[SWLUG] Re: Discuss Digest, Vol 15, Issue 17

Wed Nov 30 17:30:32 UTC 2005

That's a well spec'ed machine.

I did the same and bought all my stuff from land of computers (atfer 
getting quotes from the net and getting him to match the price!)
The tech guy seems to be a 'bit' aware of Linux.

I can say as regards the DVD duellayer I have only used the liteon stuff 
with all my linux boxes.

I'm runing a linux Digital Audio workstation built by myself and it's 
been fine running 64bit Audio.

Cheers
Bob

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> Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 20:25:09 +0000
> From: Hugh Morris <hugh at salsacardiff.com>
> Subject: [SWLUG] Self-built Linux Computer
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> Hi everyone
> 
> I posted a message to the list earlier this year asking for advice about 
> getting a custom Linux PC built. I've done the rounds of the mom-and-pop 
> computer stores of Cardiff and I have to say I was very surprised at the 
> lack of knowledge of and interest in Linux. They are happy to build 
> something but are reluctant to commit to getting Linux to run on it, and 
> as it was a bit of knowledge and support I was looking for I decided I 
> might as well do it myself.
> 
> I'm not particularly hardware conscious and have never built a computer 
> before but I want a high-quality, powerful, flexible system. It will be 
> used for web-development, audio-editing, graphics etc and serving audio 
> to an amplifier. It will be in the living area so it must be quiet! It 
> will be a linux-only box, I intend to put 64bit Ubuntu on it.
> 
> I've done some research and the results are below. I haven't bought 
> anything yet. I would be grateful if you would take a look at what I've 
> chosen and let me know of any mistakes I've made and any problems that 
> might be lurking for me.
> 
> Thanks in advance
> 
> Hugh
> 
> Case
> Lian Li PC-7B plus
> High-quality case, should stay cool and be easy to work in
> http://lian-li.com/Product/Chassis/M_C_PS_PC-7.htm
> 
> Power supply
> Tagan Easycon 430
> Robust power-supply with modular wiring
> http://www.tagan.com/pages/products/easyconS/e_tg430_u15.html
> 
> Processor
> AMD Athlon 64
> http://www.amdcompare.com/us-en/desktop/details.aspx?opn=ADA3200DAA4BW
> 
> Processor cooler
> Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro
> This computer must be quiet!
> http://www.arctic-cooling.com/cpu2.php?idx=80
> 
> Motherboard
> Gigabyte GA-K8NF9 Ultra
> http://www.giga-byte.com/Motherboard/Products/Products_Spec_GA-K8NF9%20Ultra.htm
> 
> Memory
> 1 gig (2 x Crucial DDR PC3200, CL=3, UNBUFFERED, NON-ECC, DDR400, 2.6V, 
> 64Meg x 64)
> http://www.crucial.com/uk/store/MPartspecs.Asp?mtbpoid=64F53D8CA5CA7304&WSMD=GA%2DK8NF%2D9&WSPN=CT2KIT6464Z40B
> 
> Graphics card
> Gigabyte GV-NX62TC256D8 (NVIDIA GeForce 6200)
> I don't need a super-powered graphics card. It's more important that it 
> be quiet
> http://www.giga-byte.com/VGA/Products/Products_GV-NX62TC256D8.htm
> 
> Sound card
> M-Audio Revolution 5.1
> Need high-quality audio that onboard audio might not be able to deliver
> http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/Revolution51-main.html
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> Hard drive
> Seagate Barracuda 250GB SATA
> http://www.seagate.com/cda/products/discsales/marketing/detail/1,1081,632,00.html
> 
> DVD drive
> LG Super Multi DVD Rewriter
> An IDE optical drive because I understand Ubuntu doesn't suport SATA 
> optical drives yet
> http://uk.lge.com/prodmodeldetail.do?actType=search&page=1&modelCategoryId=050204&categoryId=050204&parentId=05&modelCodeDisplay=GSA-4167B&model=2
> 
> Modem/router
> Linksys ADSL2 Gateway
> http://www-uk.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?childpagename=UK%2FLayout&packedargs=c%3DL_Product_C2%26cid%3D1122994880925&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper
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