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 1Qdmgn-0000Ji-Fn for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Mon, 04 Jul 2011 17:12:05 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 95E5321C10A; Mon, 4 Jul 2011 17:09:16 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-pv0-f181.google.com (mail-pv0-f181.google.com [74.125.83.181]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 55D8E21C136 for ; Mon, 4 Jul 2011 17:09:16 +0000 (UTC) Received: by pvg13 with SMTP id 13so7383464pvg.40 for ; Mon, 04 Jul 2011 10:09:15 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=sender:from:reply-to:to:subject:date:message-id:x-mailer :mime-version:content-language:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=jpLNkBDa1NTvyDIEOgK1HR6HdJiL7tuexNUH0LiOvYk=; b=YMSdbcoOl1kD4isdBykaeE5/az3iLlYcNCWX/OI05d3u5tanOqeT8mvUduoLmvev7z YeehKasxetc8wmji1u/G3aUIFweQ2ollpIyjCQfeZGchqQHydnkWzzk5EnxgT3ZuVGz1 VFE/pdBjLG78MJCaLqAzbZFimY0pyKnl5EqLs= Received: by 10.68.40.193 with SMTP id z1mr7634444pbk.295.1309799355532; Mon, 04 Jul 2011 10:09:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [10.162.186.198] ([180.214.232.22]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id i9sm3967133pbk.84.2011.07.04.10.09.02 (version=SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Mon, 04 Jul 2011 10:09:14 -0700 (PDT) Sender: Pandu Poluan From: Pandu Poluan To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: RE: [gentoo-user] {OT} Time for hardware upgrade(s) Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2011 00:08:27 +0700 Message-ID: X-Mailer: EPOC Email Version 2.10 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 Content-Language: i-default Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Archives-Salt: X-Archives-Hash: 35a9c55a222c60cc5ebd1e490772d510 -original message- Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Time for hardware upgrade(s) From: Grant Date: 2011-07-04 23:30 >> How do you know it's the motherboard and not the PSU for instance? > >You're right, but I want HDMI and USB 3.0 so I figure I may as well >switch the motherboard and then the PSU if the problem doesn't >disappear. > >>> The most important thing is reliability and Linux compatibility but = I >>> also need HDMI and I figure USB 3.0 is a good idea. The system is = for >> >> HDMI is available on most (all?) modern graphics cards, not sure = if >> built-ins have them though... USB 3 cards are also available. > >Yeah, a video card and USB card would cost roughly the same as a new >motherboard and the video card would be a new source of heat and/or >noise. > >>> playing music and movies, no gaming whatsoever. If you're = familiar >> >> Sounds like you want a "htpc" setup. > >I guess. Gentoo has been playing my music, movies, and TV for many >years now. I use a wireless keyboard from the couch. Just a normal >xfce4 desktop. It's great. > >>> with the current hardware scene, where would you go from here as = far >>> as a motherboard and other components? Any features a Gentoo'er >>> should look for? >> >> Decide roughly (Intel/AMD chipsets, features, expansion = capabilities >> etc.) on what motherboard you want and compare reviews of it... > >I'm reading that ASUS and Gigabyte are the way to go for = reliability. Not in my country; I've seen waaay too many Asus mobo's died mysteriously, = with or without fanfare. Then again, Asus might've specifically targeted lower-quality mobo's for my = country *sigh* But I have heard nothing but praise re: Gigabyte mobo's. >> I know others swear by Nvidia graphics but personally I will not = touch >> them (not for chipsets either due to lackluster/no open driver = linux >> support)... it's AMD (formerly ATI) for me (just don't buy the = latest, >> greatest unless you want to wait for open driver support, even = though > >Yeah I'm a little worried about that with the motherboard. If >necessary I can keep limping along with my current motherboard while = I >wait for drivers for the new one. Or, don't aim for the moon, and just buy last quarter's best (or 2nd best) = graphics card :) Unless you want to play a 60fps 3D-enabled game on a 1080p display, I think = yesteryear's best cards are already A-OK. Rgds, -- FdS Pandu E Poluan ~ IT Optimizer ~ Sent from Nokia E72-1