My new computation device.
Current configuration
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5000+ (2.6GHz).
ASUS M2N-CM DVI motherboard - nVidia nForce 630a chipset.
2GB RAM 800 (one module).
Seagate 360GB.
nVidia GeForce 7025 on board graphics - 256MB.
19 inch widescreen.
nVidia MCP67 High Definition Audio.
Two DVD drives, RW, dual layer, lightscribe.
Front panel with various card readers, eSATA, USB, Firewire.
All this is inside a very nice looking A+ case which is designed to look like a piece of Hi-Fi.
Debian GNU/Linux with 20GB for the OS, 20GB for another copy of Linux, and 16GB swap.
Upgrade plans
Another 2GB module.
External graphics - I have one card but I don’t trust it for general use (second hand freebe).
Upgrading the motherboard to take 8GB.
The RAM to fit the 8GB.
Other plans
Dual screen set up.
Putting (both) screens onto screen booms/swing stands for easier use.
Kind regards, Robert.
Tags: Computers, New computer
August 19th, 2008 at 7:38 pm
Added OS/partitioning information.
The 16GB of swap is for image/audio editing where I often have cause to edit very large files.
Kind regards, Robert.
September 6th, 2008 at 7:05 pm
Hi - I’m thinking of getting a M2N-CM DVI mobo to use with Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy. Can you tell me if the on-board graphics and HDMI works OK with this?
September 20th, 2008 at 6:16 pm
Hi Jonathan,
It’s worked very well for me so far. To be honest I’ve been using the VGA and traditional audio, so I can’t say too much about the HDMI and DVI (’high definition’/digital video and audio) aspects of the motherboard. The audio however has worked very well for me and it would seem to have all the options needed. I would hazard a guess at it being supported by Ubuntu. If it isn’t then I would guess that it will be soon.
Kind regards, Robert.