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dOm1naTOr · 02-10-2007, 12:13 AM

IF goin for AMD, dun go for ATI based mobo as the linux driver for ATI has many issues nd is hard to find.
Ill suggest this config:

AMD Athlon X2 3600+ : 2.4k [4000+ is for 2.8k] or Sempron 64 3000+ is for 1.1k
Asus M2N MX SE : 2.6k
1GB DDR2 667 transcent or Kingston : 1.4k
160GB HDD : 2.1k or 80GB for 1.5k
Zebronics low end Cabby with 400W : 1.1k
MS K/B nd mice : 0.7k
APC 500VA: 2.4k
17" Viewsonic non flt: 4.1k or 15" CRT for 3.3k
LG DVDRW: 1.3k
Creative SBS : 0.5k
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17k with X2 3600+ or 14k with sempron, 80Gb nd 15" CRT

02-10-2007, 12:13 AM	#11 (permalink)
dOm1naTOr Wise Old Owl Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: shhhh!!!!! on a sniper point Posts: 4,200	Re: Please suggest a Lin friendly PC config + 3 Distros (multi boot) for School Stude IF goin for AMD, dun go for ATI based mobo as the linux driver for ATI has many issues nd is hard to find. Ill suggest this config: AMD Athlon X2 3600+ : 2.4k [4000+ is for 2.8k] or Sempron 64 3000+ is for 1.1k Asus M2N MX SE : 2.6k 1GB DDR2 667 transcent or Kingston : 1.4k 160GB HDD : 2.1k or 80GB for 1.5k Zebronics low end Cabby with 400W : 1.1k MS K/B nd mice : 0.7k APC 500VA: 2.4k 17" Viewsonic non flt: 4.1k or 15" CRT for 3.3k LG DVDRW: 1.3k Creative SBS : 0.5k ----------------------------------------------------------- 17k with X2 3600+ or 14k with sempron, 80Gb nd 15" CRT __________________ G1: PII X4 B50 4.0 \| TRUE 120*2 \| TA790GXB A2+ \| 4GB DDR2 GSkill 1200 \| Audigy 2 \| HD4870 \| HEC 550 \| MX 518. G2: AII 240 \| M2N 68AM+ \| 3GB\| 8800GT \| Zebby Plat 500 G3: XPS M1530 \| FZ 16.