Re: athlon64 upgrade ...

From: Rod Smith (rodsmith_at_nessus.rodsbooks.com)
Date: 05/28/04 

Date: Thu, 27 May 2004 19:25:53 -0400

In article <1085682683.976594@www.vif.com>,
        weevil <doctorwu23@yahoo.ca> writes:
>
> i'm in the market to upgrade my system to an athlon64 and i'd like some
> feedback on experiences and linux compatibility on 2 main points,
>
> 1. mobo: MSI K8T NeoFISR or Asus K8V Deluxe

First off, MSI has two models with numbers that are similar, but not
identical, to the one you mention:

- The K8T Neo-FSR
- The K8T Neo-FIS2R

The two boards are based on the same basic design, but the second one
adds a few features, such as IEEE-1394 (the "I" in the model number) and
a second set of ATA devices driven by a Promise controller (the "2" in
the model number, for a total of 4 SATA and 3 PATA ports, IIRC, vs. 2 and
2 for the FSR model).

I've got the K8T Neo-FSR, and it works reasonably well with Linux. The
biggest problem is the on-board sound; the VIA VT8237 that drives it is
not yet officially supported by the kernel, although it does work with
the ALSA VT8233 driver -- just not optimally. Specifically, some programs
produce sped-up or "stuttery" sound. This is mostly a problem with games
that put a heavy CPU load on the system, in my experience. You're likely
to have similar problems if you use the on-board sound with any
motherboard based on the VIA K8T800/VT8237 chipset. I believe the ASUS
K8V Deluxe uses this chipset, so I wouldn't expect it to be any different
in this respect.

> 2.Video adaptor: ati radeon 9600xt or something based on the nvidia chip
> like msi gf fx-5700-vtd

I can't comment on these, I'm afraid; I'm using a cheap SiS Xabre-based
board, which has caused me some real headaches. I now wish I'd spent a few
more bucks for something built around an nVidia or ATI chipset. 

-- 
Rod Smith, rodsmith@rodsbooks.com
http://www.rodsbooks.com
Author of books on Linux, FreeBSD, and networking

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