On 4/6/11, Unknown <arelem@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 04/07/2011 02:31:27 PM, Phatsakone Chanhchom wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I am planning to buy computer hardwares and assemble them by myself, >> with installing 64-bit Fedora OS. >> >> My purpose is to learn using gimp, inkscape, blender, scribus etc. >> kinda multimedias stuff. >> >> Can you tell me both minimal and maximal hardware specifications >> (system requirements) that meet my demands. >> >> Many thanks, >> >> Ricco >> > Hi Ricco > I use all those every day. > First I would suggest that you use Ubuntu 10.10 not Fedora 14 for the > above. > I use both Fedora 14 and Ubuntu10.10 and much prefer ubuntu for ease of > installing and management. > > It is too difficult to use Nvidia graphics with Fedora and I do not > reccomend it. > The Fedora 3D is not yet able to do good work with Blender. > > Build using a gigabyte motherboard > core 2 Duo processor > Nvidia GT8600 or better graphics card. > 2 gig ram to start. > 250 gig SATA hard drive/s > Power supply, use a very good quality > get a surge protector. > Flat screen monitor Dell 24 inch is great and has very good colour > capability. > > There is no benefit in using more than a Core 2 Duo CPU - later cpu's > are not faster and do not offer better capabilities but do consume more > power for no significant advantage. > > Core 2 duo has a major advantage in that if and when the cooling fins > or fan get blocked with dust it slows down noticably but will not > explode into flames like other cpu's are known to do when over heated. > > Use heat conducting grease between CPU and cooling fins but use alomst > none, just a thin smear , almost invisible. > any more and it will harden and cause overheating. > > The above combination should dispaly between 15% and 80% cup usage with > up to 7 windows open and working simultaneously. > Swap space 5 percent usage. > Memory between 15 and 45 percent usage, usually about 20 percent. > So for me the above computeris over worked and is almost instantaneous > except for inkscape which is very slow to load and glunky to work with. > > Hope this helps > Roger > > > > It is HARD to get hard drives that small anymore.. HTH Marvin -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
