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OC + linux

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I have an old Athlon that I'm thinking about Overclocking just for the sake of getting my feet wet in overclocking. (and I've got a [H]ardcore itch for folding...) Problem is that I want to put linux on it (again, just for the sake of getting my feet wet in linux.) Can anyone recomend a version of linux for me to use that would be good for overclocking? (or is there a difference?)


 
it doesn't matter what OS you use...overclocking only has to do with your hardware ;)

have you used linux before? If so, then put on whatever distro you like...if you are new to linux, I would suggest starting with something easy like Fedora, Ubuntu, or even just running Knoppix off of DVD/CD
 
knoppix is what I use at work for troubleshooting stuff. So thats really the only version I'm familiar with. I'd like to get somethign installed instead of booting it from a cd. So I think I'll start with fedora. Thanks for the info!
 
mandrake is great for beginners also, its a pretty bloated distro but very user friendly and runs very as long as your system is at least 1ghz range.
 
one other question I had was what benchmarking programs to use. I ofund alinux version of prime95, but is there a cpu-z version for linux? or anyother software I might need?
 
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