Best Chip Set(s) for AMD Phenom?

[Leon Goldstein]

Lonni J Friedman wrote:

>On Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 9:18 AM, Leon Goldstein <metapsych at earthlink.net> wrote:
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>>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.)
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>Mind if I ask why?  There's a good reason why they're hemorrhaging
>cash, and its because their products are inferior.
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Curiosity.  If AMD CPU's are inferior, they were good enough to compel 
Intel to market the flaky D2, and to get their act together with the 
Core 2 Duo.  I think AMD's survival is important to keep Intel from 
turning into the hardware equivalent of M$.  I do, however, agree with 
you on their folly in merging ATI video into their design.

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>>What chip set should I look for?  Here are some mobo's I'm considering:
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>>http://www.jdr.com/interact/item.asp?itemno=MB-S2925G2NR
>>http://www.jdr.com/interact/item.asp?itemno=MB-MA78GM-S2H
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>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.
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The Tyan strikes me as the preferable board too.

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>>I remember earlier discussions about certain nVidia chip sets that were
>>problematic with Linux; is that still the case?
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>I've never heard that, but I'm biased.
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We know. :-)

>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).
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>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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The mobo is just for a desktop system.  I'm looking for long-term 
stability and reliability.

-- 
Leon A. Goldstein

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