Motherboards and chipsets with Linux

[Net Llama]

--- "M.W.Chang" <mwchang at netvigator.com> wrote:
> if you are really into P4, I suggest using Intel i845d or i845e 
> chipsets. for AMD CPU, go with the SiS745 or SiS735 chipsets.
> 
> Net Llama wrote:
> >>get an old 440BX or i815e motherboard. guaranteed to have no hussle.
> > Eeeek...440BX?  I think the fastest CPU that could handle was a
> > PIII-600.   As for the i815, that has a really poor video chipset.

SiS anything is garbage.  Look through usenet for a short while and
you'll see the pain that newbies go through trying to get SiS chipsets
working under Linux.

The i8xx aren't much better.

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