System Spec (OT?)

[Graham Watkins]

It's hardware upgrade time again.  I have in mind the following custom 
built system.

I'd appreciate it if you guys could give your views on its suitability 
to run Ubuntu linux which will be my default OS.

Thanks.

*Processor (CPU)*

	

INTEL® Pentium® DualCore E2160 (1.80GHz)800MHz FSB/1MB L2 Cache

*Memory (RAM)*

	

2GB CORSAIR DDR2 667MHz - LIFETIME WARRANTY! (2x1GB)

*Motherboard*

	

ASUS® P5VD2-VM: DDR2, S-ATA II, 1 x PCI-E x16, 2 PCI, etc

*Operating System*

	

NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED

*USB Options*

	

6 x USB 2.0 PORTS (4 REAR + 2 FRONT) AS STANDARD

*Memory - 1^st Hard Disk*

	

80GB SERIAL ATA II HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7200rpm)

*2^nd Hard Disk*

	

160GB SERIAL ATA II HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7200rpm)

*RAID (HDD 1 & 2)*

	

NONE

*1^st CD/DVD Drive*

	

20x Dual Layer LightScribe DVD Writer ±R/±RW/RAM

*2^nd CD/DVD Drive*

	

NONE

*Graphics Card*

	

512MB GEFORCE 8400GS PCI Express + DVI + TV-OUT

*2^nd Graphics Card*

	

NONE

*Sound Card*

	

Sound Blaster® Audigy® SE with 7.1 Surround Sound: £15

*Modem*

	

NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND

*Network Facilities*

	

ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT

*Floppy Disk Drive*

	

1.44MB - 3.5 INCH FLOPPY DISK DRIVE

*Memory Card Reader*

	

INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (READS XD, MS, CF, SD, etc)

*Case*

	

Stylish Black/Silver Sigma case + 2 front USB

*Power Supply & Case Cooling*

	

500W (Peak) Quiet Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£25)

*Processor Cooling*

	

SUPER QUIET 19 dBA INTEL CPU COOLER (£14)




Graham