theoldnyx

well i want to build a low budget linux box
these are the parts that i found but i dont't know which of them are better for running linux.

-Processor:
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AMD Sempron 2800 socket 754

-MOBO :
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well there is two choices
A-abit NV8
B-gigabyte K8U

RAM :
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Kingstone 512 DDR

-i don't know which graphic cards support linux,
so what do you think guys???

red onion

Officially, both Nvidia and ATI offer drivers for linux, but Nvidia has a better history with Linux (and I think performance)...I would choose one of them

CPU is great...memory fine.

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theoldnyx

well first of all thanks for repling but the question is which MOBO socket 754 support linux


1-ABIT NV8

chipset:- -NVIDIA NF4-4X single chip
-integrated NVIDIA GIGABYTE Ethernet and NVIDIA Firewall
-Supports NV radio.

OR

2-GIGABYTE GA-K8U

chipset:- -ULIM1689 Chipset
-Super I/O :SMSC lpc47m997-NR
-integrated pheripherals
1-Realtek 8100c ethernet controller
2-Realtek ALC850 Audio AC'97 codec