good linux mobo advice

[anthonyriga]

No troubles just my system is old and slow. I have
been running a p3 733 with 512 ram Fed 4 and its
getting tired. Just too slow.

--- Cyber Source <peter at thecybersource.com> wrote:

> What troubles were you having especially? What
> distro were you using? We 
> may be getting into the foray of 64bit and would be
> either using FC4-64 
> or if Jesse can persuade me maybe Ubuntu-64
> 
> wpos2 at adelphia.net wrote:
> 
> > If you're planning to run a RPM based 64-bit
> Linux, then get ready for some RPM hell, especially
> if you want to install anything other than what
> comes with your distro.  And good luck trying to get
> the Flash plugin to work.
> >
> >Otherwise, be prepared to enjoy the speed.  A unit
> of SETI at Home for me takes about 2 hours, compared
> to about 12 on my P3 laptop.
> >
> >I went with an Abit motherboard.  Of course I don't
> have any programs under Linux to tweak the settings
> (i.e. overclock) that came from the factory.  I'm
> sure there are programs out there, but refer to
> Paragraph 1 of my reply.  So far, aside from a
> problem in the boot process when Linux is detecting
> the sound card and crashes, it's been a solid
> system.
> >
> >---- anthonyriga <torrodimerda at yahoo.com> wrote: 
> >  
> >
> >>I am thinking about putting together new pc. What
> are
> >>the risks using any of the 64bit processors with
> >>linux?Any bugs? What mobo do you suggest? MSI
> ,Tyan,
> >>Intel etc..? Just need a good place to start.
> Thanks! 
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