<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=ProgId content=Word.Document> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 11"> <link rel=File-List href="cid:filelist.xml@01C514F2.FDDE90B0"> <link rel=Edit-Time-Data href="cid:editdata.mso"> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="time"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="date"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PersonName"/>  <style>  </style>  </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='tab-interval:.5in'> <div class=Section1> BTW I’m in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region> on the East Coast. So price does matter because this is the first five of probably twenty systems I’m going to build. I would like to build these for around (now don’t laugh!) $500.00 However I will need to build a couple of high-end servers so recommendations on 64 bit system boards would also be appreciated. <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Reliability and stability of the main board is critical. Obviously price is of concern. I have used some ECS all-in-one boards and have had a high failure rate, so that’s out. I have had some not so nice experiences with the SIS chipsets – so are the NVIDIA chipsets better for Fedora? Or is a different chipset the way to go? I think manufactures should release some MTBF rates for the motherboards. Also I have come across the NVIDIA SLI certification. It sounds close to what I want when I purchase a bunch of motherboards.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Rick<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </div> From: fedora-list-bounces@redhat.com [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@redhat.com] On Behalf Of Rick Meyer Sent: Thursday, <st1:date Year="2005" Day="17" Month="2" ls="trans" w:st="on">February 17, 2005</st1:date> <st1:time Minute="41" Hour="8" w:st="on">8:41 AM</st1:time> To: '<st1:PersonName w:st="on">For users of Fedora Core releases</st1:PersonName>' Subject: Fedora Core 3 Motherboard Recommendations<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> I am looking for some recommendations for a stable and reliable motherboard for building five Fedora Core 3 systems. My top concerns are:<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Motherboard:<o:p></o:p> <![if !supportLists]>o <![endif]>Reliability of the main motherboard. <o:p></o:p> <![if !supportLists]>o <![endif]>Chipset Support (i.e Easy Installation) from the kernel.<o:p></o:p> <![if !supportLists]>o <![endif]>Price is some what important but not the deciding factor (no more than $140.00)<o:p></o:p> <![if !supportLists]>o <![endif]>Nice to have features would be dual-lan on board.<o:p></o:p> <![if !supportLists]>o <![endif]>I have no CPU preference, so it could be AMD or Intel solution. (CPU Speed is not important)<o:p></o:p> <![if !supportLists]>o <![endif]>Chipset/Performance vs Price. (I would prefer a newer chipset if it doesn’t break the $140.00 mark)<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Network Cards:<o:p></o:p> <![if !supportLists]>o <![endif]>If the motherboard doesn’t have on-board Lan (I need two Ethernet connections in each system) Then what is a good and stable NIC card?<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> A typical system once built will contain:<o:p></o:p> <![if !supportLists]>o <![endif]>200GB Hard Drive<o:p></o:p> <![if !supportLists]>o <![endif]>DVD R/W<o:p></o:p> <![if !supportLists]>o <![endif]>512 Megs of RAM<o:p></o:p> <![if !supportLists]>o <![endif]>2 Ethernet Connections (Giga-Lan Optional)<o:p></o:p> <![if !supportLists]>o <![endif]>ATX Case (Mini or Mid Tower)<o:p></o:p> <![if !supportLists]>o <![endif]>Good Power Supply (Probably an Enermax..)<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Of course I have searched the NET for MFTB numbers from Manufactures, but haven’t really come up with anything solid yet. Some of the Manufacturers I have looked at include ASUS, MSI, Gigabyte, and DFI. I’m open to others as well.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Thanks<o:p></o:p> Rick Meyer<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> </div> </div> </body> </html>