Re: Any Linux-oriented hardware-review sites?
On Wed, 17 Dec 2003 08:42:15 -0600
Hugo Vanwoerkom <hvw59601@care2.com> wrote:
> Roberto Sanchez wrote:
> > Kent West wrote:
> >
> >> Roberto Sanchez wrote:
> >>
> >>> Kent West wrote:
> >>>
> <snip>
> >
> > The nForce is the mobo chipset (not the graphics chip). If I had it
> > to do over, I would get an AMD (which I already have) a mobo with
> > VIA chipset and no onboard anything (except maybe sound, since that
> > is not so important to me). Also, the onboard nForce takes a
> > proprietary binary-only driver to work. The nForce2 sound (a
> > modified i810) is pretty decent.
> >
> > -Roberto
>
> I would like a mobo that uses memory that I now have in this KT7A
> mobo (Type:168pin SDRAM DIMM 256MB) *and* AMD, like you say, *and* VIA
>
> chipsets *and no onboard anything* *but* thermal control that allows
> for the fan to be turned off when not needed.
> Anybody know of that combination or where to search for it? I usually
> look at Newegg, which is very complete but no Linux of course...
>
> Hugo.
>
What I do is go to the AMD site, reference the CPU I'm interested in,
and then explore all the recommended accesories that AMD have linked.
You should have plenty of choice from there.
Regards,
David.
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