Does this system work optimal on Ubuntu?

[sdavmor]

On 09/15/2010 06:41 AM, Joep L. Blom wrote:
> 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

Benchmarks are like statistics: you can get whatever you want out of
them. But even so I'll go +1 on Joep's comments. I run several AMD and
several icore boxes here. In the comparable processor ranges the AMDs
routinely outpunch their official opposite numbers. Not by anything
noticeable but factoring in the $ savings (AMDs are always less
expensive) they become better buys.

My personal Ubuntu desktop box is like Joep's setup. So I'll suggest
that Wouter upgrade his purchase from an Athlon to a Phenom CPU. It's
worth spending the extra money IMO. YMMV.
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