Does this system work optimal on Ubuntu?

[Joep L. Blom]

Liam Proven wrote:
> On 15 September 2010 12:41, Wouter van Vliet <wouter.van.vliet at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi All,
>> I'm looking into buying a new computer, and as much as I know about certain aspects of the whole computing world, I haven't really been keeping myself updated on which hardware is good and in particular what works good together with Ubuntu.
>> What I've put together is the following:
>> CPU: AMD Athlon II X2 250 3.0GHz AM3
>> Mainboard: ASUS M4A785T-M DDR3 AM3 S-940
>> RAM: 4GB DDR3 1333MHz CL9 Geil (2x2GB)
>> Grafikkort: 1024MB ASUS GeF GT220 G DI DDR2 PCI-E
>> Harddisk: 750GB Samsung 7200rpm 32MB SATA2
>> Harddisk SSD: 40GB Intel X25-V SSD SATA 2.5 Retail
>> Kabinet: Cooler Master Elite 310 Orange/Sort u/PSU
>> Strømforsyning: 500W Inter-Tech SL-500 120mm
>> CPU Køler:Arctic Cooling Alpine 64 GT S-939/940
>> Silent Kit: Silent opgradering Step 1 25dB
>> DVD Drev: 48x16x Lite-On DVD Sort PATA
>> Netkort Trådløst: Linksys Wireless 300Mbps PCI
>> Kortlæser:All-in-1 Intern kortlæser sort
>> The store where I'm planning to order from has a neat component-select system, so here's a link to the system as well: http://fcomputer.dk/?show=system_show&systemlinkid=95372
>> The main things are in the first few lines I guess, CPU, Mainboard and Graphical card. So, if anybody has any bid on how to make this system better - very much appreciated.
>> Thanks in advance!
>> Wouter
> 
> It does not look bad at all, but the AMD chip is a rather low-end,
> budget processor for a machine with 4GB of RAM, an SSD and a largish
> hard disk. I would suggest looking at an Intel Core i5 and a suitable
> motherboard, which should outperform the AMD chip by quite a large
> margin.
> 
> Core i3 are the budget low-end Intel chips now; Core i5 are midrange
> and Core i7 are high-end. If you can afford it, the higher-end chips
> use the LGA 1366 socket, which is a good thing if your budget permits.
> It has a triple-channel memory interface whereas the lower-end chips
> use an LGA1156 socket with just dual-channels to memory.
> 
> AMD have, I fear, dropped the ball in terms of CPU performance these
> days, and while some of their chips are good for budget systems, for
> mid-range and high-end PCs, Intel comprehensively beat them.
> 
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Liam,
I tend to disagree. I'm running a system with AMD Phenom II 4-core, much 
like the one the OP, asks of a modest 2.8 Gb speed and it is actually at 
par if not slightly better than the Intel 4-cores. I suggest you to look 
at the bench marks in Tom's hardware (although all benchmarks are 
imperfect). At least in the Netherlands AMD gives a better performance 
for the bucks (euro's). But I agree that  an Athlon II is a little outdated.
My 2 cents
Joep