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Nicola Degl'Innocenti wrote: |
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> Hi! |
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> I would like to buy a new pc, but since I use linux more than windows (that i |
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> use only for gaming), I am interested in hardware compatibility with linux. |
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> I'm planing to buy a core 2 Duo platform with a nvidia 8800 GT, but i am very |
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> confused about the motherboard. The cheapest shop vendor only have asus |
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> motherboard so i don't have much choice. |
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> - Asus P5E X38 DDR2 for 189 € |
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> - Asus P5K/pro iP35 for 114 € |
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> - Asus P5N32-E/SLI 680i for 199€ |
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> - Asus P5N-T dlx 780i 232€ |
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> Someone have one of those cards or know a good site with information about |
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> linux compatibility for those cards? |
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I've never had a problem with Asus motherboards and Linux - in fact, |
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they are my preferred manufacturer. My last Asus board was an M3A for |
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an AMD Phenom CPU which is irrelevant to your case, unfortunately. |
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However, my last two build have been using Intel Q6600 CPUs (Core 2 |
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quad) using J&W motherboards with the Intel P35 chipset so I can say |
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that chipset works absolutely fine with Linux. :) |
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I believe any of those boards you list should be fine but the P5K/Pro |
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iP35 seems to offer the best value for money. |
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Be lucky, |
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Neil |
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