Hardware for learning graphics.

[Marvin Kosmal]

On 4/6/11, Unknown <arelem at bigpond.com> wrote:
> On 04/07/2011 02:31:27 PM, Phatsakone Chanhchom wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am planning to buy computer hardwares and assemble them by myself,
>> with installing 64-bit Fedora OS.
>>
>> My purpose is to learn using gimp, inkscape, blender, scribus etc.
>> kinda multimedias stuff.
>>
>> Can you tell me both minimal and maximal hardware specifications
>> (system requirements) that meet my demands.
>>
>> Many thanks,
>>
>> Ricco
>>
> Hi Ricco
> I use all those every day.
> First I would suggest that you use Ubuntu 10.10 not Fedora 14 for the
> above.
> I use both Fedora 14 and Ubuntu10.10 and much prefer ubuntu for ease of
> installing and management.
>
> It is too difficult to use Nvidia graphics with Fedora and I do not
> reccomend it.
> The Fedora 3D is not yet able to do good work with Blender.
>
> Build using a gigabyte motherboard
> core 2 Duo processor
> Nvidia GT8600 or better graphics card.
> 2 gig ram to start.
> 250 gig SATA hard drive/s
> Power supply, use a very good quality
> get a surge protector.
> Flat screen monitor Dell 24 inch is great and has very good colour
> capability.
>
> There is no benefit in using more than a Core 2 Duo CPU - later cpu's
> are not faster and do not offer better capabilities but do consume more
> power for no significant advantage.
>
> Core 2 duo has a major advantage in that if and when the cooling fins
> or fan get blocked with dust it slows down noticably but will not
> explode into flames like other cpu's are known to do when over heated.
>
> Use heat conducting grease between CPU and cooling fins but use alomst
> none, just a thin smear , almost invisible.
> any more and it will harden and cause overheating.
>
> The above combination should dispaly between 15% and 80% cup usage with
> up to 7 windows open and working simultaneously.
> Swap space 5 percent usage.
> Memory between 15 and 45 percent usage, usually about 20 percent.
> So for me the  above computeris over worked and is almost instantaneous
> except for inkscape which is very slow to load and glunky to work with.
>
> Hope this helps
> Roger
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It is HARD to get hard drives that small anymore..

HTH

Marvin