On Tue, Jan 21, 2003 at 10:53:25PM -0500, Bill Johnson wrote: > I'm looking to build a PC upon which I plan to run RedHat 7.3 Linux. Can > anyone provide recommendations regarding motherboard, processor, video card, > etc? > > I'm planning on something in the range of a P4 1.6 or better, 512 MB ram and > at least 80GB hard drive.
You haven't really given us much to go on. What will this system actually be used for? You can spend a little or a lot and have it work. I just ordered a Compaq Presario 6000Z (XP2000+ based) system for under $350 including taxes and shipping with a 40GB drive and 128MB memory but you can bump those. I'm going to be popping another 256MB when the system gets here. The system comes with WinXP but that won't last long... Check out http://www.devsdeals.com for the deal at Staples. Of course this has a low-end video card, but for what I want (web server and I doubt I'll even load X), it will suit me just fine. Just about any PC will work with Linux. Avoid winmodems though. Video cards should be spec'ed depending on what you plan on doing. If you're doing OpenOffice and surfing, you don't need anything more than the ultra-low end (my current web server has an SiS 6236 that works fine), but if you're going to playing with 3D graphics and games, you'll need more. You need to consider if you're concerned about video cards with open source drivers or if proprietary drivers are okay. .../Ed -- Ed Wilts, Mounds View, MN, USA mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Member #1, Red Hat Community Ambassador Program -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
