Hi;
I recently asked these questions on the Fedora mailing list but got no
response.
I have installed M2NPV-VM motherboard with an integrated NVIDA 6150
GeForce graphics chip; and a Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor. This
replaced a 5 year old Intel GB850 board and chip (plus an ATI Radeon
9600 graphics card) that was fried by a dysfunctional power pack. I
currently have Fedora-7-i386 installed
My main criteria was to select the most up to date board etc. I could
get that a small pension cheque would allow for.
Frankly, I haven't seen much improvement over my old board, cpu and
graphics -- and in some instances things seem slower. I don't use high
end graphics i.e. games.
I have read the bumpf and the technical papers re: the M2NPV-VM
motherboard, the AMD processor and the NVIDA 6150 chip. My discussion
points are:
* In practiacal terms, what difference should I be seeing?
* How can I tweak things to get full value from my new
installation?
* Should I install the Fedora-7-x86_64 (64-bit), for ordinary
desktop usage? Or, are too few applications ready for 64-bit
yet?
* My CPU fan seems to be making more noise than before. Should I
replace it in the future? Is there a cost vs quietness rule of
thumb?
I will be glad to supply more info if it will help the discussion. I am
calling it a discussion because, unlike on other occasions, I am not in
desperate need of help; I would be interested in several opinions and
exchanges; this is meant as a chat that doesn't take other people away
from regular work.
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Regards Bill