[Tfug] Looking for PCIe Video, Audio cards & an internal FAST disk drive recommendations

[Louis Taber]

Hi All,

Time has come to upgrade my Dell 400SC 2.4Ghz system which I bought August
2003.

Are there any recommendations for a PCIe video card and/or Audio card for
Debian?  The new system is a Dell T110 with a Xenon X3440 processor with 4
PCIe slots.  The Dell T110 system comes with an 8Mbyte built in video, no
audio and currently no RS232 serial ports.  It does have 8 USB ports (2
internal) and an external SATA.

My usage is primarily:
a) GIMP,
b) An occasional video / podcast,
c) Some listing to music.

In other words, nothing that is going to stress either card.  I doubt I will
be doing any video editing, gaming (except robots 2-5 times a year) or 3D
modeling.

My current screen is 1280x1024 which I have no immediate plans to upgrade.
Low cost would be a plus.

I am also looking for recommendations related to a FAST read mostly "hard
drive" mostly  /usr/bin (and system boot).  64GByte is probably sufficient.

  - Louis
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