Best linux Distro for Intel Core 2 Duo E8300 Processor

[lundrog]

I'm going to resurrect a HP DC7800 mini tower, I had in storage.

It has a Intel Core 2 Duo E8300 Processor.

What version of Linux will get me the best performance? What kernel for it also?



Thanks!

 

[402blownstroker]

Is it a dedicated folder? If so, I would go with Ubuntu server as by default it is not load a lot of 'extra' things. There are several good guides in the guides subsection.

 

[lundrog]

Yes, thoughts on SLES?

 

[Red Falcon]

Yes, thoughts on SLES?

It's very reliable, and more stable than most Debian-branch distros.
The cost tends to be $$$, unless you can get it for free or low-cost of course.

Just make sure to run it at level 3 and disable the GUI unless you really need it.

 

[musky]

There is no significant benefit of one distro over another. Ubuntu Desktop has to be the most bloated distro out there, and it performs within a couple of seconds/frame of the optimized stripped-down variant. I would recommend picking one you know and going with it. I have run many, including SLES, Arch, Gentoo, Debian, CentOS, Fedora, and a "folding-optimized" Slackware version, and none of them performed any better than Ubuntu Desktop. All of my folding machines now run Ubuntu Server.

 

[Red Falcon]

^ I have to agree, Linux just rocks.