On Fri, 02 May 2003 10:44:26 -0400, alex <radsky@ncia.net> claimed: > A bit off topic for this list but I haven't been able to find any up > to date documentation about the relative merits of the various brands > of CPUs especially for use with Debian. My only experience has been > with the Intel P2 333MHz and I plan to upgrade with a new faster > motherboard. > > Could someone offer recommendations for a motherboard and 1.5 to 2 Ghz > > CPU that perform well with Debian? Cost is a consideration. I don't know of any recent benchmarks/tests, but I've been using an Athlon XP with a Gigabyte 7VTXE Motherboard for about one and a half year now with nearly no problems (the on-board VIA sound chip is still not properly supported). In any case, I don't believe that there's a big difference between the different CPUs/Chipsets etc. Anyway, it depends on what you want to do (scientific calculations? server? office? development? gaming?). You might be interested in http://catb.org/~esr/writings/ultimate-linux-box/ Aaron Isotton [ http://www.isotton.com ] -- Women waste men's lives and think they have indemnified them by a few gracious words. -- Honor'e de Balzac
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