I am seriously considering the possibility of a Ubuntu 8.04.1 based machine for the following reasons.
security - viruses, malware, the lot I am running a McCafee - however it is spelled
speed
free
64bit
I know that the 780G AMD chipset by far offers the best graphics for a integrated mobo. However, I wonder if it is worth it to build an AMD based machine based upon this if the majority of my uses will be CPU bound.
ie. I won't be gaming on the thing.
The only other choice seems to be intel with intel integrated graphics, which quite frankly are terrible. However, their CPU's are much, much faster.
The uses:
media player- full length movies, music etc.
media encoding & converting
school projects
casual web surfing
budget:
CPU - $100 - 150
Mobo - $< 100
If you have ne questions ask. thanks.
security - viruses, malware, the lot I am running a McCafee - however it is spelled
speed
free
64bit
I know that the 780G AMD chipset by far offers the best graphics for a integrated mobo. However, I wonder if it is worth it to build an AMD based machine based upon this if the majority of my uses will be CPU bound.
ie. I won't be gaming on the thing.
The only other choice seems to be intel with intel integrated graphics, which quite frankly are terrible. However, their CPU's are much, much faster.
The uses:
media player- full length movies, music etc.
media encoding & converting
school projects
casual web surfing
budget:
CPU - $100 - 150
Mobo - $< 100
If you have ne questions ask. thanks.