[ubuntu-uk] pc parts compatibility

[Rob Beard]

Farran wrote:
> hi all
> building a computer just for personal use, selected all the parts form 
> novatech:
> Hard <http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?WD-5AAKS> Drive 
> <http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?WD-5AAKS>
> Motherboard <http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?BB-Q660N> 
> Bundle <http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?BB-Q660N>
> Graphics <http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?NOV-86GT> 
> Card <http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?NOV-86GT>
> Optical <http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?SAM-S203D> 
> Drive <http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?SAM-S203D>
> Sound <http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?NOV-SC51N> Card 
> <http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?NOV-SC51N>
> Keyboard <http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?LOG-967653>
> Mouse <http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?LOG-931395>
> This costs £621.47.
> 
> Wondered if anyone has used these parts or knows whether they work with 
> Linux - a friend reminded me that some of the newer hardware won't work, 
> for example, the quad core processor maybe?
> If any of these wouldn't be best and you have a better choice, please say :P
> thanks, Farran
> 

Looks okay to me, you'll probably need the NVidia drivers for the 
graphics card.

Just wondering on two things...

1. Why did you choose a seperate sound card (I mean, isn't the onboard 
audio sufficient, because the card you've chosen as an extra wouldn't be 
much better than the on-board audio - would be different if you went for 
a Sound Blaster Audigy or something).

2. Do you plan on upgrading to two video cards in SLI?  If not, why 
spend the extra for an SLI board?  I think you'd probably save yourself 
a few quid not going for an SLI board which could be put to a board with 
an Intel Chipset.

Quad core CPU should be fine, at least I would have thought so.  I would 
have thought it would be detected as 4 individual CPUs like a dual core 
would be detected as 2 CPUs.  I hope thats the case anyway as I'm 
considering an upgrade to quad core (although I haven't made my mind up 
yet if it's worth the extra money).

Looks like a fairly good setup.

Rob