peterashton348
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Hi, I would much appreciate some general advice on speccing a budget PC to run Linux OS.
My 10 year old PC (32bit) on which I run Mint and Ubuntu is dying and I am looking around for a replacement Home/Office desktop (mid tower ATX case*) that will run Linux distros and meet my modest needs without having to pay for Windows which I haven't used, or needed, for years.
So I am looking around at desktops in the £400 to £500 range which can be ordered without an OS. But I am worried about buying a PC that doesn't like Linux, so:
1. Is this risk significant? Given that there is nothing cutting-edge or weird here, to what extent do I need to check hardware compatibility? The PC suppliers I have spoken to have not been very helpful, and I am not having a lot of luck Googling around the technical Linux boards.
2. If I do need to check compatibility independently, which components should I check in addition to MB and processor? The 1TB HDD? SSD if I go for one? Memory? Peripherals? - I have a very decent Dell monitor (eyesight going)
Is it appropriate or worth posting the whole spec here?
Thank you in advance.
*PS: Why the big case? I need one that I can fish about in. And its what I am used to.
Peter
My 10 year old PC (32bit) on which I run Mint and Ubuntu is dying and I am looking around for a replacement Home/Office desktop (mid tower ATX case*) that will run Linux distros and meet my modest needs without having to pay for Windows which I haven't used, or needed, for years.
So I am looking around at desktops in the £400 to £500 range which can be ordered without an OS. But I am worried about buying a PC that doesn't like Linux, so:
1. Is this risk significant? Given that there is nothing cutting-edge or weird here, to what extent do I need to check hardware compatibility? The PC suppliers I have spoken to have not been very helpful, and I am not having a lot of luck Googling around the technical Linux boards.
2. If I do need to check compatibility independently, which components should I check in addition to MB and processor? The 1TB HDD? SSD if I go for one? Memory? Peripherals? - I have a very decent Dell monitor (eyesight going)
Is it appropriate or worth posting the whole spec here?
Thank you in advance.
*PS: Why the big case? I need one that I can fish about in. And its what I am used to.
Peter