[Lula] graphics workstation

[Dan Kegel]

On 3/4/07, Dan Kegel <dank06 at kegel.com> wrote:
> > The wife has informed me that it's time to get her a new computer.
> > She mostly wants to do graphics with photoshop (under wine) and
> > convert/edit video using main actor or similar video editing software.
>
> Here's a site that shows how various hardware performs on
> a standardized video editing benchmark:
> http://mysite.verizon.net/wgehrke/ppbm/

Turns out my wife is in a similar mood, so I dug a bit more.
Looking at those benchmarks, it seems the Intel Core 2 Duo e6600
is the best choice for CPU.  (Yes, it's $300.  Ouch.)
So... which motherboard?  Sticking with Intel for the moment,
it seems there's a choice between two chipsets: the 965 and the 975.
And oh, my, the JMicro parallel ATA chips on both motherboards
was not supported by Linux until, like, three months ago.
See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Core_2_Duo_Support

http://www.hostingforum.ca/104762-d975-vs-d965.html mentions that
the 965 is very picky about RAM (it needs a particular voltage?).
All in all, the 975 looks like a safer bet, but it's also $200 more expensive.

I'll keep looking into this...
- Dan