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LinuxHardware.org Has Linux DDR Shootout

Posted by michael on from the do-you-feel-lucky dept.

Goatbert writes: "More Athlon news, seems to be a lot of that going around. This time, LinuxHardware.org has a DDR Athlon motherboard comparison to find out which of the three featured chipsets performs the best with Linux."

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  1. Get a good power supply! by Brian+Stretch · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Ditto what the other folks replying said about power supplies. I have a 1.4GHz Athlon OC'd to 1.5GHz (11x136MHz) on my desk at work (custom built because Dell only sells obsolete P3s and brain-damaged P4s), and the 400W Silencer power supply from PC Power & Cooling has no trouble at all, the +3.3V rail stays between 3.30 and 3.34 (average 3.33) volts, the +5V rail stays between 4.95 and 5.05 (average 4.99) volts, and the +12V rail stays between 11.86 and 12.04 (average 11.93) volts. Expensive beasts, but worth it, and they have the juice to handle the dual Tyan motherboards that are just starting to trickle onto the market (the $250 workstation boards). If you can't afford a PCP&C supply, at least get an Antec.

    Use good DIMMs too, Crucial, Corsair, etc.