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System of the Year, Linux Style

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the stuff-to-lust-after dept.

Bob the Blob writes "LinuxHardware has put together a wonderful article that gathers up all of the top hardware into the ultimate Linux system from 2001. In the article, there is a review of the hardware from 2001 that discusses what we've seen and why the parts were chosen. To make you drool, think Athlon XP with GeForce 3 Ti500 with the stability of Linux." Worth noting that this machine is of course now at least 10 days obsolete ;)

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  1. This just in by Chundra · · Score: 5, Funny

    Slashdot posts advertisements as news.

  2. SWEET! by clinko · · Score: 3, Funny

    Now i can take this baddass linux box and reboot to windows to play games even faster!

  3. Re:Oh, yeah. by TedCheshireAcad · · Score: 3, Funny

    That will be useful! The $300 graphics card [pricewatch.com] will be ideal for all the 3D-intensive games that are only availiable for Windows!

    Unfortunately, this is true.

    But, just think of your TuxRacer framerate.

  4. What does Linux have to do with it? by gpinzone · · Score: 2, Funny

    I don't get it. I've seen "dream" systems before, but what's the tie in with Linux? I mean, a fast system is a fast system. Who cares what OS you're running?

    Oh wait. I see. This is the best system you can get with peripherals that have Linux drivers. Well, that narrows it down a bit.

  5. Nice system... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I bet KDE and GNOME still run like shit on it.

  6. practice what they preach? by gmhowell · · Score: 4, Funny

    Maybe they should get themselves a server that doesn't get slashdotted.

    I'm sure the GeForce really helped there.

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  7. Why are all these systems of the year x86 based? by HanzoSan · · Score: 2, Funny


    When x86 is the weakest design of them all.
    Good for gaming perhaps, but Linux isnt really a gamers OS.

    Why no Itanium based PC? Sparc? What about SCSI Raid 0, what about bandwith?

    As if a Gforce3 really matters on a Linuxbox that cant even do Alpha channeling yet in the GUI, and as if it matters if you have an AthlonXP thats designed for Windows?

    System of the year for a Windows user yes.
    But for Linux? I could do better. When building a system you build it for the software that you run on it, not build it because everythings name brand.

    Ok so lets say you run games, Thats when you need Gforce 3. (Linux users dont apply here)

    Lets say you do alot of graphics manipulation, then you need perhaps another card.

    Things that all users can use is alot of ram, SCSI raid, and a fast CPU, but unlike Windows Linux runs on any CPU, people always forget that.

    The only problem with Itanium is its price, but for System of the year, price shouldnt be the issue.

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