Buying new computer. Need advice.

[void_false]

Hey all! I'm plannig to buy new computer for general 6 purposes + gaming. Here's what I want to purchase:
MB:
GA-K8N-SLI bulk nForce4 4SLI ATX 2000 4*SATA PCIX 16 CICADA8201 Gigabit LAN PHY Dual channel DDR400 Socket 939, SATA, Sound
CPU:
Athlon 64 3200 939 Tray VENICE STEP E6 2000
Cooler:
THERMALTAKE TR2 cooler for AMD K8 64-BIT COOPER BASE
RAM:
1Gb (512x2) Retail Value Series DDR 400
Video:
GV-NX66T128D Geforce FX6600GT 128 mb SLI DDR III bulk
HD:
Seagate 120Gb SATA NCQ
Case I will chose later because I want to see it by myself (not some name entry in pricelist ;))
Will that hardware work OK on Ubuntu? How it handles PCI-E and SATA HDs? I'm open for you suggestions and recommendations. :)

[heimo]

I've had problems with sata and grub, but I don't think it's common. (and I always got it working with lilo) I think 939 is a smart choice, you can probably get a very nice CPU upgrade later - to some of those dual core AMDs. Personally I'd probably choose 6600GT as well, but would choose 200GB hard disk (same or better €/GB).

Don't know about gigabit nic support on Linux, but maybe that's not even something you chose on purpose. Will probably work fine at 100, if not 1000.

My two cents. :) I don't see problems on your specs, on the contrary. Planning to run it in 64-bit mode? Breezy?

[void_false]

Don't know about gigabit nic support on Linux, but maybe that's not even something you chose on purpose. Will probably work fine at 100, if not 1000.
Well, those are builtin chips and they are almost on all MBs. And I have only 10Mbit hub at home... Anyway the price is acceptable. ;)

But would choose 200GB hard disk (same or better €/GB).
Well, there's always not enough HD space nevertheless what HD you buy. Maybe I'll take second one in the future.


My two cents. I don't see problems on your specs, on the contrary. Planning to run it in 64-bit mode? Breezy?
Yeah! 64 all the way! :) And yes, I plan to do further updates on that PC so choosing good MB is vital. :cool:

[void_false]

Em... And how about PCI-E?

[Unit #134679]

PCI-E is supposedly amazing. I have not tried it yet, but I've only heard wonderful things about it. If I were in your shoes, and I did not have a budget problem, and was a hardcore gamer, I'd go PCI-E all the way. AGP is old anyways. You got an excellent layout by the way, but I'd go for 2 gig sticks instead of one.

[tseliot]

Em... And how about PCI-E?
I don't know about your card. I have tried Geforce 6200 with Turbo Cache PCI-E and it worked only with nvidia proprietary drivers ("nv" had graphical corruptions) and it was faster than my Geforce FX agp 5500 (obviously)

[mstlyevil]

I am going to go to the local puter store today and buy a AMD 64 athlon 3200 for 199 and I get a free agp socket 939 mobo with it. I figure I will upgrade the mobo later when I have the money to buy a pci-e card. My Radeon 9600 card will work for now.

[void_false]

AMD 64 athlon 3200 for 199
$155 here :p
My Radeon 9600 card will work for now.
Will never buy ATI. Moral issues.
but I'd go for 2 gig sticks instead of one.
Well, 1GB costs $118.00 and 2GB - $250.00 (talking about dual channel).
And I'm not a millionare. :)

[mstlyevil]

I still make out with the free gigabyte mobo. That still saves me $40 even if I bought it at your price and then had to buy the mobo. So I think I am getting a pretty good deal. ( I also went to pricewatch.com and could not find a better deal for both mobo and cpu.)

[void_false]

Buying AGP Mobo is like two steps backward instead of 1 forward. If you do basic 6 then it's OK. But I'm planing to play on that hardware. ;)

[Unit #134679]

$155 here :p
Will never buy ATI. Moral issues.
Well, 1GB costs $118.00 and 2GB - $250.00 (talking about dual channel).
And I'm not a millionare. :)

Holy ****. I dunno about you, but I got a gig and it didnt cost $118. My gig costed me like $60 - 80...something like that. Go on PriceWatch.com and find some

[xequence]

Wow. All I can say is, I want that computer =O

I cant even scrounge up enough for a celeron with 256 MB RAM and 80 GB HDD :P

[void_false]

Hey xequence! But do you feel ready to face all the probs with new hardware? ;) j\k
Holy ****. I dunno about you, but I got a gig and it didnt cost $118. My gig costed me like $60 - 80...something like that. Go on PriceWatch.com and find some
Depends on vendor. I dont want to buy some piece of crap made in basement somewhere in China. that will burn itself after a month of use. :cool:

[Paulus]

yeah, unfortunatly it is best to stick with nvidia, because of their excellent (in comparison to ati) linux support.

get a 6600 gt, or better! maybe wait for nv to release their mainstream 7800 series cards, should be around christmas :)

[void_false]

unfortunatly it is best to stick with nvidia
Why unfortunatly? ATI sux anyway and I hate them from Rage series. :cool:

maybe wait for nv to release their mainstream 7800 series cards, should be around christmas

Em... Geforce7800GTX 256 mb VIVO Retail - $569.0
~570 bucks for just a video? You're crazy. Imho there's no need to buy the newest hardware because it will drop twice in a price with few month.

[Lovechild]

For video I'd go with a r200 ATI card, the best one in that series in the ATI Radeon 9250, why because the XOrg tree has a good driver for it, fully accelerated and EXA works with it, no need for a closed source driver to run X with all it's modern day bling beauty like composite.

And it's dead cheap since it's a fairly old model.. it plays games like enemy territory well though.