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Hi, I've never used linux before but i'd like to dual boot it with Windows Vista on my new machine. Intel Core 2 Duo e6550 (Soon to be quad q9650) ...
  1. 10-24-2008 #1
    DrunkenSensei91
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    Never used Linux... Want to... New machine :)

    Hi,

    I've never used linux before but i'd like to dual boot it with Windows Vista on my new machine.

    Intel Core 2 Duo e6550 (Soon to be quad q9650)
    2gb memory (soon to be 4gb)
    160gb hard drive (soon to be 1tb)
    Nvidia 9600gt
    Creative X-FI Gamer

    Will my machine have any troubles running Linux? Any hardware incompatibilities? How will my 9600gt handle compiz on a 24" 1920x1200 LCD? Is there a distro which suits my hardware best?

    Thanks a lot, sorry for all the questions

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  2. 10-25-2008 #2
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    Welcome to the forums!

    Your current (and soon to be) hardware should be fine.

    Compiz should work fine on it as well, other than the normal fits it gives so many users.

    Just about any of the distros in the top 20 or so at DistroWatch.com should work on it.

    Hope you have lots of fun with it.
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  3. 10-25-2008 #3
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    Ok that is great news! Thanks Ozar

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  4. 10-25-2008 #4
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    If you have trouble dual booting you can always come back to the forum to ask
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  5. 10-26-2008 #5
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    Ok thanks a lot
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  6. 10-29-2008 #6
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    Nope no incompatibilities there. Just make sure to get a distribution that supports your video card. I had a heck of a time with Linux when I got started trying to get it to acknowledge my graphics card, but I had an older distro, so anything new, you shouldn't have a problem.
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    Yeah most of that will be overkill in linux....it's way more efficient than Windows so 1-2 gigs is more than enough for RAM (I have a system running 512 and it's fine), 1TB of hard drive space, either you are really inefficient with deleting stuff or you just have way too much stuff to begin with The CPU from duo core to quad core you won't realize that much of a difference in speed (definitely not enough to justify the cost of the upgrade) and you should be able to run that nvidia card no problem with Ubuntu.
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    Easy how to.

    How to dual-boot Vista with Linux (Vista installed first) -- the step-by-step guide with screenshots
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