[kazrak+kernel@cesmail.net: Re: hardware advice for a PC moron]

[Rei Shinozuka <shino@panix.com>]

thanks for the pointers.

as a general rule:

1. is there any difference in functionality between the various
   AMD and intel processors?  i.e., am i better off starting with
   one versus another?
2. is it worth getting a "fancy" 3d card (are they supported under
   linux) or is a plain-jane card good enough for 1280x1024x24bits.
   are any cards ATI or NVIDIA considered good or bad under linux? 

thanks!

-rei



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At 1/16/2004 05:34 AM -0500, Rei Shinozuka wrote:
>i'd appreciate advice as to how to best buy/build an intel/amd system and 
>build a linux workstation on top of.

While I haven't bought a Linux box from them, I've had good success with 
hardware from Monarch Computer Systems and I believe they recently (Linux 
World 2003 @SF) won some award(s) on their Linux bundles.  You can learn 
more at http://tinyurl.com/24kpl which redirects to
http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=M&Category_Code=linuxsystems

I've also heard good things about (but haven't personally dealt with)
http://penguincomputing.com/

You may also want to check out some of the other Linux-oriented hardware 
vendor lists such as those found at:
http://www.linux.org/vendor/system/
http://www.rice.edu/IT/hwsw/hardware/pclinux.html
http://www.linuxhardware.net/cgi-bin/viewvendor.cgi
http://directory.google.com/Top/Computers/Hardware/Systems/Linux/

Good luck!  :)

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Jeff Woods <kazrak+kernel@cesmail.net> 


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