My new computer

[Axle Wolf]

Just got done building a new computer from scratch.
it has a Asus Mother board, 8GB of ram (32GB later), AMD Phenom 64 X4 Black edition, new dvd burner, Sapphire HD 4870 X2 Graphics card, 1TB HDD, & a new copy of vista home premium 64 (ultimate 64 later).

What do you guys think?

[Silver Renard]

think you should go w/ linux or server 08 on that instead of vista...... or at least see if windows 7 can handle the extra ram if you are talking about going to 32 GB (vista only supports 8 effectively from what I've heard)

[Axle Wolf]

think you should go w/ linux or server 08 on that instead of vista...... or at least see if windows 7 can handle the extra ram if you are talking about going to 32 GB (vista only supports 8 effectively from what I've heard)

I was thinking the samething but wasn't sure what to go with.
And I been hearing good things about Windows 7.

[Silver Renard]

linux is prolly a good choice as everyone seems to be writing their viruses to attack windows and mostly leave linux/unix and apple alone.....

coincidence? >.>

[Axle Wolf]

linux is prolly a good choice as everyone seems to be writing their viruses to attack windows and mostly leave linux/unix and apple alone.....

coincidence? >.>

Hmm... I see. I might have to go with linux when I do go to 32Gb ram.

[Mosin Nagant]

linux is prolly a good choice as everyone seems to be writing their viruses to attack windows and mostly leave linux/unix and apple alone.....

coincidence? >.>

Cept the viruses that do go for linux and mac are utterly destructive.

[Axle Wolf]

Cept the viruses that do go for linux and mac are utterly destructive.

Aw crap, I didn't know that. I new delt with anything else other then windows. I might have to stick with windows then.

[Silver Renard]

Cept the viruses that do go for linux and mac are utterly destructive.

dunno.... never messed with them. just know what i've heard about their stability and reliability. the vast majority of unix/linux stuff, if not all of it, is open-source, so most ppl would know how all the programs work. the nice thing about that is that anyone that knows anything about it can help you out if there is an issue.

the viruses for those may BE more destructive (wouldn't know, i've never heard of any i'm aware of), but they are far less previlant.

[Icey]

nice rig.


Well, since you went that far out, I assume you want to play games. I'd advise you get XP, honestly. People are STILL having driver issues with Vista.

[Silver Renard]

nice rig.


Well, since you went that far out, I assume you want to play games. I'd advise you get XP, honestly. People are STILL having driver issues with Vista.

only thing is, xp is one the most stable systems that ms has created, but he has almost a server set up. if he wants to utillize it best, he needs an os that can handle everything he's putting in, plus the upgrades he's intending. that's why if he's looking at windows, i suggested server '08. it's much more expensive, but cheaper than buying the xp, then having to turn around and get another os when it won't support the hardware upgrades he puts in. (the ram capacity he's looking at putting in is well beyond what xp utilizes efficently)

[Joppy]

Cept the viruses that do go for linux and mac are utterly destructive.

No. Not really.

In Linux, you use a user account. Not a root account. This means, that if you run some unwholesome program / trojan, it can only get at your files. The system as a whole should be fine (As long as you aren't silly enough to enter your root password into the trojan).

In Windows, most users are administrators. This means that if one user has a problem - It can get at the entire system.

I've been using Linux for a few years now, and have found it much more enjoyable then Windows was.

Yay Linux!

[Reyu]

Cept the viruses that do go for linux and mac are utterly destructive.
Not true. The only way a virus can do anything that could be considered even just extremely bad, would be if you where not using proper security practices. mainly if you login as root instead of a normal user for everyday stuff.

[Kougar]

Nice rig ya got there. I'd strongly suggest Windows 7 over Vista anyday. Nothing wrong with Linux if the application compatibility isn't a problem. And as long as the system if fully 64bit capable and using a 64bit OS (which yours is) then it can "use" up to 128GB of RAM, anything beyond 4GB just isn't really needed for common tasks.

Regarding Apple being safe from viruses, I disagree. Even Apple recommended users buy an AV program. And for those that do anything less than legal, there are plenty of bugs that can take over OS X just as easily as Windows through application level exploits. http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2009/04/evidence-suggests-first-zombie-mac-botnet-is-active.ars

[Hollud]

Well, you could always partition your hard drive and have the best of whatever there is to offer. For now, Windows 7 is the one to look out for, although I'd suggest studying the nitty gritty of each edition of 7. Like, for instance, Vista Home Premium "limits" the maximum recognisable memory to 16GB. For Vista Business all the way to Vista Ultimate, you can happily see the full 128GB.

Alternatively, the hot Linux out there right now is Ubuntu 9.04 (http://www.ubuntu.com/) (dubbed Jaunty Jackalope). It's a pretty good alternative to Windows, if you want to try your hand at Linux.



Anyway, that is a sweet rig. I'd imagine you do quite a big of gaming with a monster of graphics card like that?