Re: [newbie] Off topic, I but need some advice guys! ;)

[Charley & Peggy Robinson]

  I'm a Linux newbie but I've been building and selling custom PCs for
years.  I'd agree on building your own.  My advice is to go to the AMD
board and get one of the AMD-recommended MOBOs for an Athlon CPU.  Also, 
stay away from the all-in-one boards.  Better to have plug in sound,
MODEM,
video, etc, so that if one dies you can replace it economically.  One
other thing, make sure the MOBO allows booting from selected HDD. Makes
this dual-boot biznizz lots easier. ;^)

  CR