Re: Newbie questions: gaming, stability and motherboards
Peter Jay Salzman <p@dirac.org> writes:
> Hi there,
>
> My main home server, dual celeron 333, has been faithful but is getting
> old, and the fans are starting to fail.
>
> My gaming machine, an athlon 1.3 with a hot thoroughbred core, is
> showing its age.
>
> I'm considering building an opteron system.
>
>
> If I decide to replace my gaming machine, I have very important
> considerations:
>
> Has anybody played a game of quake3 on an Opteron yet? Are the mesa
> libraries functional under 64bit Linux? I'm currently running (an old)
> Radeon, but am not opposed to getting NVidia anymore.
>
> Are there any known issues with running Loki's titles on 64bit Linux?
> Transgaming Winex? ScummVM? DOSEMU?
Any commerctial stuff you have is 32 bit, you will need the 32bit
libraries for them and none of the 64bit libs.
But afaik you need the 64 bit XFree for some 3D hardware.
> If I decide to replace my workstation, my only requirement is rock solid
> stability, both hardware and software. I was able to monkey and fiddle
> while I was in grad school, but at this point, I just need to be a
> "productive user" and have my system "work" reliably.
Then don't yet. Wait a while longer.
> Also, I'm a little lost on motherboards. I understand that if I get an
> SMP machine, I want a motherboard with 2 memory buses to get maximal
> performance. These motherboards seem to cost on the order of $400 USD.
> I don't use Windows, so whatever I get needs to have excellent Linux
> support. I don't want feature-rich, since I already have PCI cards for
> video, sound, net, scsi. I'd like to play with SATA. Any
> recommendations for specific motherboards?
>
> Thanks for any guidance!
>
> Pete
MfG
Goswin
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