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04-13-2008 #1
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[SOLVED] Will this rig work well with linux?
I just wanted to know if anyone knows whether this combination will work when assembled and whether all parts are supported by linux:
Code:*Corsair Powersupply 550W Bulk, black, ATX/EPS, 120mm fan, 4xSATA, SLI *Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L, P35, Socket-775, ATX, GbLAN, DDR2, ICH9, PCI-Ex16 *Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 2.5GHz 1333Mhz *Corsair TWIN2X 6400 DDR2, 4096MB CL5, Kit w/two matched CM2X2048-6400 Dimm *Western Digital Raptor 74GB SATA 16MB 10000RPM *Western Digital Caviar GP 500GB SATA2, 16MB 7200RPM *XFX GeForce 8800GT 600M 512MB GDDR3,PCI-Express 2.0,2xDVI,8-layer,black PCB *Optiarc / NEC DVD-brenner AD-7191S-0B / SATA LightScribe, bulk
Any suggestions are highly appreciated.
Thank you very much in advance
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04-13-2008 #2
I can't give you a definite answer, but I suggest you try a live cd. If the live cd works, then its mostly likely that a hard disk install will work.
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04-13-2008 #3
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Thank you for your reply!
Although, I haven't bought the above rig yet. I just wanted to check the compatibility with linux so I am sure to buy something that actually works
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04-13-2008 #4
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I've read on other Linux boards that the motherboard works fine with Linux. I don't really see any problem with the other hardware, either, but like daark.child, I can't give a definitive answer.
oz
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04-13-2008 #5
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Thank you very much! I think I'll just go for it and cross my fingers :P
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04-17-2008 #6
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I just got the rig, assembled it and tested it with Ubuntu (since it has the best HW-detection out of the box).
I just made a couple of adjustments: Instead of Seagate I got a 500GB WD (7200 rpm) and baught a Samsung DVD-burner.
Everything works and is *amazingly* fast and responsive.
The nvidia 8800GT card was nothing the latest driver couldn't fix (although it is still listed as "unknown device" in lspci). glxgears gives me ~21000 fps at default window size.
Compiz is fast most of the time, unless you stress the system - then the animation gets a bit choppy.
Harddisks work fine. Setting AHCI-mode in BIOS was not necessary for the HDDs to work. I have not tested IDE though. Compiling is now unbelievably fast on the Raptor with 10k rpm.
Sound works fine too.
So, thanks for the help everyone
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04-17-2008 #7
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Glad to hear it's working out well for you.
Don't hesitate to post new threads with any other questions.oz