Hardware list--new PC

[anthony baldwin]

mark neidorff wrote:

> Hi folks,
>
> Its time for me to (at last) update my system and my distribution.  
> Been using linux (hmmmmm......) since 1993, so I know my way around 
> and have done enough with different distros that switching isn't going 
> to be a problem to me. (OK, stop laughing...I HOPE that switching 
> won't be a problem)
>
> It may be a tall order but I'd like to:
>
> 1. buy a new CPU/motherboard and RAM that has most stuff built in (I'm 
> not a 3-d gamer, so the latest/greatest/most-crash-prone graphics 
> don't interest me.
> 2. use the PC to run servers that I am now running:  apache, qmail, 
> ezmlm, spamassassin, clamav, courier-vpopmail, etc.
> 3. do my general work on the PC--(easy stuff--OoO, K3B, kmail, listen 
> to various forms of audio & watch a few videos)
>
> As I mentioned I run a mail server + several small mailing lists.  
> When I switch from old server to new, I don't want to have a lot of 
> downtime.
>
> I don't want to go out and buy a CPU/mb/RAM and then find out that I 
> have problems getting the on-board ports 
> (network/audio/video/usb/firewire,etc) working. 
>
> So, my questions are:
>
> Is there a hardware compatibility list?
> Is there "preferred" hardware?  (I prefer AMD CPUs. )
> Is this the list where I should be asking these questions????  (if 
> not, where should I ask)
>
> Thanks for any help,
>
> Mark
>
>
I´ll be watching this thread with interest.
I am presently still using a P3 1ghz with 512mb ram that I build a few 
years ago,
and it is time to upgrade.
I use my computer primarily to work (translating documents), so I, too, 
have no interest in 3D gaming.
I do, however, shoot digital photos and manipulate them, but I don´t 
think I need blazing 3D graphics
capability to do so.
I will likely purchase parts from Tigerdirect.com, but if anyone has 
other suggestions
on where to acquire quality components for excellent prices, I would 
appreciate the info, too.

My HDD is practically new, so I have no intention of changing it out 
(200gb is more than plenty for me).
I also wonder, can I change the mobo/cpu/memory and simply reboot the 
same system?

I will also be changing my monitor (to a large LCD).  I assume, of 
course, I should not do so at the very moment
I change these other components, but, will Kubu auto-detect a new 
monitor and later X settings accordingly?
(Like kudzu in Fedora would do)

tony

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