Michael Acklin wrote:
Bob wrote:
Eric Estes wrote:
Can anyone recommend a good AMD (socket A2 - Athlon 64 X2)
motherboard that has good Linux support? I'm sending back my Shuttle
to newegg and need a replacement asap.
I've been looking into MBs and really like the look of.
Sapphire Pure CrossFire 3200 Adv.
http://products.amd.com/en-us/MotherboardDetail.aspx?id=37
I just got a great one a couple of days ago and works great with Etch.
Have not tried any of the other versions but Etch works like a dream
on the board.
This one might be overkill but is well worth the money for what you
get. It's the Asus M2A-VM and you can take a look at it here:
http://www.asus.com/products4.aspx?modelmenu=1&model=1568&l1=3&l2=101&l3=496
Hope this helps...
I like the AMD/ATI chipsets as they run quite a bit cooler than the
nVidia ones, you're one looks good, except for the integrated graphics
which I have an irrational aversion to.
The MB I pointed out utilizes an AMD 580X CrossFire (previouslyy
CrossFire Xpress 3200) chipset (as does the Asus M2R32-MVP) and has one
of the most sensible layouts I've seen with the PCI-E x1 slots above the
PCI-E x16s so you can have a dual graphics card setup with fairly exotic
coolers and you still have access to 2 PCI-E x1 and 1 PCI, only loosing
access to 1 PCI slot.
They're hard to find outside the US and Taiwan though, if you can find
PCPartner boards they have one with the same layout and in fact I think
they manufacture the Sapphire boards anyway.
Here are the MBs I found with that chipset, I like the MSI, Asus and
Sapphire Advantage Boards
MSI K9A Platinum
http://products.amd.com/en-us/MotherboardDetail.aspx?id=28
Asus M2R32-MVP
http://products.amd.com/en-us/MotherboardDetail.aspx?id=26
ECS KA3 MVP
http://products.amd.com/en-us/MotherboardDetail.aspx?id=29
DFI Infinity CFX3200-M2/G
http://products.amd.com/en-us/MotherboardDetail.aspx?id=32
Jetway M2A580-GT5
http://products.amd.com/en-us/MotherboardDetail.aspx?id=33
Sapphire Pure CrossFire 3200
http://products.amd.com/en-us/MotherboardDetail.aspx?id=36
Sapphire Pure CrossFire 3200 Adv.
http://products.amd.com/en-us/MotherboardDetail.aspx?id=37
PCPartner AA1D
http://products.amd.com/en-us/MotherboardDetail.aspx?id=38
Good luck
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