Re: please critique these two Athlon X2 3800+ configs

greg wrote:

> Me again. I'm getting close to buy a machine.
> Hope somebody can give me some input on the two configs below. They are
> from different stores, Config 2 is from a store that's usually more
> expensive. I'm a heavy user (scientific number crunching), but
> clueless about hardware. Graphics not that critical for my needs.
>
> Are these performing systems? Will they run OK run under Linux (Suse
> 10.1)? Which one is better? Is there any change I could make to save a
> buck, or to improve the systems? Thanks a lot.
>
> Config1
> -----------
> CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 939 Dual Core
> mobo: ASUS A8NSLI DELUXE NFORCE 4 SAT 2
> graphics: GeCube ATI X700PRO 512Mb DDR3 PClex16
> RAM: 1024 Mb DDR400 (2x512) Kingston CL3
> HD: SATA 250Gb 16MB Buffer 7200rpm Maxtor
> power supply 350W
> 870 Euro
>
>
> Config2
> ---------
> CPU AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+(2.0GHz) 64bit
> mobo: Foxconn NF4UK8AA-8EKRS Sk939 FSB2000
> RAM: Kingston 1024Mb PC400 DDR
> Disk: Seagate 200Gb SATA 7200rpm
> graphics: AOpen Aeolus 6200TC DV128/256 PCI-E 128MbDDR
> 350W (775)
> 1100 Euro

I like the first configuration except for the video card. Ask if they can
swap out an ATI for an NVIDIA equivalent. You should run fine then in
Linux.

It may be possible to run the gatos drivers with that ATI card though, but
I'm not sure. 1Gb memory will be fine. The maxtor will likely do the job.
The company may be willing to change brand for you.


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