On Tue, 31 Jan 2006 17:58:53 +0000 (UTC) James <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > What's the best 64 bit processor choice for performance for Gentoo? > Dual-core? Perhaps you should ask what the best price performance/watt in the cpu range? Generally it's best to figure out your needs and then calculate the cost for each step up in cpu power to meet those needs. > Complimentary ram specs? > Personally, I prefer 2-2-2 or 2-3-2.5 ram, but it's expensive and not all applications benefit. > Mobo recommendations (lm_sensors and acpi support) in a 19 inch rack? > Tyan or Super Micro tend to be better choices. > N+1 redundant power supply recommendations? > Vendors change every year. If you've got big bucks and can find someone that will sell single units - Delta. Otherwise, whomever can meet the current demands. > 10/100/1000 Ethernet support? > On the motherboard - best is typically Broadcom or Intel. The rest are pretty good. > What's the friendliest high end video card for displaying video > (fast motion) that has open source drivers? Multiple displays? > Doesn't exist. But Nvidia is the better bet as their drivers tend to work more often. > Which Sata-2 drives give good performance and size (400 G or more)? > > What's the best Raid level to run for storing, searching and manipulating > tons of video, and should I get a Gentoo friendly controller or use > software raid? > For video data, use a linear stripe across two controllers. And at least three controllers for HD video. But HD video requires SCSI or SAS, stripped across multiple controllers and 15Krpm drives in the arrays. > Finally which file system would one recommed for this video server > with the best, stable performance. > XFS. Bob - -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
