: linux dream http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130441 is this what you were talking about? if so the support wasnt what the reviews were saying however they were saying the clock settings were very befuddling to the gaming experience if you could get me a link to the card your talking about this will be alot easier Last edited by fattyxyz; 07-18-2009 at 03:00 AM.

07-18-2009, 02:59 AM	#10 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,742 OS: Win7	Re: linux dream Drop the Nvidia chipset motherboard and go for a Intel chipset with a Intel CPU for best performance, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128372 __________________ Power Supply and Selection

07-18-2009, 03:05 AM	#11 (permalink)
fattyxyz Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 17 OS: xp	Re: linux dream thats probably for the best anyway im not in need of sli anyway im not gonna game hard enough to really be in need of it also im way to hesitant to completely run through my savings on an unrequired card anyway Last edited by fattyxyz; 07-18-2009 at 03:07 AM.

07-18-2009, 03:15 AM	#12 (permalink)
fattyxyz Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 17 OS: xp	Re: linux dream with all the changes that i have had in the hardware list the total cost is now just under 700 so theirs still 100$ of room for better quality and i did switch for the new psu and mobo but my video card is still the same so any suggestions are still highly appreciated

07-18-2009, 03:19 AM	#13 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,742 OS: Win7	Re: linux dream HD4770 video card. E8400 CPU. __________________ Power Supply and Selection

07-18-2009, 12:29 PM	#14 (permalink)
fattyxyz Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 17 OS: xp	Re: linux dream http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814103077 does this look good? Last edited by fattyxyz; 07-18-2009 at 12:33 PM.

07-18-2009, 02:34 PM	#15 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,742 OS: Win7	Re: linux dream Yes that is a very nice card. __________________ Power Supply and Selection