Re: [newbie] Requesting hardware advice for AMD based machine. jrt

[michael]

On Wednesday 25 April 2001 03:28 pm, you wrote:
> VIA is a death trap. Problem after problem after problem..... I will never
> again buy VIA chipsets. STAY AWAY.
>
> On Wed, 25 Apr 2001, John Turnbull wrote:
> > I realize that Mandrake 8.0 is very new and as a result, not all the
> > surprises are known. A quick peruse with various search engines
> > indicates that there may be some issues between Linux and AMD CPUs or
> > chip sets.
> >
> > None-the-less, if one were considering building an AMD based machine,
> > specifically for Mandrake, are there any preferred CPU/motherboard
> > combinations that are known to be stable and good price performance in
> > the 800 MHz speed?
> >
> >
> > Any that should be avoided?
> >
> >
> > Thank you all in advance. John T

What other mobo will my 1200mhz tbird fly on?