My Second Build needs Review [ runs Linux ]

[Insomniac0des]

Hey Everyone,

This is my second build, and this build is somewhat based on my first build. (Phenom II x4 965/ 16 gb/ AMD 970 chipset mobo)

So anyway, here's the build:

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103727

Motherboard: ASRock 970 EXTREME3 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157280

Memory: CORSAIR XMS 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 Desktop Memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233296

Gfx Card:EVGA SuperClocked 01G-P3-1463-KR GeForce GTX 560 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130664

PSU:Rosewill HIVE Series HIVE-550 550W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182131

HDD:Seagate Barracuda Green ST2000DL003 2TB 5900 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148681

SSD: OCZ Agility 4 AGT4-25SAT3-128G 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227807

No of monitor(s) : 1 (for now)

Purpose: developing web applications, serving as a mySQL server (for demonstration purposes), server side scripting.

OS: Linux

Questions:

1. In my last built I have noticed that the Phenom II x4 965 runs rather hot, so I got the Hyper 212 Evo (works great, but given the choice of my Computer Case I didn't have much space for cable management last time). I want a cooler which cools just as effectively, but doesn't take as much space.

My choice of CPU case is

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146084

2. I am not sure if I have selected a proper gfx card. I do know that NVIDIA works out of the box with Linux. So please let me know.

3. And finally, suggest anything else you'd like

P.S: I know my purposes could have been fulfilled with a llano APU, but i just wanted to future proof it, CPU wise.

Thanks You.

 

[aaab]

That's way overkill for a computer just for basic web development. Even 8gb ram is overkill.

Also, have you thought of going with intel?

 

[DarkOutlaw]

I would scratch the graphics card since linux doesnt really support gaming much. I would also go intel, especially if you plan to do alot of multi tasking.

 

[Insomniac0des]

No I haven't. Can you suggest me a build ?

 

[Marcappuccino]

2-4GiB of RAM,
Maybe something like an Athlon II X2-4,
You don't need a GPU as good as that for your purposes - HD 6450, 6570? Intel GPUs have the best Linux support, and may save you some monies because they are included in the CPU, since they are open-source, whereas AMD and (I have heard) Nvidia drivers are improving greatly. I have a HD 6570, and everything works fine, most bugs are caused by installation by Jockey/Additional Drivers in Ubuntu. Not all Nvidia cards are safe, some may still be incompatible, so keep that in mind.
IMO you wouldn't need an SSD unless you require I/O much faster than a HDD, which, I think you wouldn't need.

There's an epic deal on Ebuyer, where you can get a 1TiB WD Caviar Black HDD for £50. http://www.ebuyer.com/146082-wd-1tb-black-hard-drive-wd1001fals

 

[Insomniac0des]

Yea, I guess then I'll get an Athlon II x4 w/ 8 gigs of Memory & 1 TB 7200 rpm HDD and a HD 6570.

Initially I wanted to do a hybrid crossfire with A8-3870K and a HD 6570.

Really hoping someone will suggest me a cheap budget build (intel or amd)

 

[Marcappuccino]

Is that not a cheap budget build?

 

[Insomniac0des]

It is, it is. Apologies for being greedy.

So I guess that's settled. Thanks.