The following is suggestions for CPU and motherboard and Graphics and RAM proven to be totally compatible. AMD AM2 Athlon 64 x 2 Dual Core 4200 + ASUS AM2 M2N8-VMX Motherboard # Palit 7600GT 256M PCIe DDR2 1 GB 677MHz RAM x 2 = 2 GIG RAM* OR DDR2 512MB 677 RAM X 2 = 1 GIG RAM* * Dual channel memory architecture 4 x 240-pin DIMM, support max. 4GB DDR2 800/667/533 ECC or non-ECC,un-buffered memory # Support AMD® Socket AM2 Athlon 64 X2 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64/ Sempron AMD Cool n Quiet™ Technology AMD64 architecture enables simultaneous 32-bit and 64-bit computing 1 x PCI Express x8 1 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI NVIDIA MCP61S: *1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 *2 x Serial ATA 3Gb/s with RAID 0, RAID 1 NVIDIA MediaShield™ RAID 0, 1 Azalia ALC883-GR High Difinition Audio 6-channel CODEC S/PDIF out interface Jack-Sensing and Enumeration 8 USB2.0/1.1 ports Overclocking Features SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection) from 200MHz to 300MHz at 1MHz increment Adjustable Voltage : Vcore: @ 0.025V stepping Vchipset: 2- stepping Vddr: 4- stepping Overclocking Protection: ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall) Special Features ASUS Q-Fan ASUS My Logo2 ASUS CrashFreeBIOS2 ASUS EZ Flash Back Panel I/O Ports 4 x USB 2.0 ports 1 x COM1 1 x 6 channel Audio I/O 1 x RJ45 1 x PS/2 Mouse 1 x PS/2 Keyboard 1 x Parallel Internal I/O Connectors 2 x USB 2.0 connector supports additional 4 USB 2.0 ports 1 x S/PDIF output connector High Definition Front panel audio connector 4-pin CPU Fan / 3-pin Chassis Fan connectors 20-pin System Panel connector CD audio-in connector 24-pin EATX power connector 4-pin ATX 12V Power connector Support CD Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update AMD Cool n Quiet Utility Accessories 1 x Serial ATA cables 1 x SATA power cable 1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 cable 1 x FDD cable 1 x I/O Shield Users manual Form Factor MicroATX Form Factor, 9.6" x 8.8" (24.5cm x 22.3cm) Regards Scott and Good Night 23:53 GMT +10 :-0 Eberhard Roloff wrote:
Chris Haynes wrote:
I'm planning to build my own development workstation and want to use an AMD dual 64 bit processor. I'm currently trying to select a motherboard for use with openSUSE 10.2 (-64)
From general product reviews I liked the look of the Asus M2N32 WS Pro,
That looks very good from the asus website, especially the cooling concept imho is convincing. As a slight disadvantage, the memory is limited to 8GB, while comparable Gigabyte Boards offer 16GB max.
I never had bad experiences with Asus boards. Just had first hand experience with bad Asus Linux support in regard to Laptops.
In consequence, I will always happily buy another motherboard from Asus, but never ever will buy a Laptop, if Linux is the intended OS.
regards Eberhard