Upgrading my system - rfc

[Robert Meyer]

My personal preference for video board is NVidia.  They have semi-closed
drivers but they work with every bit of the speed (and sometimes faster)
than their windows drivers.  Plus, QIII on an NVidia GeForce ROCKS!!!

Cheers!

Bob
--- Robert Dege <rdege at cse.Buffalo.EDU> wrote:
> 
> 
> Not to infringe on the propoganda of sales going on here, I'd say that
> the parts seem fine with the exception of the modem & video card.
> 
> Modem - http://www.linmodems.org
> ATI   - http://gatos.sf.net
> 
> ATI offers limited functionality in linux, and their close source drivers
> are not that great.  The Gatos site will give you a good idea of what
> functions that video card will have under linux.
> 
> linmodems list modems that are known to work under linux.  Anything that
> calls itself winmodem (if they still exist) is a no-no.
> 
> 
> 
> > Motherboard ASUS S478 P4B533 SND
> > Processor      Intel P4 2.40 GHz 533 MHz 512K
> > Memory        512MB PC2100
> > HD               WDC 80GB 7200 RPM 8MB
> > DVD            Toshiba DVDRW/CDRW
> > Floppy          Samsung 1.44MB
> > Eth                DLink DFES30TX+ 10/100 PCI
> > Sound           Soundblaster Live 5.1
> > Video            ATI Radeon XXXX All-In-Wonder (lost the model number,
> > but it's the new one (newer than the 7500))
> > Modem         US Robotics 56K PCI Modem
> > Chassis         Generic with 4 front 5 1/4 bays, 2 front usb 2.0's power
> > and reset, 350W power supply
> >
> > I'm putting my Kogi 17" LCD Monitor on it and a Cirque Wave Keyboard 2
> > on it (has a Glidepoint touch pad on it)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 
> 
> Dege
> 
> So Many Things in Life Would Be Really Funny
> .... If They Weren't Happening To Me
> 


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Bob Meyer
Knightwing Communications, Inc.
36 Cayuga Blvd
Depew, NY 14043
Phone: 716-308-8931 or 716-681-0076
Meyer_RM at Yahoo.com

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