> > > GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX All Solid Capacitor Intel > > Motherboard - Retail > > http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813128059 > > > > I have generally preferred AMD, but at this point in time I don't > really think it matters. They are both good.
I would second that. I like AMD in my towers since I have more choice there, but my laptops are all Intel Centrino boards and work fine. > > > > MSI NX8800GT 512M OC GeForce 8800GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express > > 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail > > http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16814127329 > > This will be overkill, unless you are big into gaming. You could save > over $100.00 here by looking at an NVIDIA 8600 if you need to save some > money. But do stick with GDDR3 memory if you do. I have a NVIDIA 7600 > and find it works fine. > Well he mentioned gaming, and my personal opinion on video cards is you usually buy the biggest, fastest one you can afford that has Linux drivers, and that way you can go a really long time before you need a new one. It's kind of a thing where you can either buy a mid-priced one every two years or an expensive one every four years. I'm no economist, so I just go with the option that means I have to figure out which one to buy less often. :) -Jay _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium Mar 5 - Wearable Linux Computing Apr 2 - Building a Kernel the Debian / Ubuntu way May 7 - Setting up a platform-independent home/small office network using Linux Jun 4 - TBD Jul 2 - KVM (Tenative)
