[CLUE-Tech] New motherboard

[Adam Bultman]

All in all, with a CPU, you'll want something that is stable, fast, and 
won't break.  For those reasons, you can pick just about any Intel or AMD 
CPU.  Those are the mainstream ones. Intel's CPU differs from AMD's, but 
they both run fine.  I'm not a CPU psycho, waving the AMD or Intel banner. 
AMDs are cheaper, and run very well without flaws.  I've got two athlon xp 
systems at home running like champs. I've got AMD systems here at work 
running like champs, too. 

With motherboards, you'll want to be *very careful*.  Some motherboard 
manufacturers suck while others do not.  I've had nothing but great 
experiences with ASUS.  They cost more, but then, you should NOT skimp on 
the mobo.  Gigabyte is OK, but I've had two very finicky boards from them 
now.  I have an MSI that I adore. Runs excellent with my setup. Abit is 
good, too.

Just make sure you get a power supply that will exceed your power needs.  

-- 
adamb at glaven.org
[ www.glaven.org ]

On Mon, 4 Aug 2003, Eric Manchester wrote:

> 
> 
> 
> I'm in the market for a new mother board and processor. Does anyone have
> any suggestions for some inexpensive combos that will work with RedHat
> 9.0? It's for school, so I don't have a lot of time to try and get
> everything working, I would like something that I can just hook up and
> start using relatively fast.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Eric
> 
> 
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