Need some PC building advice.

Hauffi · 2015-11-07 18:08:22

I'm planning on a building a new computer around Christmas for myself and I want it to be fairly Linux compatible (which isn't much of a issue except UEFI) and to dualboot Win10 (Gaming, if anything at all). Should I buy prebuilt or build my own computer? Also, my budget will be around $1500.

Last edited by Hauffi (2015-11-07 18:09:27)

ohnonot · 2015-11-07 22:07:25

that's more than a 1000€.
you have to buy peripherals for this, too? or only the actual computer block?

in any case, it should be plenty.

you are well advised to check graphic card compatibility beforehand, similar goes for wifi.

also, efi + linux seems to be causing people trouble, but i don't have first hand experience with it.

generally speaking, there's a window for maximum linux compatibility, which basically says: neither too old nor too new.

it usually takes at least a year until linux catches up with some new hardware.

wiki.debian.org is a good starting place for your research.

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Hauffi · 2015-11-07 22:43:07

ohnonot wrote:

that's more than a 1000€.
you have to buy peripherals for this, too? or only the actual computer block?
in any case, it should be plenty.
you are well advised to check graphic card compatibility beforehand, similar goes for wifi.
also, efi + linux seems to be causing people trouble, but i don't have first hand experience with it.
generally speaking, there's a window for maximum linux compatibility, which basically says: neither too old nor too new.
it usually takes at least a year until linux catches up with some new hardware.
wiki.debian.org is a good starting place for your research.

I made a build list that I checked for compatibility. I'm good.

Temetka · 2015-11-07 22:51:10

Don't make us guess.

What kind of parts are you going to use? I love reading about people's builds.

Hauffi · 2015-11-07 23:06:00

Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor

Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard

GeIL SUPER LUCE 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (x2 = 32GB of ram.)

Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM (Later on I plan on upgrading to another 2tb drive.)

Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card

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Side note; this is also going to be a dual boot machine. I play my games on Windows, so this will have Win 10 (spyware :c) dualbooted with bunsen.

Head_on_a_Stick · 2015-11-07 23:18:10

Hauffi wrote:

Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card

That card is only fully supported by the driver in the Debian experimental repositories at the moment.

Use this to install them:

sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list <<< "deb http://httpredir.debian.org/debian experimental non-free"
sudo apt update
sudo aptitude install -t experimental nvidia-drivers

If aptitude(8) complains about dependency problems and starts asking tricky questions, cancel the installation and use the command in this post from @sunrat on forums.debian.net instead:
http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?p=598160#p598160

Check that the version numbers are correct and up to date before running sunrat's command: https://packages.debian.org/experimental/nvidia-driver

These steps should be follow after using the Debian wiki guide:
https://wiki.debian.org/NvidiaGraphicsD … 2Jessie.22

Be sure to install the kernel headers & dkms package and create the xorg configuration file, as outlined in the wiki link.

EDIT: Unlike the sxmi/sgfxi scripts, this method drops in kernel postinstall scripts that rebuild the kernel module automatically when the kernel is updated so you don't have to re-install the drivers.

Last edited by Head_on_a_Stick (2015-11-07 23:35:16)

Hauffi · 2015-11-07 23:30:53

Head_on_a_Stick wrote:

Hauffi wrote:
Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card
That card is only fully supported by the driver in the Debian experimental repositories at the moment.
Use this to install them:
sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list <<< "deb http://httpredir.debian.org/debian experimental non-free"
sudo apt update
sudo aptitude install -t experimental nvidia-drivers
If aptitude(8) complains about dependency problems and starts asking tricky questions, cancel the installation and use the command in this post from @sunrat on forums.debian.net instead:
http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?p=598160#p598160
Check that the version numbers are correct and up to date before running sunrat's command: https://packages.debian.org/experimental/nvidia-driver
These steps should be follow after using the Debian wiki guide:
https://wiki.debian.org/NvidiaGraphicsD … 2Jessie.22
Be sure to install the kernel headers & dkms package and create the xorg configuration file, as outlined in the wiki link.

Thanks for the tip. I'll be sure to check back on this once I order my parts and get them.

Temetka · 2015-11-08 10:40:08

That sounds like a super fast system.

Your card is about 10000X faster than the NVS4200M in my Thinkpad.

I hope the system serves you well in the coming years.

nitrofurano · 2016-01-10 16:41:51

btw, links from https://pcpartpicker.com are great for sharing hardware configurations

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