Will Linux Mint 14+ be able to run w/o issues on this build?

[dbaier3]

Hello,

I am doing research in a CFD (computational fluid dynamics) lab, and all of my research involved programming modules for the CFD software in C++. Currently, the CFD software being worked on in the lab only supports Linux Mint (Mint 14 is being used in the lab). At the time being, I have been using Visual Studio on a Windows PC to code my modules. I have tried installing Linux Mint 14 on my personal PC through a partition, as I still need to run Windows for anything unrelated to my research, and to no avail. I have planned on building my own PC, so this would be a first for me. I have checked a few other forums, but am still unsure if the PC I plan to build would be able to run Linux Mint 14+ without any issues (ie. hardware compatibility, drivers, etc.)?

My current build plan's link: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1fSP7

Currently, I plan on solely using the above configuration for just my CFD research (ie. running Linux), and will eventually add a second HDD for Windows. I would also like to have the option to run two GTX 760's via SLI in the future. Since this would be my first time even being able to run Linux on my own PC, I just wanted to make sure that I wouldn't end up having issues (because if Linux wouldn't run, the PC build wouldn't fulfill the main purpose I have for it).

I have had experience with Linux Mint 14 on the PC's in the lab, however I have yet to have had a successful install of either Mint 14 or 15 on my own personal laptops. Fellow researchers have said that it is much easier to get Linux running on a newly built PC than to dual boot it with Windows on an older latptop. (Plus it is also a good excuse to build a PC.)

Thank you in advance. I appreciate all of the help and advice I can get throughout this build, especially in any Linux Mint aspects.

 

[Sangeet Khatri]

This should just work fine since Linux has some great support for the Intel chips and the Nvidia cards (unofficial support though but still good). But i would recommend you to go to their forums and confirming everything from those guys as they know a lot more about that particular OS than guys here at TomsHardware. You should prefer the Linux Mint Forums for it's answer. That should be the best place to get answered.

If you think that the answer helped, then don't forget to select it as the best answer. It would be highly appreciated by me.

 

[USAFRet]

I have had experience with Linux Mint 14 on the PC's in the lab, however I have yet to have had a successful install of either Mint 14 or 15 on my own personal laptops. Fellow researchers have said that it is much easier to get Linux running on a newly built PC than to dual boot it with Windows on an older latptop. (Plus it is also a good excuse to build a PC.)

Mint is one of the easier installs. I have it (Mint 14) running right now in an OracleBox VM. And have dualbooted it with Windows on a variety of systems. Laptops and desktops.

With those specs, it will run just fine.

 

[Sangeet Khatri]

Also make sure that your OS has somewhat newer kernal version because the parts are very very new and the kernel should be somewhat newer to support those parts.

 

[bryonhowley]

You should be fine with those specs. But if you are only running on a single 1080p monitor you might be better getting a single GTX 770 instead of 2 GTX 760's. On a single monitor a GTX 770 would be more than enough performance. Even a single GTX 670 is good at 1080p.

 

[nss000]

db:

Perhaps MINT installer or boot-manager(?) is flakey. ON an INTEL workstation I just had **boot failure** from an apparent successful MINT_15 install. No clue what might be the cause, but SUSE, SL and UBUNTU all install, boot and update successfully on that same hardware.

Crushed & iced, mebby MINT performs better in julips than in HDDs ...

Hello,

I am doing research in a CFD (computational fluid dynamics) lab, and all of my research involved programming modules for the CFD software in C++. Currently, the CFD software being worked on in the lab only supports Linux Mint (Mint 14 is being used in the lab). At the time being, I have been using Visual Studio on a Windows PC to code my modules. I have tried installing Linux Mint 14 on my personal PC through a partition, as I still need to run Windows for anything unrelated to my research, and to no avail. I have planned on building my own PC, so this would be a first for me. I have checked a few other forums, but am still unsure if the PC I plan to build would be able to run Linux Mint 14+ without any issues (ie. hardware compatibility, drivers, etc.)?

My current build plan's link: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1fSP7

Currently, I plan on solely using the above configuration for just my CFD research (ie. running Linux), and will eventually add a second HDD for Windows. I would also like to have the option to run two GTX 760's via SLI in the future. Since this would be my first time even being able to run Linux on my own PC, I just wanted to make sure that I wouldn't end up having issues (because if Linux wouldn't run, the PC build wouldn't fulfill the main purpose I have for it).

I have had experience with Linux Mint 14 on the PC's in the lab, however I have yet to have had a successful install of either Mint 14 or 15 on my own personal laptops. Fellow researchers have said that it is much easier to get Linux running on a newly built PC than to dual boot it with Windows on an older latptop. (Plus it is also a good excuse to build a PC.)

Thank you in advance. I appreciate all of the help and advice I can get throughout this build, especially in any Linux Mint aspects.

 

[dbaier3]

Also make sure that your OS has somewhat newer kernal version because the parts are very very new and the kernel should be somewhat newer to support those parts.

From reading online, I came to the same conclusion, because the GPU and the processor are very new. However, my main concern is with the Motherboard. I have read that some people have an issue with UEFI Bios, however I have seen one person post a review to newegg that they had no issues getting it to work with Linux.