On 8/10/08, km <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > MOTHERBOARD P5K64 WS
Looking at the specifications[1], doesn't seem it may have serious problems, except if you're planning to use crossfire. I have no idea about crossfire support on linux. > GPU NVidia GeForce 9800 GT 512 MB > (denied availability of all specific makes i > mentioned; ZOTAC, XFX, ASUS) :( Try rashi peripherals[2]. But why are you buying a crossfire compatible board with a Nvidia graphics cards? > RAM 2 X 2GB Transcend Modules > (I've heard that windoze xp (32 bit) etc do not > support more than 3GB of RAM; never confirmed > though. But I would be most interested to learn, > if there is any such limitation with 32 bit > Linux distros too! I would be mostly using > 32-bit platform for now) Check highmem and bigmem. Also, see this article[5] > I believe the other components (HDD, Monitor, etc), should not > be a matter of any concern in this regard, however, please share > any experiences if you will :) Not related to linux, but avoid Samsung optical drives, I have seen quite a few people facing problems with it after a year. It's either with the tray or with reading the discs. 1. http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?modelmenu=1&model=1692&l1=3&l2=11&l3=534&l4=0 2. http://www.rptechindia.com/New/Main%20Page.asp 3. 4. 5. http://www.linux.com/feature/119287 -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
