What CPU and video for a new computer? (It's here!)

[Telengard]

Re: What CPU and video for a new computer? (It's here!)

It will be fun to run some tests with the Phoronix test suite and compare systems (mostly bite the dust in my case, LOL)

Details? I'm willing to try it tomorrow. The system builder was nice enough to pre-install Kubuntu Jaunty for me, though he made it clear that it is not supported by him.

[lmilano]

Re: What CPU and video for a new computer? (It's here!)

It will be fun to run some tests with the Phoronix test suite and compare systems (mostly bite the dust in my case, LOL)

Details? I'm willing to try it tomorrow. The system builder was nice enough to pre-install Kubuntu Jaunty for me, though he made it clear that it is not supported by him.

You just download it from here (see the notes, you may need to install php5-cli)
http://www.phoronix-test-suite.com/?k=downloads

Once installed, the easiest way to get started is to run against someone else's test. For instance:
http://global.phoronix-test-suite.co...97-32256-17235

The first column is me (the Phenom X3), before overclocking. Look at the bottom of the page for instructions on how to run against that. Once you are done, you can post here the new page with the results adding your column.

[GreyGeek]

Re: What CPU and video for a new computer? (It's here!)

This thread has revealed the absence of a crucial happy face icon --- one showing a drool

[Telengard]

Re: What CPU and video for a new computer? (It's here!)

I'm not putting Windows on this computer. I'll be running XP in a VM.

[kubicle]

Re: What CPU and video for a new computer? (System purchased.)

The mouse has eight buttons but how do I figure out what they do?

btnx (and btnx-config) is a nice tool for configuring extra buttons for mice

[Telengard]

Re: What CPU and video for a new computer? (System purchased.)

btnx (and btnx-config) is a nice tool for configuring extra buttons for mice

$ btnx
bash: btnx: command not found
$ apt-cache search btnx
$

I have already found that two of the buttons are duplicates of standard left-click and standart right-click. That leave four unassigned buttons for me to play with.

[lmilano]

Re: What CPU and video for a new computer? (It's here!)

Weird, I see them both (btnx and -config) in Karmic. Are all the repositories enabled over there?

[Telengard]

Re: What CPU and video for a new computer? (It's here!)

Weird, I see them both (btnx and -config) in Karmic. Are all the repositories enabled over there?

$ lsb_release -a && cat /etc/apt/sources.list
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description:  Ubuntu 8.04.3 LTS
Release:    8.04
Codename:    hardy
# deb cdrom:[Kubuntu 8.04.2 _Hardy Heron_ - Release i386 (20090126.1)]/ hardy main restricted
# See [url]http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes[/url] for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.

deb [url]http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/[/url] hardy main restricted
deb-src [url]http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/[/url] hardy main restricted

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb [url]http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/[/url] hardy-updates main restricted
deb-src [url]http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/[/url] hardy-updates main restricted

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## universe WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu security
## team.
deb [url]http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/[/url] hardy universe
deb-src [url]http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/[/url] hardy universe
deb [url]http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/[/url] hardy-updates universe
deb-src [url]http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/[/url] hardy-updates universe

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
## security team.
deb [url]http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/[/url] hardy multiverse
deb-src [url]http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/[/url] hardy multiverse
deb [url]http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/[/url] hardy-updates multiverse
deb-src [url]http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/[/url] hardy-updates multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
# deb [url]http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/[/url] hardy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
# deb-src [url]http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/[/url] hardy-backports main restricted universe multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
## 'partner' repository. This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is
## offered by Canonical and the respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu
## users.
# deb [url]http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu[/url] hardy partner
# deb-src [url]http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu[/url] hardy partner

deb [url]http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu[/url] hardy-security main restricted
deb-src [url]http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu[/url] hardy-security main restricted
deb [url]http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu[/url] hardy-security universe
deb-src [url]http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu[/url] hardy-security universe
deb [url]http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu[/url] hardy-security multiverse
deb-src [url]http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu[/url] hardy-security multiverse
deb [url]http://packages.medibuntu.org/[/url] hardy free non-free

## Manually added
deb [url]http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian[/url] hardy non-free
deb [url]http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt[/url] hardy main #WineHQ - Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron"
$

[lmilano]

Re: What CPU and video for a new computer? (It's here!)

Ah, this is the best I could find in google
http://www.ollisalonen.com/btnx/

It looks like you'll need to get it from a PPA for hardy ...

[GreyGeek]

Re: What CPU and video for a new computer? (It's here!)

I'm not putting Windows on this computer. I'll be running XP in a VM.

Wise choice.

XP is STILL the best OS Microsoft has ever released, which says a lot about that company's ability to create secure and stable software.

A big advantage of XP is that you get ALL of Windows capabilities. With Win7 you have "buy up" or pay for addition increments of upgrade (about 20 levels in all). If you end up with a Win7 that can do everything XP can do then you'll have paid $300+ for it.

[Snowhog]

Re: What CPU and video for a new computer? (It's here!)

This thread has revealed the absence of a crucial happy face icon --- one showing a drool

http://media.bigoo.ws/content/smile/happy/happy_164.gif

[Telengard]

Re: What CPU and video for a new computer? (It's here!)

A big advantage of XP is that you get ALL of Windows capabilities.

AFAIK that is only true of XP Professional, but not of XP Home. I have run into some obscure but annoying differences with networking on XP Home.

At any rate, the plan is for the new computer to be Windows-free. I haven't needed anything from Windows in almost a year now. I only boot Windows on my current machine to run updates.

[GreyGeek]

Re: What CPU and video for a new computer? (It's here!)

..... I only boot Windows on my current machine to run updates.

Me too, and just to do that sometimes takes my Acer's XP partition 45 minutes!

[dibl]

Re: What CPU and video for a new computer? (It's here!)

I don't know if they're still available or not -- as recently as this summer I bought Win XP Pro OEM via Internet vendor for $115 USD. Looks like it is:

http://pricero.com/Microsoft-Windows...source=froogle

I run Win XP Pro SP3 in a VM (VMWare Player), because I use a proprietary database that has no equivalent in Linux. Doing it that way, Windows updates are "discretionary" -- there's no overwhelming reason to do them. I don't use it for browsing or e-mail -- I'm behind a router with the default IP address changed. Three years running this way and not the first sign of a virus.

[GreyGeek]

Re: What CPU and video for a new computer? (It's here!)

One reason why I use the Linksys WRT54GL wireless router is because it is driven by Linux and uses a Linux firewall. Running my XP partition behind that router is probably the main reason why it never gets infected, that and the fact that I never use email or browse in XP.