Advice on new system for Linux

[shankar.viswan-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org (Shankar Viswanathan)]

Hi Jay,

If you have a 890GX chipset, it already has an integrated ATI Radeon
HD 4290 graphics. I am not sure how well the OSS Linux driver supports
this graphics engine, but the proprietary driver should support it
well (I haven't seen Linux on this hardware first hand, so I'm just
going by what I hear). You can try it and if the performance/stability
is not to your expectations, you could easily add a discrete PCIe
graphics card at a later date.

BTW, the current crop of ATI integrated graphics is more than adequate
for "normal" usage -- i.e. anything other than heavy gaming or compute
offload type scenarios.

-Shankar

Full disclosure: I work for AMD, but these are my own views and not my
employer's.

On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 5:33 PM, James Kramer <kramerjm-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> I upgraded the system to the following. ?Unless I hear otherwise this
> is the system that I will choose:
>
> ?Super Gamer Series: AMD AM3
>
> ? ?* RUSH!!! READY TO SHIP-OUT ON NEXT BUSINESS DAY. [ This is a
> limited offer. The competitors charge you $100 extra for this. ]
> ? ?* Raidmax: Tornado [ ATX-238WR ] ( Front USB, Audio ), Red
> ? ?* Default case fans
> ? ?* Gamer Choice Standard Recommented Low Noise Silent System
> ? ?* Standard 400W Power Supply
> ? ?* AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition, Socket AM3, 3.2GHz, 64-Bit
> Quad-Core, 4x512KB Cache
> ? ?* DIY !!! I know how to use the Built-in Motherboard Overclock
> Utility wih BIOS Setup and do it myself.
> ? ?* Vermont AI OC Certified, AMD Certified, AutoSpeed Silent Air Cool
> ? ?* GIGABYTE AMD 890GX, AM3, 8GB DDR3 Max, CrossFireX, RAID,1394,
> HDMI, S/PDIF, Audio, LAN, Video, USB 3.0, SATA 3. [ GA-890GPA-UD3H ]
> ? ?* 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 at 1333 MHz Dual Channel
> ? ?* Geforce GTS 250: 1024MB
> ? ?* Xtreme Performance in SLI/CrossFireX Gaming Mode Supports Single Monitor
> ? ?* None
> ? ?* Hitachi 1000GB Serial ATA-II 7200RPM w/ 16MB Buffer
> ? ?* Standard Setting : Non-RAID
> ? ?* 22x Dual-Format/Dual-Layer DVDRW Drive
> ? ?* None
> ? ?* High Definition 7.1 Digtial Surround Sound
> ? ?* None
> ? ?* Onboard Gigabit LAN Network
> ? ?* None
> ? ?* None
> ? ?* None
> ? ?* None
> ? ?* - Ultra Enhanced Packaging Solution.
> ? ? ?- Professional Wiring for All WIRING Inside The System Chasis
> with High Performance Thermal Compound
> ? ?* STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS LIFE-TIME
> TECHNICAL SUPPORT
> ? ?* RUSH!!! READY TO SHIP-OUT ON NEXT BUSINESS DAY. [ This is a
> limited offer. The competitors charge you $100 extra for this. ]
>
>
> Thanks again for the help
>
> Jay
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