On 6/2/05, gp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am about to build a Linux box but I wanted a motherboard that would > have the best compatibility. I am very bias to ASUS motherboard but I > would rather follow any suggestion that has been tested. I am looking > for a motherboard that has build in Audio, NIC and video if possible. I > don't know if this is a good idea but I think this will bring down the > cost. Lastly are SATA drives already support on what Linux flavor. Thank > you for your suggestions.
For a cheap yet future-proof (for at least another 2-3 years) mobo that meets your hardware qualifications, you might want to consider the MSI RS480-M2 a good value for money, considering that it has integrated audio, video (it can be ran at VESA mode at the moment as it uses an ATI controller :( ) and NIC. Compatible with Athlon64 or Sempron with socket 939 and you can have RAM run in dual channel mode. It also has integrated fireware, audio and SATA controllers, as well as a free PCI-Express slot for future use and other goodies (SPDIF-out, S-Video, composite TV-out). -- Paolo Alexis Falcone [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
