Best Chip Set(s) for AMD Phenom?

[Lonni J Friedman]

On Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 9:18 AM, Leon Goldstein <metapsych at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Having built a couple of boxes with Intel Core 2 Duo CPU's, I want to
> build a system around the AMD Phenom.  (Trying to do my bit to keep AMD
> alive.)

Mind if I ask why?  There's a good reason why they're hemorrhaging
cash, and its because their products are inferior.

>
> What chip set should I look for?  Here are some mobo's I'm considering:
>
> http://www.jdr.com/interact/item.asp?itemno=MB-S2925G2NR
> http://www.jdr.com/interact/item.asp?itemno=MB-MA78GM-S2H

Tyan generally speaking makes solid motherboards.  My experience with
Gigabyte products has been less than stellar, but if you're looking to
throw money (away) at ATI/AMD, then go with the board that has an ATI
chipset too.

>
> I remember earlier discussions about certain nVidia chip sets that were
> problematic with Linux; is that still the case?

I've never heard that, but I'm biased.

You didn't state what you intended to use this motherboard for, so its
difficult to provide much in the way of recommendations (Tyan &
Gigabyte are about as far apart in targetted market segment as you can
get).

I purchased 8 of these a few months ago, and they're working without
any issues in Linux, in a very high stress environment:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131022


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