How compatible will my new PC be with Linux?

[EarthMind]

Note on your shipment: Consider possible taxes by the Belgian customs. Not sure if this applies but in .de iirc at above 50E the customs can charge you some fees.
And tuxhardware ships into EU countries on previous request.

Thanks for the info but since it's a European purchase there should be no extra customs fees. And Alternate already charged me my local VAT so everything should be fine .

[curaga]

Ahh, the joys of living in Europe, no customs inside EU

[nanonyme]

Ahh, the joys of living in Europe, no customs inside EU

Funny enough sometimes you still get cheaper off by ordering from the USA and paying customs...

[curaga]

Funny enough sometimes you still get cheaper off by ordering from the USA and paying customs...

Yeah, but since over-the-pond shipping is _really_ expensive, that's rarely the case (for bigger stuff at least).

[EarthMind]

I finally got my new PC . I'm having problems with audio and display in Linux but hopefully I'll be able to fix that soon (using Win XP at the moment).

[Adarion]

Umm, what are the problems? Mute speakers? Check alsamixer on the console and then alsactl store in this case.
Display problems of which kind? And which driver are you using?

[EarthMind]

Hey,

I managed to solve everything. I just upgraded to the latest ALSA as described in an ubuntuforums.org thread and used the latest NVIDIA drivers from a repository instead of installing it manually.

Everything works just fine

[Adarion]

Everything works just fine

Now that is good to hear. I don't know which kernel your ubuntu uses but yes, sometimes the ALSA isn't recent enough there, that can happen with very new chips.
Well, do you have some power consumption numbers? (idle/max load)

[EarthMind]

How can I check those?

[Adarion]

Just use a household power consumtion determination device, one of those which you put in line between power outlet and the plug of your computer. Most devices let you directly read from their display the current power uptake.
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