Dale wrote:
I'm planning to build a new rig. My current rig is about 7 or 8 years
old now and it needs to be updated. Current rig is AMD 2500+ with
2Gbs of ram and a Abit NF7 v2.0 mobo. Couple hard drives too.
This is build #2:
I'll be using the same case, power supply, video card etc so I won't
list them all twice. Just listing the things that have to be changed.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128431
GIGABYTE GA-770T-USB3 AM3 AMD 770 USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard. The
only thing I don't like about this is that it doesn't have a com port
for my UPS. I guess a adapter will be found somewhere.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103675
AMD Phenom II X4 945 Deneb 3.0GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache
Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor. This should fit the mobo
according to the website. Agree?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148325
Crucial Ballistix 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3
12800) Desktop Memory. According to newegg this fits the mobo. Agree?
I only plan to build one or the other not both. I would like to make
sure everything should fit fine but I would also like to get a
opinion. I would like a opinion on whether build #2 would be better
in the long run? It appears to be a bit faster although the price is
not much different. Build #1 is $611.92. Build #2 is $637.92. That
doesn't include shipping but a lot of the items have free shipping
anyway. Basically, I need this to last me several years since I can't
afford to rebuild every few years. Also, one reason for the HUGE CPU
cooler, I run folding in the winter. Helps heat the place up a bit.
lol My current rig with a Volcano 12 runs at about 90F at full load.
I would like to run pretty close to that since it just makes the CPU
last longer.
I'm open to ideas, discussion, problems and opinions. I mostly want
to make sure each build will work and which I should build.
Thanks for your time and replies. If you need more info, let me know.
Dale
:-) :-)
I ordered the parts for the rest of my build yesterday. I changed the
CPU to a 3.2Ghz version and the memory to a single stick of 4Gb instead
of two 2Gb sticks. Easier to upgrade later. Since I live only a few
hours from the newegg warehouse, I get most of it today. I been reading
the install guide and have been trying to keep up with amd64 threads on
here as well. I still have a few questions tho.
I usually use Knoppix to boot from but want to know if it supports a 64
bit CPU? I Googled and found a 64 bit version of Knoppix but it says it
is discontinued. If the current version does support 64 bit, will it
see all the cores so that emerges move along pretty swiftly?
If knoppix doesn't work, could someone recommend something else to use?
I found Kanotix while doing my searches but still not sure if that is
what I need either. It looks like it is made to install on a hard drive
or something. I basically need to boot to install Gentoo on the new
rig. I also want to test the ram before installing as well.
All this assumes that I need to install Gentoo with amd64 of course.
Has it got stable enough and everything working well enough to install
it as amd64 instead of 32 bit?
Thanks.
Dale
:-) :-)
