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Re: Linux few questions before i swap
« Reply #15 on: July 29, 2010, 02:11:58 pm »
People still use 100Mb routers ??? !!!   ;)
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Re: Linux few questions before i swap
« Reply #16 on: July 29, 2010, 02:46:59 pm »
so 1 extra stick of ram will meet the breaking point then? worth the cash?
well im on 24m broardband films will download in about 20 mins each, r5s
can i stil download movies on there (for personal use before paing money on ones i dont like)

if i get another gig will it make difference getin 64 win then?
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Re: Linux few questions before i swap
« Reply #17 on: July 29, 2010, 02:55:17 pm »
fyi; those boards take 2G sticks, so you can use 8G easily .. I'm currently building a box with an X6 in it (Asus board) that I'm putting 16 into .. 16Gb being the max for most of these ASUS Phenom boards ...
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Re: Linux few questions before i swap
« Reply #18 on: July 29, 2010, 02:57:39 pm »
32bit Windows and Linux *can* use more than 4gb RAM but only with PAE enabled, and there is an overhead, so a 32bit OS with PAE will not be as fast as a 64bit system.

Yes you will be able to download and watch/convert/burn anything you can in Windows on a Linux system... most Linux distro's will even come with a bittorrent client already installed if that's what you mean :)

and media players / burning apps / office apps / web apps / etc. will also be installed (by most distro's) by default too.

again see the Linux alternatives page:
http://linux.co.uk/index.php/2010/06/linux-alternatives-to-windows-software/

and Main (parent) site
http://linux.co.uk/
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Re: Linux few questions before i swap
« Reply #19 on: July 29, 2010, 03:01:49 pm »
it gets better and better the more i ask !! i sware this should be wiping micro off the pc market! im gonna start to instal on my 2nd machiene now :) and see what happens, that way i can stil chat toyou guys if i mess the system lol
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Re: Linux few questions before i swap
« Reply #20 on: July 29, 2010, 03:06:30 pm »
That's the whole point... if more people asked, they would realise the benefits too, but M$ is doing all it can to keep people from even knowing there is a question :)
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Re: Linux few questions before i swap
« Reply #21 on: August 13, 2010, 02:00:44 am »
I only use my pc for games and internet. im fed up with windows 7 keep crashing. is there a version of linux that will run pc games? Win 7 isnt compatible with any of my games so am hoping that a linux os will be better.
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Re: Linux few questions before i swap
« Reply #22 on: August 13, 2010, 02:22:38 am »
>Win 7 isnt compatible with any of my games

So what are your games compatible with?

>is there a version of linux that will run pc games?

Yes, but there isn't one that will run WINDOWS games, at least not "well".

"pc" refers to the hardware, not the operating system .. Linux runs on a PC, as does Windows.

You will find people here swearing blind that Windows PC games are the best and are far better than dedicated console games, for all sorts of reasons. However, if you consider you are comparing a general purpose computer with hardware dedicated to running games, IMHO it's a self-defeating argument.

i.e. if you want to make coffee, buy a coffee maker, if you want to play games (seriously) buy a games console, if you want a computer for surfing the web, wordprocessing etc etc, Linux is what you want.

Personally I play games on an XBOX 360, even tho' it's made by the Evil Empire.
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Re: Linux few questions before i swap
« Reply #23 on: August 13, 2010, 02:57:22 am »
Take a look at:
http://linuxforums.org.uk/frequently-asked-questions/can-i-run-windows-programs-in-linux/msg132/#msg132

And in particular, the WINE part, you *may* be able to get some of your Windows games to run in WINE on Linux, but they are always going to run better on their native OS.

If you visit the WINE page and check their App Database you might be able to find out how well the games you have will run in WINE. (click on the Brows Apps link to search the database)

Think of WINE as a kind of Windows emulator (the WINE people will kill me for that), even though technically it isn't.

This is not to say there aren't (native) games for Linux... there are.
A lot of which are free, but there are commercial games too.

If Win7 won't play these games, I'm guessing they are older DOS games?... which *may* run quite well under WINE, but check first.

For newer games, as MP says you'd be better off with a console.

Although *some* MMORPG games such as Starcraft 2 seem to run quite well in WINE.
http://jeffhoogland.blogspot.com/2010/08/thousands-play-starcraft-2-on-linux.html
or
http://www.wine-reviews.net/wine-reviews/games/thousands-play-starcraft-2-on-linux-with-wine.html
Don't expect then all to run as well, if at all.

As with Windows, there are also hardware considerations, like which graphics card you have, Which CPU, how much RAM, etc.
nVidia cards tend to have the best drivers in Linux but this doesn't necessarily mean other cards are not supported.
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Re: Linux few questions before i swap
« Reply #24 on: August 13, 2010, 09:28:08 am »
There are a lot of older commercial games for Linux. Specifically near enough anything that runs on ID Tech 2,3 or 4. Some games using the UT engine also have ports. I have well over 100 commercial games for Linux with most having a CD version, and at least another 100 open source games.

There are also ports of older game engines, but you still need the Windows CD to get the data. Example of this is things like Theme Hospital (https://code.google.com/p/corsix-th/).

The best thing about Linux gaming is that you don't need an amazing computer to play most games on high settings (thanks to the games age).

I run everything except Quake Wars on my second PC (Intel P3 800MHz, 1GB RAM, Nvidia GeForce 2 64MB).
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Re: Linux few questions before i swap
« Reply #25 on: August 13, 2010, 12:40:53 pm »
My fave Linux game is Warzone 2100 and I've played it through many times .. however, it's not really in the same league as C&C or Halo Wars.

http://wz2100.net/
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Re: Linux few questions before i swap
« Reply #26 on: August 13, 2010, 12:44:51 pm »
But it does have a feature the others do not; customizable vehicles :)
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Re: Linux few questions before i swap
« Reply #27 on: August 13, 2010, 12:45:47 pm »
Mmm, check out "Chrome Hounds" on Xbox .. :)
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Re: Linux few questions before i swap
« Reply #28 on: August 13, 2010, 03:24:00 pm »
Oh I'm sure other games have the ability, but just not C&C or Halo Wars (unless I'm mistaken about HW).
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« Reply #29 on: August 13, 2010, 03:59:17 pm »
C&C and HW don't have customisable vehicles, but Chrome Hounds does .. indeed most of the game is about customisation, you can build some really 'interesting' vehicles (!)
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