From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1R9GRR-0002zJ-77 for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:14:21 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id A78E421C27D; Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:13:46 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-yi0-f53.google.com (mail-yi0-f53.google.com [209.85.218.53]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7983921C237 for ; Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:12:28 +0000 (UTC) Received: by yie21 with SMTP id 21so708059yie.40 for ; Thu, 29 Sep 2011 06:12:28 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:subject:references :in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=so04q/ODPj/fjLwmrfILoO6GJf3OFpOzUqHXFro+4ao=; b=XeGMykkDEcf6dZVbyiN9/rjL2mSavZBPjvOeeOWR6LBGdXmOGMtOsuD3Vij/ZvFPrh 4O3oCz4rzxKjbbG8G/jU7oa12aKF/ZI1PcCUmfaRCIO8lJClbCFYBUtZn/W+KhNh2dmc 8FrUOBVqwLsrbleuX/RAI648QF/E6AXpD4K3E= Received: by 10.236.191.161 with SMTP id g21mr16541852yhn.3.1317301947933; Thu, 29 Sep 2011 06:12:27 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [192.168.2.5] (adsl-98-95-128-200.jan.bellsouth.net. [98.95.128.200]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id v28sm2070160yhi.11.2011.09.29.06.12.26 (version=SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Thu, 29 Sep 2011 06:12:27 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <4E846EB8.8020009@gmail.com> Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2011 08:12:24 -0500 From: Dale User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:7.0) Gecko/20110927 Firefox/7.0 SeaMonkey/2.4 Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Motherboard support? References: <4E835F61.30207@nileshgr.com> <4E83AADA.8040905@gmail.com> <4E83C60A.8000905@nileshgr.com> <4E83C9F4.9050501@nileshgr.com> <4E83DC99.8020903@gmail.com> <4E8462F4.70602@nileshgr.com> In-Reply-To: <4E8462F4.70602@nileshgr.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Archives-Salt: X-Archives-Hash: 0157b37b62f0c2112b00518bfb9fab07 Nilesh Govindarajan wrote: > On 09/29/2011 08:18 AM, Dale wrote: >> >> As a general rule, hardware support is in the kernel. It shouldn't >> matter much whether it is Gentoo, Redhat, Debian or any other distro. >> It just matters that the kernel supports the hardware. I would imagine >> that anything listed there as working is supported by Linux with a up to >> date kernel. It all comes down to the kernel. By the way, the kernel >> tested against is listed in the top right hand corner if I recall >> correctly. You seem to have noticed that too. If the mobo is a new >> design or new chipset, try to get at least that version of kernel. >> > I know that it is actually in the kernel, but some companies like Nvidia > package propreitary drivers only for Ubuntu/Debian, so it at times makes > sense to check it out in detail. I have had lot of fights over this > point on twitter with friends, in fact it resulted in myself getting > blocked (and unblocked later hehe). > As far as I know, nvidia drivers should work with about any distro. I have installed the same drivers on Gentoo that I used on Mandrake. That was a while ago but they look the same to me. Keep in mind, Gentoo is source based which makes it different. Binary distros are not. >> If it shows things are working for the mobo you are checking on, it >> should work fine. I think the 880 chipset has been out a while so it >> should be really stable by now. I seem to recall it was out when I >> bought my new setup but was still getting worked on for drivers. >> >> By the way, it is always somewhat wise to buy things that have been out >> for a while. If you are building a spare or something to play with, >> then newer stuff is fine. I say this because some very new hardware may >> not have all the kinks worked out. Unless you really really need the >> latest and greatest, pick a slightly older setup. When I picked mine, >> it was about a year old. That is usually plenty of time to let the >> drivers stabilize. It can also save you some money too. >> >> Now to be nosy, how many cores and how much ram you planning to put in >> this new rig? I have a 4 core 3.2Ghz CPU with 16Gbs of ram. Compared >> to my older AMD 2500+ with 2Gbs of ram, the new rig is super fast. My >> old rig was named smoker because at the time it was built, it was >> smoking. My new rig is named fireball. I guess lightening will be >> next. After that, someone will just have to bury me. Not much is >> faster than lightening. lol >> >> Dale >> >> :-) :-) >> >> P. S. If you get your things selected and want someone to double check, >> I'd be glad too. I posted mine on here to make sure I hadn't missed >> anything. The mobo, CPU and ram are the most essential things that have >> to be right. You have some wobble room on the rest. Also, Gigabyte has >> a list of supported ram and CPUs on their website. That comes in handy. >> > Quad Core 3.2 Ghz with 16 GB of RAM that's big piece man. Well as I said > earlier, I'm thinking of that 1075T thing and may be 4-8 GB of RAM > (depends on cost, because I've to get myself a 22 or 24 inch LCD as > well), but since bulldozers are going to be launched on 12th October, > I'll prefer to wait, they have tons of new virtualization-related > features. Will save me from installing windows directly onto the machine > to play games (I usually don't, but after getting such a powerful > machine, may be) and troubling it for no reason with that piece of bullshit. > Here is some advice. When you buy memory, buy so that you don't have to remove anything to upgrade. If for example the mobo takes a max 4Gb stick in each slot, get a 4Gb stick or two of them. I started with 4Gbs and while it did fine, I can tell the difference when I added the extra. If you do that, you don't have to remove a stick to upgrade or keep them paired up. I started with 4Gb, went to 8Gb then bought a 8Gb kit and went to the full 16Gbs. They do seem to run faster in pairs. I can't blame you for waiting on the CPU if it is what you really want. I usually buy a couple notches down on the CPU and save some cash. You won't tell very much difference between a 3.4Ghz and a 3.2Ghz. Now if you are doing something really CPU intensive, then you may need the extra. Me, I balance out cost verses speed. I like a lot of bang for little bucks. That said, I hope to get a 6 core when the prices go down some. Maybe when yours comes out, they will start to drop on mine. :-) I have to say, this rig is pretty fast. Example: Sat Sep 17 04:03:00 2011 >>> app-office/libreoffice-3.3.4 merge time: 52 minutes and 42 seconds. That would be while I am logged into KDE and doing no telling what. Post back when you get your stuff picked out. Dale :-) :-)