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> From: centos-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:centos-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John R Pierce
> Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 8:26 PM
> To: centos@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: OT: Hardware upgrade help
>
> On 08/23/11 5:17 PM, Thomas Dukes wrote:
> > I would like to upgrade my system to a 64 bit machine. I'd like to
> > find a bare bones platform to build on. I'm not looking to
> spend a lot
> > of money on this as it is a home system. I looked on the CentOS
> > sponsor page but only saw hosting services.
> >
> > I haven't kept up with hardware in years so I'm dumber than dirt on
> > what's out there. I would prefer a desktop so I can stack it. Don't
> > think I need to do the Xeon as that would be overkill for a
> home user.
>
> any Intel Core 2 or newer, or AMD Opteron processor from
> about 3-4 years
> ago or newer would suit you just fine. the newest ones have
> 4+ cores.
What determines if it's a 64 bit machine? Dual core?
>
> > This would be replacing my 'server' so I need PCI slots for an
> > additional NIC and a 32 bit video capture card used for zoneminder.
> > Not sure what PCI express is or if my cards would work in
> those slots.
> > Yep, I'm running 8 yrs old machines, IBM NetVistas. :-(
>
> parallel 32bit PCI is becoming obsolete, although many
> motherboards have both PCI-E and legacy PCI slots...
> PCI-Express is not physically or
> electrically compatible. ISA is totally history, you won't
> find an ISA
> slot on anything made in the past few years. Most newer NICs are
> PCI-Express anyways. I do wish more desktop motherboards had 2
> ethernet ports, and more servers had 4 standard.
>
Any suggestions on a mainboard with that can accommodate my needs?
Thanks!!
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