Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 21:56:03 -0800 From: "Kulraj Gurm (bosa.ca account)" <kulraj@bosa.ca> To: "Graywane" <graywane@home.com>, <freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Questions regarding new computer purchase. Message-ID: <001901c0b8de$1b3543e0$64c8a8c0@asknet.com> References: <20010329210534.A2016@home.com>
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1. Via Chipset Socket A motherboards run very well with FreeBSD - the AMD
Athlon Enhanced CPU is likewise an excellent choice. However, I have never
got AC97 Audio to work in FreeBSD; the SoundBlaster CT5880 chipset (PCI 128)
available on some motherboards will be better supported. Hopefully someone
with more experience in this area will answer the sound questions.
2. No experience with CDRW Drives with FreeBSD, but the Teac is a well
respected drive - up in the same league as Plextor. Actually it is rumoured
they share the same mechanism.
3. GeForce 2 cards are available in several favours :
- SDRAM or DDR RAM
- MX, GTS or Ultra Chipset
- 32Mb or 64Mb
- Any of these are supported by XFree86, FreeBSD support is not
really an issue.
- As for brand? Take a look at ASUS they are gaining a reputation for
their VGA cards.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Kulraj Gurm
MBS Computers Ltd.
(604) 572 8722
----- Original Message -----
From: "Graywane" <graywane@home.com>
To: <freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 6:05 PM
Subject: Questions regarding new computer purchase.
Hello,
I'm about to purchase several components and wanted to get the group's
opinion as to how well they run with FreeBSD. I was considering:
Asus A7V133 Motherboard
(http://www.asus.com/products/Motherboard/socketa/a7v133/spec.html)
Does FreeBSD support the optional AC 97 audio?
Athlon Thunderbird CPU
Teac 32X/4X/4X CD-RW (IDE/ATAPI interface)
The cheaper the better - just want a CDRW that works.
Any video card with an NVIDIA GeForce 2 chipset
Any tips on which brand to buy?
Any and all advice is appreciated. Thanks.
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