OT: Want to Build PC for Fedora Use - Hardware Questions

[Rodolfo J. Paiz]

At 11:36 AM 7/1/2004, Clint Harshaw wrote:
>ASUS "P4P800-E Deluxe" i865PE Chipset Motherboard for Intel Socket 478 CPU

The P4P800 series had some problems with the newer kernels. I believe 
they've been solved, but have heard better things about the A7N8X series. I 
am also a bit out-of-touch with motherboards, though, so take that with a 
grain of salt.

Also, just to encourage competition, save some money, and still get a 
kick-ass CPU, I recommend AMD rather than Intel where possible. Love 'em.

>ASUS nVIDIA GeForce FX5200 Video Card, 128MB DDR, 128-bit, DVI/TV-Out, 8X 
>AGP, Model "V9520/TD"

Well, you mentioned being used to the driver issues, but you *will* have an 
easier time with a mid-range ATI card based on the R200 chip (like the 
7200) if what I read on this list is correct (no personal experience 
there). ATI has not released specs or driver for the R300-based cards 
making their use even iffier than Nvidia. Just depends how much horsepower 
you need.

>Western Digital 80GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive, Model WD800JD

Check $/GB, get the best "deal" out there. I've been looking at the WD 
160GB drives myself.

>Do I even need a sound card, since the board comes with onboard audio?

Onboard should be fine, I'd guess.

Cheers,


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