Hi there I have a new latptop Acer with intel I7 q3610 processor 32 gig ram nvidia gt650m videocard , samsung 830 ssd @256gig... Nice machine , im looking for a distro to use the advanced features like optimus and such . i currently run the latesy PCLinuxOS which i really like the look/feel of but its not even 64bit , id like 64bit with ability to utilize all 32gig or ram plc has a pae kernel but they freeze up on me and the latest kernel isnt pae .

so in essence i want a 64 bit distro that has asscess to all 32 gigs ram , optimus support latest drivers ...

i have tried many distros i dont like ubuntu look/feel or mint i kinda like kde interface .

thanks for any advice. geraldw321

hi there and thanks for the reply. interestingly enough i came across Mageia a fork of mandriva and liked it a lot. a new Mageia 3 beta 2 was just released and im going too install it and try it out for awhile. i think ill stick with it if its stable.

Ill be posting my findings here for others to review and hopefully help them out .

thanks again geald321