End of an era

[dada1958]

I've had Macs since 1993, my first was an LC II and the last an iMac G4, I always liked them but in September 2005 I tried Ubuntu because I needed something different because I was getting sick and tired of the ratrace of getting the newest and expensive 'upgrades', dictated by Apple, Adobe and other companies. It was then when I bought my first Intel chipped PC, a second hand Compaq Deskpro PIII @ 1 GHz, which I'm still using. I put a DVD-writer and a bigger HD in it as well as a sound and a video card. It has become my primary machine, the Creative stuff sounds better than the Harmon Kardon speakers that came with the G4 iMac. I'm really enjoying my digital lifestyle with Ubuntu Linux.
This PIII is still performing amazingly well during every day usage but it's really ugly and when I'm compiling stuff I can see that the CPU is obsolete, so is USB 1.1 when I transfer podcasts to my Zen V. So I decided that it's time to get a new, non Apple, PC, with Ubuntu Linux of course, much has been improved since Hoary. My new system is going to be simple, I'm not a gamer, though I like to play with LaTeX and the Gimp:

Asrock AM2NF3-VSTA MoBo
AMD CPU Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 65 Watt 2.0 GHz, 1000 MHz, 2x 512kB L2, Boxed
Corsair TWIN2X 1024-5400C4 1024 MB, PC5400, 675 MHz, 4, kit of 2
Antec NSK4400 case with 380 watt PSU

I'm still content with my Geforce 5200, SB Audigy 2 SE and my 80 GB WD HD so I can reduce the costs substantially. Building it myself and fiddling with the 64-bit Ubuntu will be a new challenge.
Wow!

[~LoKe]

Any reason for choosing AMD over Intel?

[dada1958]

Originally Posted by ~LoKe Any reason for choosing AMD over Intel?

Yep, I'm not Steve Jobs and the price of course

[~LoKe]

Originally Posted by dada1958 Yep, I'm not Steve Jobs and the price of course

What does Steve Jobs have to do with Intel? The Core 2 Duo is the best bang for the buck in terms of upgrading at this point in time. I hate to say this, but it's a waste of money to go with an AMD processor at this point.

But hey, if it's enough for you and you don't think you'll need to upgrade in the near future, good for you.

[dada1958]

Originally Posted by ~LoKe What does Steve Jobs have to do with Intel? The Core 2 Duo is the best bang for the buck in terms of upgrading at this point in time. I hate to say this, but it's a waste of money to go with an AMD processor at this point. But hey, if it's enough for you and you don't think you'll need to upgrade in the near future, good for you.

I know that Intel's Core 2 Duo is better but sometimes human minds can act very irrational

[weatherman]

Originally Posted by ~LoKe What does Steve Jobs have to do with Intel? The Core 2 Duo is the best bang for the buck in terms of upgrading at this point in time. I hate to say this, but it's a waste of money to go with an AMD processor at this point. But hey, if it's enough for you and you don't think you'll need to upgrade in the near future, good for you.

on my last pc I put an amd, it was simply the cheapest thing around and I really don't care about high-performance.

[maniacmusician]

That's not a bad system. I would have gone with Intel as well, but it's cool to go on principle instead of rationally

I'm actually building a system too. Intel based, core 2 duo e6600. I have all the parts, except for the case! they screwed up on the shipping and now it's expected to be here on Wednesday. [sigh] now I have to wait.

At least you're aware that 64-bit Ubuntu will be a pain I'm not touching that with a ten-foot pole.

Oh, and you may also want to purchase another hard drive. Look for a SATA II hard drive (also known as SATA 3.0Gb/s). You can get very big SATA hard drives at very good prices. Cheaper than you'd think. Check it out.

[dada1958]

Originally Posted by maniacmusician That's not a bad system. I would have gone with Intel as well, but it's cool to go on principle instead of rationally I'm actually building a system too. Intel based, core 2 duo e6600. I have all the parts, except for the case! they screwed up on the shipping and now it's expected to be here on Wednesday. [sigh] now I have to wait. At least you're aware that 64-bit Ubuntu will be a pain I'm not touching that with a ten-foot pole. Oh, and you may also want to purchase another hard drive. Look for a SATA II hard drive (also known as SATA 3.0Gb/s). You can get very big SATA hard drives at very good prices. Cheaper than you'd think. Check it out.

There will be room for such a drive, I'll check them out. Fiddling with and experience pain are two different things and I feel confident in this community so I go for it. My choice for AMD is a kind of statement yeah ...

[Sammi]

Yeah large hard drives, 200 GB or more, are cheap and useful.

I can personally vouch for SB Audigy 2 and Nvidia Geforce as very Ubuntu compatible and capable in performance and functionality.

I also find that 2 GB's of RAM give a really good performance boost as opposed to only one. But this is a place where it's easy to upgrade, so it's not so important to buy loads right now. It can wait till programs get more bloated

[~LoKe]

Originally Posted by dada1958 My choice for AMD is a kind of statement yeah ...

In which sense? Intel is making great steps to support Linux, while AMD is still not giving a **** with their support (not in regards to their processors, but rather their video cards made by ATi).