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Re: Newer old hardware

From General Schvantzkoph <schvantzkoph@yahoo.com>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject Re: Newer old hardware
Date 2011-08-30 20:04 +0000
Message-ID <9c4u28FoloU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
References <slrnj5q90r.2cs.notbob@nbleet.hcc.net>

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On Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:55:22 +0000, notbob wrote:

> I'm out of touch with hardware.  Having used linux for the last 10 yrs,
> found little need to keep up.  Currently, running an ancient P4 w/ 400
> FSB mobo.  Good enough for youtube, but hardly hot for photo and
> graphics rendering work.
> 
> What should I look for to jump up a big notch?  I was looking to go a
> duo, but aren't they 64 bit?  I wanna stay 32 bit.  Never have run AMD. 
> What should I look for on craigslist in the way of cheapo
> about-to-throw-away boxes to keep the toxic recylcers at bay, yet give
> me a big performance boost at little cost?
> 
> TIA
> nb --Slacker

Everything is 64 bit and has been for years, even the Atoms are 64bit. 
However you can run a 32 bit OS on a 64 bit machine if you want to 
although there is no reason to run 32 bit Linux anymore.

A Core2 or more recent is fine. The current bottom of the line Sandy 
Bridge iCore3 would suit your purposes. Also you should get at least 8G of 
RAM. even 16G is really cheap these days. If you are buying used but 
recent hardware make sure that it uses DDR3 and not DDR2 memory, Core2s 
came both ways. DDR3 RAM is available in bigger DIMMs and it's cheaper 
than DDR2 RAM because it's newer.

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Newer old hardware notbob <notbob@nothome.com> - 2011-08-30 17:55 +0000
  Re: Newer old hardware Henrik Carlqvist <Henrik.Carlqvist@deadspam.com> - 2011-08-30 21:15 +0200
  Re: Newer old hardware General Schvantzkoph <schvantzkoph@yahoo.com> - 2011-08-30 20:04 +0000
    Re: Newer old hardware notbob <notbob@nothome.com> - 2011-08-31 15:58 +0000
      Re: Newer old hardware General Schvantzkoph <schvantzkoph@yahoo.com> - 2011-08-31 16:05 +0000
        Re: Newer old hardware notbob <notbob@nothome.com> - 2011-08-31 16:11 +0000
          Re: Newer old hardware Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2011-08-31 13:15 -0400
  Re: Newer old hardware Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2011-08-30 13:35 -0700
    Re: Newer old hardware GangGreene <GangGreene@invalid.com> - 2011-08-30 17:20 -0400
      Re: Newer old hardware Henrik Carlqvist <Henrik.Carlqvist@deadspam.com> - 2011-08-31 08:07 +0200
        Re: Newer old hardware Aragorn <stryder@telenet.be.invalid> - 2011-08-31 08:12 +0200
        Re: Newer old hardware GangGreene <GangGreene@invalid.com> - 2011-08-31 05:28 -0400
          Re: Newer old hardware scott@alfter.diespammersdie.us (Scott Alfter) - 2011-08-31 15:10 +0000
            Re: Newer old hardware GangGreene <GangGreene@invalid.com> - 2011-08-31 16:27 -0400
            Re: Newer old hardware Jon Solberg <news@jonsolberg.nospam.se> - 2011-09-06 11:19 +0000
        Re: Newer old hardware notbob <notbob@nothome.com> - 2011-08-31 15:45 +0000
  Re: Newer old hardware Aragorn <stryder@telenet.be.invalid> - 2011-08-31 04:32 +0200
    Re: Newer old hardware J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2011-08-31 13:48 +0000
      Re: Newer old hardware Aragorn <stryder@telenet.be.invalid> - 2011-08-31 22:35 +0200
        Re: Newer old hardware Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2011-08-31 14:12 -0700
          Re: Newer old hardware Aragorn <stryder@telenet.be.invalid> - 2011-08-31 23:37 +0200
            Re: Newer old hardware General Schvantzkoph <schvantzkoph@yahoo.com> - 2011-08-31 21:58 +0000
              Re: Newer old hardware Aragorn <stryder@telenet.be.invalid> - 2011-09-01 00:04 +0200
                Re: Newer old hardware Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2011-08-31 15:18 -0700
                Re: Newer old hardware Aragorn <stryder@telenet.be.invalid> - 2011-09-01 00:30 +0200
              Re: Newer old hardware Bill Marcum <bill@lat.localnet> - 2011-09-02 19:31 -0400
                Re: Newer old hardware Aragorn <stryder@telenet.be.invalid> - 2011-09-05 08:35 +0200
    Re: Newer old hardware notbob <notbob@nothome.com> - 2011-08-31 15:41 +0000
      Re: Newer old hardware Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2011-08-31 16:55 +0100
        Re: Newer old hardware notbob <notbob@nothome.com> - 2011-08-31 16:06 +0000
          Re: Newer old hardware General Schvantzkoph <schvantzkoph@yahoo.com> - 2011-08-31 16:17 +0000
          Re: Newer old hardware Dirk Weber <dirk-weber@web.de> - 2011-08-31 23:40 +0200
      Re: Newer old hardware Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2011-08-31 13:35 -0400
      Re: Newer old hardware "Trevor Hemsley" <Trevor.Hemsley@mytrousers.ntlworld.com> - 2011-08-31 14:06 -0500
      Re: Newer old hardware Aragorn <stryder@telenet.be.invalid> - 2011-08-31 22:44 +0200
        Re: Newer old hardware notbob <notbob@nothome.com> - 2011-08-31 23:04 +0000
          Re: Newer old hardware Aragorn <stryder@telenet.be.invalid> - 2011-09-01 01:40 +0200
  Re: Newer old hardware Vlad_Inhaler <andrew.williams@t-online.de> - 2011-09-05 08:07 -0700

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