Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 17:51:31 +0200 From: Miguel Mendez <flynn@energyhq.homeip.net> To: Josef Grosch <jgrosch@mooseriver.com> Cc: chat@freebsd.org, questions@bafug.org Subject: Re: What hardware do you use ? Message-ID: <20020510175131.A66230@energyhq.homeip.net> In-Reply-To: <20020510153118.GA23467@mooseriver.com>; from jgrosch@mooseriver.com on Fri, May 10, 2002 at 08:31:18AM -0700 References: <20020510153118.GA23467@mooseriver.com>
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On Fri, May 10, 2002 at 08:31:18AM -0700, Josef Grosch wrote:
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> This question came up at last night BAFUG meeting. What hardware do people
> use and/or recommend? Specifically, if you were going to build a machine,
> using commonly available parts and just to run a generic kernel, what
> ethernet, video, motherboards, etc, would you use and/or recommend?
You haven't specified if it's for a server or desktop, but here's my
0.02Euro:
- Motherboards: don't be cheap here, get some quality brand,
Asus, Iwill, Supermicro, A/Bit
- CPU: I'd say go AMD, their products are top notch.
- NIC: 3com or Intel. Avoid Realtek like the plague.
- HD: I always use SCSI, but that's me. My personal choices are
Quantum (Atlas) and Seagate (Barracuda and Cheetah)
- Video: For a desktop I'd get Matrox or ATI (if you need 3d).
Avoid NVidia at all costs, they suck :-)
- Case: If you are making a server go for rackmount, else get
something with good air flow, as AMD procs get really hot.
- Mouse: Something people sometimes underestimate, a good mouse
is pretty important if you use your computer many hours a day,
my favourite is Logitec's Pilot, no wheel or fancy crap, but a
very comfortable design.
Cheers,
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Miguel Mendez - flynn@energyhq.homeip.net
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