by S Pirondi » Wed, 12 May 1993 22:38:43
O.K. guys you've convinced me. I'd like to get a PC to run Linux
and X11, of course.
What's the best configuration for maximising X performance?
The resolution must be 1024x768x256 or better.
Any advice on:
CPU, cache, hard disk (1Gb), video card, network card, memory,
sound card, CD-ROM, etc....
I will try to distill the common wisdom.
Savio Pirondini
1. Best configuration for Linux?
I've been thinking about trying Linux for a long time, and finally decided to assemble a 2nd
computer out of spare parts to install Linux on. But it turned out that the motherboard was burned
out, so I need to replace it.
So, I've been shopping around and am concidering to buy a multiprocessor Pentium Pro motherboard, as
they are about 50 times cheaper than when they first came out. I'm concidering getting anything
from a dual processor board to a 4 or 6 processor one.
My question is, which would give me a better overall performance in a SMP operating system such as
Linux-- a board with multiple Pentium Pros running at a low 180Mhz to 200Mhz, or a board with a
single "modern" chip such as a Pentium II or Pentium III or Celeron running at a much higher clock
rate?
Also, just how rigid is the rule to use chips from the same stepping in a multiprocessor system? As
in, if I bought a 4 processor board, and bought 2 processors now, how likely would it be that I
could add 2 more later and have it work correctly?
Keep in mind that the motherboard I was originally going to use was only a 100Mhz Pentium, so
ANYTHING will be faster that than.
2. printing
3. Best configuration to run Linux....
4. Linux Frequently Asked Questions with Answers (Part 1 of 3)
5. best networking configuration for router/linux server/windows client ?
7. Best NFS configuration for Linux
8. ed comments
9. Which Linux is best for a server configuration
10. which is the best of the best linux !!!
11. Best Linux Distro? / Best GUI?
12. Best 10Mbps and best 100Mhz ethernet card for linux
13. Best Hardware configuration