redhat V4 x86-64 --> sk8n or sk8v?

[dannybin1742]

i'm looking for out fo the box compatability (like rehats has drivers built into intall) now i have heard that via chipsets are better supported in teh out of box installs of redhat, so i need some input from you linux gurus

i have access to RH Version 4 X86-64 through my university

does this have out of the box drivers for the sk8n? our should i just go with the sk8V?

i'm most likely going to be using an fx51 and 1gb of pc3200 reg ecc


i simply don't want to go looking for linux drivers, i just want to install redhat and start crunching numbers with this software i have which runs much faster under redhat linux in 64bit

 

[drag]

This guy tends to have decent advice (I don't think to highly of rounded PATA cables though)
http://cr.yp.to/hardware/advice.html

otherwise.. I'd avoid Nvidia-based motherboards with Linux if I can help it. Via offers much better support and since the SK8v is Via, I'd shoot for that. (a quick look at newegg they have refurbished boards for $50.. don't know if you want refurb though. (and the refurb is socket 754 for some odd reason))

edit:

don't know how well that extra promise SATA controller add-on will work.. I am a bit suspect about that. The normal Via SATA should be fine, though.

 

[n0cmonkey]

nVidia is hostile towards F/OSS. Do not support them.

 

[dannybin1742]

FYI i'm looing at socket 940 only, i need REG/ECC dimms, this is primarily going ot be used to crunch numbers in LS-dyna (engineering software)

 

[n0cmonkey]

Get an AMD 8111 or whatever Dual board. :sun:

 

[dannybin1742]

gotcha, so i'm thinking sk8v A64fx51, and 1gb of reg ecc pc3200 (transcendent), also i'm using an ati 9250 256mb ram video card, (graphics are not that important, number crunching is)

this sound out of the box compatable to you n0cmonckey?

 

[n0cmonkey]

I actually like nVidia in the graphics department.

I don't like the way they treat the community with regards to their motherboard and network chipsets. They have open source drivers for their graphics cards, they just aren't feature complete (they work well though for basic stuff). I've never cared a whole lot for ATI in X, so I'm not sure how well it'd work out...