On Sunday 24 July 2005 23.40, BandiPat wrote:
On Sunday 24 July 2005 05:19 pm, Stan Goodman wrote:
It took me only seconds after I installed SUSE Linux to see that my desktop machine is too slow to support it properly with KDE. This is a Supermicro P6SBA motherboard with a 350MHz CPU. It was, of course, blazingly fast when I bought it, but that was then, while this is now.
A review of suitable MB/CPU combinations operating at speeds that I hear people talk about shows me that they would make an unsupportble dent in my finances. But I might be able to swing a faster CPU for the existing MB. The fastest CPU available for this motherboard runs at 800MHz.
I don't think I have a problem with the speed at which applications run. What is on my mind is the responsiveness of the desktop: it takes forever for windows to even show up on the screen.
I would like to hear comments from a few others (if there are any) who are using SUSE v9.x on systems with speeds in the neighborhood that is available to me with the faster CPU on this MB.
-- Stan Goodman Qiryat Tiv'on Israel
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Maybe a better graphics card instead? I've played with some very adequate systems (AMD) of that speed, but with a good graphics card installed. Of course, if you can come by another faster cpu, it never hurts, does it? ;o)
regards, Lee
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I run "exclusively" older stuff. (The fastest i have regarding to CPU is a 733 MHz Celleron.) The fastest (until it died) coming to responsiveness was a dual 433 MHz Celleron i had. The board finally gave out after some 5 years of constant use. (just a few restarts and a handful two-three day "vacations" in all that time) You didn't state WHAT you wanted to do with the machine, but i suspect the usual productive stuff (ie. no heavy gaming) My finding is memory first then MHz... The dual Celly ran with: 448 MB ram, One Matrox G400 DH (Dual Head) AGP card One Matrox Millennium II PCI graphics card (Yes! Its a triple head system) One 3c905 NIC One SB Live! audio card 17 GB ATA/33 It was very responsive. The newer 733 MHz singel CPU board has somewhat lesser memory, (384 MB) and the same board setup aside from the 17 GB disk now being on a ATA/66 bus instead. (Presumeably faster response) Looking at MHz its a lot faster than a 433, but still, under load, the Dual was a lot more responsive. Both are/were running SuSE 9.2. So my advice is more memory (up to 512 and beyond if possible) And as i think you have a singel CPU system, Go for more MHz if you have the money. A faster graphicscard; sure, but i don't think a mega-fast-high-end-pixel-pumping-3D-enhanced card will help all that much, as most desktop is 2D. (Correct me if i'm wrong) My "old" 2x AGP and PCI work just fine. No problems with drivers or anything. On the other hand; A newer motherboard, and reasonable fast CPU is not a big "dent" anymore. You don't need the cutting edge board with all the trimmings to run a good machine. Pick a Celleron (or AMD if it tickles your fancy) up around 2 GHz, and smack some 512 Megs or more on it. Use the rest of your old box (disks, CD etc) And you are good to go. Hope this gave you something to work with.. /Rikard