On 8/10/08, km kmorjal@gmail.com 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... 2. http://www.rptechindia.com/New/Main%20Page.asp 3. 4. 5. http://www.linux.com/feature/119287