Re: CPU recommendations - comments
On Sat, 3 May 2003, Haralambos Geortgilakis wrote:
> Could someone offer recommendations for a motherboard and 1.5 to 2 Ghz
> CPU that perform well with Debian? Cost is a consideration.
if cost is an issue .. you should be able to buy these parts blindfolded
at most retailers ( http://www.linux-1u.net/WebStores for comparson
shopping )
$ 75 asus p4s333-vm
$ 63 celeron-1.7 400FSB 128K L2 ( p4 style pinout )
$150 p4-1.7 400fsb 512K
== p4 ==
watch out for FSB speeds 400FSB vs 533FSB
watch out for 256K L2 cache vs 512K L2 cache
$ 85 asus A7N266-vm
$ 75 athlon xp2000+
xxx duron for celeron comparison
both mb has onboard svga, onboard nic
--- if you want game quality video, use your fav video card
( onboard video is usually good for 1280x1024 - 16 bit )
--- if you have heavy duty NIC loads, mpeg stuff, dont use
onboard rtl nics
memory ... use highest numbered PC-xxxx ddr you can afford
pc-133 or pc-2100 or pc-2700 or pc-3200 or pc-4200 or ...
> Athlons seem to work pretty well for many people and are somewhat
> cheaper than equivalent Intels. Remember when choosing the MB to go
> with the CPU that the x in "Athlon x XP" is not the real clock rate -
> that is somewhat lower, eg. Athlon 1800 XP uses a 1.533GHz clock.
>
> Take care putting the heatsink on because it is in direct contact with
> the back of the chip! Don't forget thermal transfer compound, but
> don't overdo it.
make sure air flow across the heatsinks and within the chassis, that
air is flowing only in one direction ... air does NOT bend at 90 degrees
( whomever put fans on top of the heatsink was a nutty one
( trying to save $$$ on heatsink and fans and now we're stuck with
( those costs saving idea from 20 yrs ago
> The processor will be a bit strangled if you use SDRAM, so go for DDR
most people already using the wrong memory for the motherboards
since the higher speed pc-3200 and pc-4300 memory is not as cost effective
and readily available
http://www.linux-1u.net/Memory/#DDR
266FSB --> DDR266 --> PC-2100
333FSB --> DDR333 --> PC-2700
400FSB --> DDR400 --> PC-3200
533FSB --> DDR533 --> PC-4300
cpu comparasons
http://www.Linux-1U.net/CPU
c ya
alvin
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