Hi all, and please excuse the cross-posting. I'm planning to build a system based on the AMD Athlon 64, running Linux. My hardware and software choices are below. Are any of these insane or incompatible? Should I be using the 2.4 kernel or the 2.6 kernel? Best regards Prices are in AUD Computer ======== All stock numbers and prices are from http://www.cworld.com.au This is not an advertisement, it was just the fastest way to get an indicative price. Please let me know if any of these prices seem too high. Motherboard 113728 Gigabyte GA-K8VNXP + Athlon 64 3200+s + CPU FAN $865.00 http://www.giga-byte.com/MotherBoard/Products/Products_Spec_GA-K8VNXP.htm http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/ white_papers_and_tech_docs/24659.PDF Memory 112522 Kingston KVR400X64C3AK2-1G 1GB KIT DDR PC3200 400Mhz $290.00 http://www.valueram.com/datasheets/KVR400X64C3AK2_1G.pdf Video card 113976 MSI 256Mb FX5600XT-TD $249.00 http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/vga/vga/pro_vga_detail.php?UID=523 DVD writer 113390 Liteon LDW-411S DVD±R/DVD±RW 4xRetail $199.00 http://www.liteonamericas.com/us/DVDRW_411S.htm Floppy 110282 Panasonic JU-257A607P 1.44Mb 3.5" SILVER Floppy drive internal $25.00 http://www.panasonic.com.au/catalogue/ details.cfm?pcode=JU%2D257A607P&pdiv=STORAGE&cat=43_6 Hard drive 111854 Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9, 120 GB (6Y120P0) 7200RPM 8MB Cache ATA-133 $158.00 http://www.maxtor.com/en/products/ata/desktop/diamondmax_plus_9/index.htm Keyboard and Mouse 114134 Logitech 967346-1U Internet Desktop Keyboard + Optical Mouse Bundle $44.00 http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm?page=partners/ details&CRID=1390&parentCRID=927&SCRID=960&CONTENTID=7518&countryid=1&languageid=1 Monitor 110671 Mitsubishi DV172B 17" (BLACK) $725.00 http://www.mitsubishi-electric.com.au/PRODUCTS/COMPP/TFT/dv172.htm Case 114067 CWORLD Miditower 450W with front ports 7118H Silver $110.00 http://www.cworld.com.au/info.php?ID=114067 Operating System ================ SUSE LINUX 9.0 Professional AMD64 ONLY (Boxed Set, English) $223.10 http://www.everythinglinux.com.au/item/203427EN