From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 12 14:15:23 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 48E811065672 for ; Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:15:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from pascal@clermont.cc) Received: from mail.clermont.cc (clermont.cc [69.70.120.58]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CE8B38FC12 for ; Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:15:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from pascal@clermont.cc) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.clermont.cc (Postfix) with ESMTP id D695A1CC38; Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:08:47 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail.clermont.cc ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mail.clermont.cc [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-maia, port 10024) with ESMTP id 26581-04; Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:08:47 -0400 (EDT) Received: from dwarf.clermont.cc (dwarf.clermont.cc [192.168.100.10]) (Authenticated sender: pascal@clermont.cc) by mail.clermont.cc (Postfix) with ESMTPA id 904101CC2E; Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:08:47 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <4850F508.4000406@clermont.cc> Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:06:00 +0000 From: Pascal S Clermont User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 (X11/20080606) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Brad Mettee References: <4.3.2.7.2.20080612091523.0362dee8@mail.agoron.net> In-Reply-To: <4.3.2.7.2.20080612091523.0362dee8@mail.agoron.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: new hardware - compatible? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:15:23 -0000 Brad Mettee wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm new to FreeBSD and don't have a lot of time to go digging through > archives/info to find answers, so excuse this if it's a "noob" > question. It's an emergency server build, and needs to be solid and fast. > > Will FreeBSD have any problems running on the following hardware? > Which would be better FreeBSD 6.3 or 7? > > Intel Quad Core Extreme 3Ghz, LGA775 > Asus P5K-E Motherboard (P35 chipset, Onboard LAN) > 4G Kingston DDR 2 RAM (PC2 6400) > Seagate 500G, SATA 2, 7200RPM > GeForce 7200GS 128MB 32-bit GDDR2 PCI-E x16 Video Card (basically a > cheap vid card) > Samsung SATA CD-ROM > All these components will work. I have not tested the Geforce 7200, but I doubt that it will give you any problems. Pascal Clermont > Thanks in advance. > > (I've been building/running x86 boxes since DOS 3.3, just haven't had > need of *nix environment yet, so I'm not total noob) > > Brad Mettee > PC HotShots, Inc. > Baltimore, MD > (410) 426-7617 > > -> Let us bring out the *Power* of your PCs. <- > -> Custom Business Software Solutions since 1991 <- > > visit http://www.pchotshots.com for information about our company. > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"