wrong motherboard?

[Dink]

I've just ordered myself some new parts to build a HTPC

so on reading about whether it will work with ubuntu.

i found out that it has a x16 PCI-e slot but only runs in x4 mode

it's a Gigabyte EG45M-DS2H mother board.

i'm just wondering is it worth swapping it for something else or can you still get a decent throughput in x4 mode?

 

[KDF]

I would have though x4 would be enough, is it just a linux drive issue ?? is so I would imagine it would be fixed.

What are you planning on using for the HT part of it ? mythtv ?

 

[Dink]

nope it's the actual board is limited to x4 mode.

the board has on-board vga which is the intel x4500HD but that seems to have major issues with ubuntu so i was just going to get a graphics card to go in the slot but i didn't think it would be worth while with a x4 slot.

anything really playing blu-ray, hd-dvd, ripped dvd's from my freenas pc playing music

 

[Darren S]

It does look like the EG45M-DS2H supports x4 only. I guess it depends what you want to do with Ubuntu would dictate if a swap was on the cards?

Personally, I don't think it would be much of a problem. My old PC running Ubuntu uses an older-spec AGP x8 ATi 9800 Pro. Seems to work ok.

D.

 

[KDF]

If your not happy with the motherboard (which you clearly are not) change it. Its probably best that you do it now so you don't regret it later.

 

[Munson]

My old PC running Ubuntu uses an older-spec AGP x8 ATi 9800 Pro.

Legendary graphics card in its day :approve:

 

[Griff]

Legendary graphics card in its day :approve:

I think everyone had one of those at some point lol

 

[Dink]

it's not a problem of running ubuntu as i've got a p4 with a nvidia 8400 GS in at the mo that runs ubuntu ok but can't handle HD videos
it's just whether it would be pointless getting say a nvidia 9600 GT to go in it if it unable to get the most out of it

 

[Griff]

Lots of reviews and forum comments suggest the 9600GT runs perfectly on the board.

 

[Dink]

cheers thanks for that

time to throw it together and see what happens