Kevin Cosgrove wrote:
> On 29 January 2009 at 1:47, "R.Wolff" <musicwolf@email-addr-hidden> wrote:
>
> ;-) But seriously, I'd go with Tyan or ASUS for your motherboard.
>
I surely can't afford a Tyan board. he cheapest one I can find here in germany
cost about 3x as much as the ASRock. And I already mentioned that my budget is
extremely tight.
> Do your homework when choosing the RAM. It's got to be good in
> the motherboard you're using, and memory errors are terrible to
> diagnose, if you have them.
Yeah, I know this from hard learned lesson. But I thought that OCZ is a good
memory brand?
> Since you said DAW, I'd add "quiet"
> to your list of power supply features of utmost importance.
The quit factor is too important to me, the PC is well hidden and not disturbing
me that much. ;)
> Besides DAW, you mentioned that
> you need excellent graphics. Are you going to produce video, or
> maybe you're trying to build a machine for gaming too?
That's a misunderstanding, maybe I'm not expressing myself very well.
What I meant was, does this iGPU (ATI HD3300) work well under linux? What I need
most is solid 2D performance over two monitors.
> You'll
> need to choose your audio interface for the DAW, and that might
> impact your choice of motherboards, which will ripple through all
> of your other choices.
Well, I'll use my Delta 1010LT from the old box, which is rock salad under linux :D
> G'luck...
>
> --
> Kevin
>
Thanks,
Raphael
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