On 7/9/07, Philip Webb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Someone mentioned a quad-core: are they presently supported by Gentoo ?
I can't see why they wouldn't be. Just make sure you enable SMP and up to 4 processors in your kernel. As for other parts... I have an 8500GT video card in my machine right now and the 100.14.11driver which is in portage works just fine. It fixes few rather nasty bugs over 100.14.09 as well. In general, looks to be pretty good. 1GB of RAM will certainly be enough for Linux. Almost certainly not for Vista, but you wouldn't want to run that anyways right? However one thing stands out as a rather interesting choice. Since Core 2 Duos are so inexpensive, and will easily outperform and use less power than an Athlon64, why stick with AMD? My 4300, which I bought a few weeks ago for $110, is the slowest Core 2 Duo, but it would probably at least perform similarly if not outperform either of the AMD processors you listed. Also if you happen to feel comfortable with a little overclocking, you can generally get quite a nice speed boost for very little change in temperature or stability. Finally, Intel is going to be announcing some nice price cuts on the 22nd of this month. Most notably the Q6600, a 2.4GHz quad-core part will be available for a mere $266. Google can provide more price cut details. Hope it helps
