[opensuse] hardware report: 11.0 is OK on MSI K9N2 SLI PLATINUM AM2+
Listmates: Just a quick hardware report. openSuE 11.0 (kde 3) installed and updated quite well on a MSI K9N2 SLI PLATINUM AM2+ with an AMD Phenom 9850 (125W) with 4G OCZ Platinum PC2-8500 and evga e-GeForce 8800GT. All hardware was detected and configured out of the box. Only 2 issues encountered: (1) openSuSE nVidia one-click install failed to write an xorg.conf requiring a sax2 -m 0=nvidia manual conf (this hasn't been required with other nvidia one-clicks I've done; and (2) Yast->Network Device failed to restart eth0 after network card setup. Other hardware note: If you do buy a MSI K9N2 SLI PLATINUM AM2+, _do not_ attempt to configure the BIOS and use the new "save user settings" feature until you have flashed the BIOS to version 3.2. (you will guarantee a fried BIOS). The 3.2 BIOS cures the problem: http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=downloaddetail&type=bios&maincat_no=1&prod_no=1443 The board runs fantastically fast. Full 7 Gig. DVD install in less that 30 minutes. Processor runs very, very cool even under load (CPU temp 28-30 degrees, board temp 30 degrees) (Arctic Silver instead of standard thermal pad due to RMA) The BIOS and chipset work extremely well with the 8800GT fan control (virtually NO fan noise at all). (contrast will prior posts about the 8800GT sounding like it was attempting vertical take-off in another box) Even with relatively new hardware 11.0 and kde3 was up to the test, compiz 0.7.8 and all. Good job opensuse. -- David C. Rankin, J.D., P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC www.rankinlawfirm.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Sun, 19 Oct 2008 12:40:53 -0500, you wrote:
The BIOS and chipset work extremely well with the 8800GT fan control (virtually NO fan noise at all). (contrast will prior posts about the 8800GT sounding like it was attempting vertical take-off in another box)
Well, I went a bit further and put this on the card instead of the original cooler and fan: http://www.arctic-cooling.com/vga2.php?idx=147 No fan - no noise :-) And it works well. In the next days I'll install the T-Balancer (http://www.t-balancer.com/english/bng.htm) and then let's see how far I can reduce the noise my big tower makes. Philipp -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
David C. Rankin wrote:
Listmates:
Just a quick hardware report. openSuE 11.0 (kde 3) installed and updated quite well on a MSI K9N2 SLI PLATINUM AM2+ with an AMD Phenom 9850 (125W) with 4G OCZ Platinum PC2-8500 and evga e-GeForce 8800GT. All hardware was detected and configured out of the box.
In Feb/Mar I built a new workstation based on the cheaper version (non-PLATINUM) of the K9N2 and a Phenom 9500 - no complaints whatsoever. I'm very tempted to build a couple of servers using the same setup.
Processor runs very, very cool even under load (CPU temp 28-30 degrees, board temp 30 degrees) (Arctic Silver instead of standard thermal pad due to RMA)
I just used my 20 year old thermal paste - same results :-) /Per Jessen, Zürich -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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