New computer thinga-ma-bob

ats007spdou · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 22 Jul 2004 Posts: 97

I didn't know where to put this up so why not here :roll:

.

I'm planning on buying a new computer soon. And I have oodles of questions.

1) Which is faster, comparatively speaking, at executing instructions, AMD 64 or Intel? The reason why I ask is because I'm looking into buying a Gateway machine which has Intel and such or an eMachines (maybe even Alienware) because it has AMD 64 and is cheap. I'm asking this because I'm planning on getting a machine with 160 Gbs of hard drive space and partitioning it into a Linux and a Windows one. The reason why I ask this is because I'd like to have something that is pretty darn fast, for some games :wink:

.

2) Is installing Gentoo on AMD more/less problematic than installing it on Intel? Given the fact that I'm new to Linux, I think that I'll probably do the 3rd stage install and get the thing running asap.

3) Which is a good computer, from your personal experience, that you've purchased already built? Like I said, I'm partial to Gateway, Alienware or eMachines. However, I'm opened to options.

ats007spdou · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 22 Jul 2004 Posts: 97

What's the concensus on HP out there? I was looking at one just now, 160 GB hard drive, 256 NVIDIA card, 2.4Ghz AMD 64, 1 Gig Ram, sound card (don't remember the exact name) and an 17 inch monitor.

semi-fly · Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2004 2:39 pm Post subject:

placeholder · Advocate Joined: 07 Feb 2004 Posts: 2500

I agree, don't go with a company that builds it for you because they often use non-standard motherboards, cases, and etc.

ats007spdou · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 22 Jul 2004 Posts: 97

I'd love to build it myself, the only problem is that I'm pressed for time. When I come back to the states from my internship abroad, I'll have less than 10 days to get packed up and get ready for college. As a result, I'm sort of stuck :roll:

.

By the way, what are some of the advantages that AMD has over Intel? I know that it runs 64 and 32 bit apps, but what else?

semi-fly · Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2004 3:52 pm Post subject:

Well, AMD is true 64 and that should be enough to warrant a purchase over a P4-based system - plus, the AMD 64's run cooler and consume less power.

_________________
whatever..

ats007spdou · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 22 Jul 2004 Posts: 97

Theser are my top choices in terms of the likelyhood that I'll buy them. I could change my mind later on, so I'm not 100% sure

Tell me some of your thoughts on the above selection. What has been your experience with these machines and Gentoo? How was the quality of the service? I'm open to any other recommendations to other computers, not just these, so please tell me. Also, some of the above mentioned computers have the new 9-in-1 card readers, does Linux support that? Thanks in advance.

MOD EDIT: Cleaned up the mess that broke the page layout. Please use the BBCode tags, folks, at least for URLs... --plate