Ubuntu or Windows 7?

[Xanadu]

Hello hello!

I just got my new system in today! I've been seriously considering Ubuntu for a while, and I was wondering what your all's opinions are.

Asus KGPE-D16
AMD Opteron 6172 x2
EVGA GTX 480 x2
G.Skill DDR3-1333 24GB
Samsung 2TB drive x4
Corsair 32GB SSD

I plan on crunching, folding, some gaming, transcoding, etc.

What do you think?

Thanks!

[BeepBeep2]

Ever used Linux before?

[zanzabar]

linux dosnt play most games without emulation then that is slow, for crunching linux is a good chunk faster

[Xanadu]

Ever used Linux before?

Nope, but from what I've seen, it doesn't look that hard.

[BeepBeep2]

Nope, but from what I've seen, it doesn't look that hard.

I had trouble installing flash for firefox.

Xubuntu was having alot of issues while Ubuntu worked pretty smooth. I liked Xubuntu's interface a lil better.

[Hell Hound]

Learning curve is not bad,ubuntu is ready to rock out of the box anyway.Plenty of games with native linux support @ 30 AAA titles,Have fun.

[SAMiN]

You can do all of that with ubuntu specially transcoding (but there is a limitation on gaming)

But could you please tell me whats your reason to buying this rig for your plan?!

[SoulsCollective]

For gaming? Bad idea. For general desktop usage, *nix is fast and can be fun when it forces you to learn new things, and for crunching and folding the lower overhead results in better returns.

[chinaguy]

+1 vote for Windows 7 64bit. For everyday ease of use go with W7 64bit, it will run everything you want.

[Jowy Atreides]

Nope, but from what I've seen, it doesn't look that hard.

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took me a year to adjust and a good 6 hours installing my first vga driver
linux assumes you're a robot and throws a token gui on top of things

anyway, having a monster pc with linux is like having sex but stopping after a minute and then playing cricket

[SAMiN]

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anyway, having a monster pc with linux is like having sex but stopping after a minute and then playing cricket

That's exactly what i mean

[Anemic]

Its not that bad. Takes about 20 min to install Ubuntu 10 and then a while for all the updates n stuff. But I suggest getting a book on Ubuntu...But the community is pretty big and there is alot of documentation =)

[Easybeat]

Get Windows 7 simply for the gaming but try an Ubuntu live CD to see if you like it and if you do go Dual boot.

[Hell Hound]

It's not hard @ all just because it is difficult for one does not mean it will be for all.I also said there is a alot of games with native support,no wonder windows is a monopoly.I have @ least 5 books for you I even have a UNIX one for you as well.Not hard @ all.

[nn_step]

Depending on what games you plan on playing; Ubuntu (Or any linux distro for that matter) is fine if you don't expect to play the latest PC games. However Windows 7 64bit is rather good. [the 32bit version is a bad copy]

[ReverendMaynard]

dual boot 7 and Ubuntu and have the best of both worlds

[s1nykuL]

If you are into games then it has to be Windows.

For anything serious, where control over everything is paramount then choose Linux. Ubuntu is a good introduction.
For the sheeple there is Microsoft.

As ReverendMaynard said; dual boot. But install Windows first!!

I boot between Ubuntu, XP and Windows 7 depending on where *I* want to go today.

[schlafmuetze]

Ubuntu is a good start but for skilled Linuxusers bullsh1t ;D
Its just a GUI and you know NOTHING what you are doing on your system
get something real like gentoo or archlinux if you plan on learning it. ubuntu will learn you n o t h i n g because its only click click

but your request: gaming ------> WINDOWS(latest games, done emulate them, not fast enough and bugged and so on bla bla)
if you want to try out linux install win7 FIRST and then your fav. linux distro, otherwise bootmanagerchaos(you CAN fix but.. you know)

[TJ TRICHEESE]

I had trouble installing flash for firefox.

Xubuntu was having alot of issues while Ubuntu worked pretty smooth. I liked Xubuntu's interface a lil better.

+1 linux is completely different to windows.

[SamHughe]

Just switched to ubuntu from Win7 Enterprise ( I didn't install it, it's my work place laptop) and I feel slightly embarrassed why I didn't do this before. Ubuntu can do anything Win7 can and I am really impressed by the community support. Ubuntu (or any other current Linux distribution) is more than adequate for everyday desktop usage (email, office etc). However, seeing that you have 2 480 gtxes I wouldn't recommend it since you won't get support for many games.

My main complaints so far are:
Flash for Firefox
Integrated cam won't work with skype
No support for MSN or Yahoo (kinda make sense).
Other than that, it is simply great.

[The_Beast]

I really like Ubuntu but I wouldn't put it on my gaming PC


The reason I did try ubuntu out was because I got a free laptop. But everything was in danish and I didn't want to pay for a reinstall so I installed ubuntu. It takes some time to get used to but overall you should try it

[B-Shot]

I just use a SATA switch for the HDD I choose for the task at hand, gaming windows HDD the rest linux HDD.
Computers and OS can complex but a switch is simple

[Entity_Razer]

Just a heads up, Valve ported their Source engine for Mac / Linux.

So the whole "Linux does not do games" thing could very well be out of the picture, VERY soon

[Scubar]

Thats only Valve. 99% of the games are made by other companies. Id stick with Win 7

[ReverendMaynard]

Ubuntu is a good start but for skilled Linuxusers bullsh1t ;D
Its just a GUI and you know NOTHING what you are doing on your system
get something real like gentoo or archlinux if you plan on learning it. ubuntu will learn you n o t h i n g because its only click click

but your request: gaming ------> WINDOWS(latest games, done emulate them, not fast enough and bugged and so on bla bla)
if you want to try out linux install win7 FIRST and then your fav. linux distro, otherwise bootmanagerchaos(you CAN fix but.. you know)

Wow a linux master knocking a linux distro because it has a proper GUI lol. You a new breed of lin-bag?