Ultimate installation problems (Quad Core) HELP!!

[pch.shot]

That looks like a nice board!! I know they make good video cards(I have 2). Big companies stop caring about their products once they have made their money. Look at Dell. 10 years ago they made great computers. Now I would not use one even if it was given to me!!! pch

[DaddyX3]

That does look like a sweet board! Are you grabb'n some video cards too? I'll have to live vicariously through your bench results ... I'm completely broke right now

[e4foxtrot]

Once I get this up and running I need some help with benchmarking it. Is there benchmarking software already installed with Ultimate or do I need to downloaded it through the package manager? If I do need to d/l it I need some suggestions.

[DaddyX3]

Well, when your ready for benchmarking you can check our Hardware section of the forum, all you need to know is there. Check it out

[e4foxtrot]

VICTORY IS MINE!! What difference a new mobo makes. Although I still had a problem installing in Ultimate. I could boot to the live portion (only by preloading my video drivers using Envy). I was finally able to install using the x86 ubuntu alternate install disk. This machine is fast I can completely boot into xp, load full version AVG, and connect to wirelessly to my network all in about 30 seconds. I cant wait till I get a chance to benchmark this machine.

[pch.shot]

It's a good feeling when you get something to work the way you want it to. Good for you!!!

[TheeMahn]

VICTORY IS MINE!! What difference a new mobo makes. Although I still had a problem installing in Ultimate. I could boot to the live portion (only by preloading my video drivers using Envy). I was finally able to install using the x86 ubuntu alternate install disk. This machine is fast I can completely boot into xp, load full version AVG, and connect to wirelessly to my network all in about 30 seconds. I cant wait till I get a chance to benchmark this machine.

That is indeed a sweet board, just looked it up only thing that got me is the pricetag, I suppose nothing wrong there if you can afford it. The board I just got ran Ultimate Edition 100% without so much as a hitch all 4 cores rock and everything just worked no drivers etc (except video). I would probably have to buy 4 vid cards to even touch you (and then just in video dept) I will be honest in what I have seen in XP it is no faster then the dual core I just upgraded from (939 4600+ on a Asus A8N-32SLI Deluxe - ol ladys now), Windows XP Pro will only utilize 2 cores, Home only 1, you can read about it from the horses mouth. *nix can utilize 1000's of cores / cpus and is #1 reason it is used with cell processors.

I would like to bench against a Quad Intel, I will write a benchmarking howto for CPUS, I have written one for video and hard disks (currently untouched), I have also written a raid howto showing the true power of raid 0. I fully expect you to beat me, my entire upgrade only ran me a bit over $500 (CPU, Mainboard, Ram & CPU Cooler) I try to get the biggest bang for the buck, got a combo discount and free shipping Ultimately you get what you pay for, you should have me, I'd like to see by how much. I am currently "underclocked" ram is anyways, I have not even began to overclock (really no need for it).

The board I have has 3 levels of "D.O.T." (Dynamic Overclocking Technology), it will step by step increase performance on demand (have yet to play with this as well). When I bench it will be "Prime Stable", I will explain what this is when I write the howto. I may take the time and write a "Overclocking Howto" as well.

IronMan & I have put benches on the net completely untouchable at the time and did so with a mobile processor; a mobile processor is unlocked to allow it to slow down for power savings we just reversed the effect in a desktop mainboard and crushed anything in its path at the time (the cost of the CPU doubled almost overnight).

I don't wanna seem like I am "calling you out", if you would rather not, I am sure others will follow... I beat TheeMahn a bragging right in itself lol My boot time is also untouched across multiple forums (and is non raid), just to let you know & should be who knows the distro better then the creator?

TheeMahn