Re: [LAU] new computer hardware for linux

Dear Niels,

Thanks very much indeed. That certainly points me in the right
direction.

Best,

Peiman

On 1 May 2010, at 17:45, Niels Mayer wrote:

> On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 4:11 AM, Peiman Khosravi <peimankhosravi@email-addr-hidden
> > wrote:
> I am thinking of replacing my macbook pro with a desktop. What's
> more, I would like to try a linux system this time. Not only to save
> money but also because I use less and less commercial stuff every
> day (ardour, csound and audacity are my main applications).
>
> In the USA, http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/category/category_tlc.asp?CatId=31
> you can find various "kits" to build computer from parts w/o paying
> for MS Windows. ALso they sell various manufacturers like Visionman http://www.visionman.com/
> and Cybertron http://www.cybertronpc.com/ that sell computers w/o
> any OS installed.
>
> If you want to build one that's quieter, consider putting together
> your own from powersupply/case suggested at
> http://www.silentpcreview.com/ . You potentially get better
> reliability as the power supply is usually skimped-on in low-cost
> PCs. There are companies that sell overpriced music PC's: http://www.rainrecording.com/
> http://www.sweetwater.com/creation_station/ ... not clear what
> advantage these would provide...
>
> I'm planning on recovering an asus matx mobo and amd opteron 1212
> dual core (overclocks to 2.8G easy) from a server i'm upgrading
> into my portable music computer (laptop died, only have desktops
> now). I'll be using a case like http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/Product.aspx?C=1320&ID=1428
> or
> http://www.silentpcreview.com/article1033-page1.html ...
>
> I too am and will be running the awesome PlanetCCRMA distro ( http://ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/
> ).
>
> Niels
> http://nielsmayer.com

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