Norb,
These systems are good but find out what video chipset the MBs use. About
the modem. They work great... in Windows. It usually got 115K connections on
my broken phone line. Also keep in mind that with these newer systems you
will prob need newest version of preferred distro.
Travis
BTW Mandrake 8 works gr8 ;p
On Saturday 19 May 2001 23:33, Norb wrote:
> Hey guys. I'm buying a computer for someone as a gift and would like
> some opinions as to the system that I'm geting. I've narrowed them down
> to two (both barebone kits - I already have some parts) sets of
> hardware. Here are the stats:
>
>
> KIT PRICE: $252.98
> AMD PROCESSORS ----------AMD ATHLON T-BIRD 650MHZ SOCKET-A OEM
> SOCKET A MOTHERBOARDS ---SHUTTLE MS21 SOCKET-A SOUND, VIDEO
> SDRAM 168 PIN -----------64MB PC133 GENERIC SDRAM 168PIN
> SOUND CARD OPTIONS ------PCI SOUND INCLUDED ON BOARD
> VIDEO CARD OPTIONS ------AGP VIDEO INCLUDED ON BOARD
> OPTICAL STORAGE ---------(Already have CDROM)
> MASS STORAGE ------------(Already have hard drive)
> NETWORK ADAPTERS --------DIAMOND SUPRAMAX 56K V90 MODEM
> FLOPPY DRIVES -----------TEAC FLOPPY DRIVE 1.44MB
> COOLING PRODUCTS --------COOLERMASTER 1.33GHZ SOCKET CPU FAN
> CASE --------------------ELEVATION 3X5.25 3X3.5 MEDIUM TOWER ATX
> POWER SUPPLIES ----------300 WATT LEC ATX POWER SUPPLY
> MICE & TRACKBALLS -------(Already have mouse)
> KEYBOARDS ---------------(Already have working keyboard)
>
>
>
> KIT PRICE: $241.99
> INTEL PROCESSORS --------CELERON 633 FC-PGA OEM
> SOCKET 370 MOTHERBOARDS -TRANSCEND TS-ASL3 815E ATX VIDEO ,SOUND
> SDRAM 168 PIN -----------64MB PC133 GENERIC SDRAM 168PIN
> SOUND CARD OPTIONS ------PCI SOUND INCLUDED ON BOARD
> VIDEO CARD OPTIONS ------AGP VIDEO INCLUDED ON BOARD
> OPTICAL STORAGE ---------(Already have a CDROM)
> MASS STORAGE ------------(Already have hard drive)
> NETWORK ADAPTERS --------DIAMOND SUPRAMAX 56K V90 MODEM
> FLOPPY DRIVES -----------(Already have Floppy)
> COOLING PRODUCTS --------CPU SOCKET 7, A, 370 & FCPGA FAN & HEAT
> CASES AND CHASSIS -------ELEVATION 3X5.25 3X3.5 MEDIUM TOWER ATX
> POWER SUPPLIES ----------300 WATT LEC ATX POWER SUPPLY
> MICE & TRACKBALLS -------(Already have mouse)
> KEYBOARDS ---------------(Already have Keyboard)
>
>
> I'm mainly wondering about the Modem (DIAMOND SUPRAMAX 56K V90 MODEM)
> and the Motherboards - does anyone know how well these work under
> GNU/Linux? Any opinions/suggestions are welcome. Frankly, I thought this
> was a decent price, but if I'm wrong PLEASE CORRECT ME! ;-)
>
> TIA
>
> Norb
>
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