On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 12:58 PM, kamal km@eficacy.com wrote:
Rajeev R. K. wrote:
On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 7:49 AM, km km@eficacy.com wrote:
On Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 3:47 PM, kamal km@eficacy.com wrote:
Mehul Ved wrote:
On 8/10/08, km kmorjal@gmail.com wrote:
MOTHERBOARD P5K64 WSLooking at the specifications[1], doesn't seem it may have serious problems, except if you're planning to use crossfire. I have no idea about crossfire support on linux.
i think it's SLI compatible.
GPU NVidia GeForce 9800 GT 512 MB (denied availability of all specific makes i mentioned; ZOTAC, XFX, ASUS) :(Try rashi peripherals[2]. But why are you buying a crossfire compatible board with a Nvidia graphics cards?
Both the nVidia graphic card and the specified MoBo are SLI compatible, although I won't be using it at least in the immediate future; i look forward to have a dual graphic card setup soon though. Therefore SLI. AFAIK, Crossfire is specific to ATI cards. I just hope I did my homework right :) Will check on this once more and will confirm.
Err! it appears like i didn't do my homework right! Thanks a ton again for pointing it out Mehul, you really saved a lot more than just my a.. :P I don't know when and how I missed it, but that was a disaster waiting to happen!!
P5K64 WS is not an SLI compatible board; neither is P5K WS. So am back to square one! I really owe you one for this Mehul! :) Many thanks!!
Sincere apologies to all for this. Big blunder on my part. Lesson learned! I think. Will get back with my selection of MoBo, this time, being careful.
-- Regards kamal morjal -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
Hmmm... Dear kamal,
I dunno if this is relevant, but i've been using a similarly configured workstation system, and think it's config may help you out. I've used it exclusively on fedora, and never had any issues with any of the components. Note, I bought this sytem before MAD announced it was opening up the ATI Chipset documentation, so shortly, i expect crossfire to be as well supported on linux, if not better than Nvidia SLI.
- Mobo - Tyan Thunder n6650W, Dual socket AMD Opteron Compatible
board, Dual Nvidia Chipset, and SLI Capable, with 2 pcie x16 , 2 pcie x8 , 2 pci-X 64 bit, 1 PCI 32 bit. 2. CPU - AMD Opteron 2212, 2.0 GHZ Dual Core, but the board can take 2 x Quad Core Opterons. 3. Memory - 4 x 1 GB 533 MHZ ECC Memory from Transcend 4. GPU - Geforce 8600GT 512 MB, though i've tried out SLI once with 2xGeforce 7300 256 MB. 5. Optical - Samsung OctoEdge 18x SATA DVD-RW Drive.(Dunno even, it's been about a year since i got my drive, and it's still going stromg.. as always, YMMV.)
This setup is Rock solid, and when mounted in a VIP cabinet, rather good looking even:P Plus, the possibility of going to 8 cores once i can get some moolah is what keeps me going :P
Regards, R. K. Rajeev
Hi Rajeev, That's a great configuration indeed. Even I am hoping, ATI would be at least as much supported on Linux as NVidia, or perhaps better, but I have rounded up on the Intel processor and an NVidia card as I believe Intel Quad Core would serve the best for the processor hungry apps i run,and NVidia, as I learned, so far has better support; so will get started as soon as it lands home. Although I do not have any deeper knowledge about these to claim or conclusively decide anything, hence this mail. So, SLI works on Linux alright! :)
Lolz, like i said, i only tested that SLI works.. nothing more.. and in the few days that i used it, i saw no real performance jumps... though to be fair, i didnt play too many games...
Also, here's an exceprt from the phoronix forums....
"With Linux drivers being found on the CDs with their Radeon HD 4000 graphics cards, they are now proud of their Linux efforts. While it's one thing to tuck away a Linux driver in some obscure folder on the driver CD and not to mention it anywhere else, this isn't what AMD has decided to do. With ATI's official packaging, Tux will be prominently displayed on the packaging. This is to show the consumers that ATI graphics cards are supported under Linux. However, for the AIB partners designing their own product packaging, it's up to them whether to include this Linux symbol. We hope many of the AIBs decide to include Tux on the packaging, and as a Linux user we would hope you chose the vendors that do acknowledge the Linux market. To our knowledge, this is the first time Tux will be prominently displayed on a wide-scale for computer hardware targeted at desktop consumers."
Though, if your requirement is for right now, rather than in a few months, I guess NVidia has to be the choice. Again, i fail to see why a Quad core Opteron would be in any way inferior to an Intel Quad. Yes, different apps may be optimized for different cpu's, but in terms of base tech, i think they're pretty much comparable.
And about your Samsung Drive, touchwood! :P Hope it keeps goingthat way. And hope you get to 8 cores soon, although it would be no less than a heat engine :P
that's why i have up to 8 fans in my cabinet :D
How much did the VIP cabinet cost you, and did you require anyadditional power connectors (or some specialized SMPS etc) to get going?
Was about 7.5k for the cabinet, and another 5k odd for a 600 Watt SMPS with a 24+4+8 Power connector. needed all 3 for my mobo. The 450 watt smps that came with my vip was handed down to my media center pc, along with the mobo that was originally in the VIP(Asus P4R800-V Deluxe), before i got the tyan.
Thanks a lot for your mail, its helpful. :)Regards
kamal morjal