Looking for the best AMD64 Mobo [closed]

[Pierre Baco]

'llo guys.

 

I'm looking for a hassle-free, fully recognized, well known and easy to find/purchase AMD 64 motherboard to build my new LE2005 machine.

 

This machine will be my new main station:

- 2 x 17" flat screens with xinerama (what I'm using now): no games, no 3D addiction. Don't need PCI Express or ultra powerful video.

- 1 GB Ram (maybe 2)

- 2 x 120 Go hard disks (SATA or IDE, not sure yet, as SATA support is often problematic). No RAID, simple initial dd + rsync twice a day. Full ext3 partitions (no dual boot).

- 1 Gbits (LAN) + 1 100 Mbits (WAN) ethernet.

- DVD + floppy (just in case) + 4 USB. No Firewire, no wireless

 

LTSP to support 3 thin clients + Apache, Squid, Samba (3 other clients)) + development platform (PHP, C) + VMWare (one virtual XP ws). This machine will run 24/24 7/7.

 

I've visited many forums to find the right AMD 64 socket 939 (I guess socket 754 won't be there for long) mobo for Linux. I've read many contradictory comments and now I'm lost. Don't want to spend a fortune (< 150/200€) for the mobo. Don't want to play with extra-special non free drivers. Don't need overclocking. Don't want to order it in deep Nebraska or Singapore.

 

Now, I'm not even sure AMD64 is the right choice. Should I stick to 32 bits for a year or two, while 64 bits support is improving ? But is it still a good investment to buy a brand new 32 bits machine today ?

 

So if you're the happy owner of a fully functional 64 bits Linux machine, describe your configuration. And if you're not happy, give your feedback too.

 

Thanx

Pierre

Edited May 23, 2005 by Pierre Baco

[Pierre Baco]

Ok. Looks like there's no feedback on this one. Never mind. Let's close it.