[Gllug] hardware recommendations?

[Steve Nicholson]

Had a quick look at my local hardware shop and have a couple of
questions for you people in the know with the latest stuff.

1. Is an Intel P4 1.7Ghz really going to be that much better over a
Intel Celeron 1.7Ghz?  Celeron is about £40 and the P4 is over twice
that at £90!  Going for an Intel as I leave my box on all the time and
I read the article about the tests with the AMD catching fire (don't
want to burn my house down).  Is a Celeron a P3 or a low end P4?

2. Is a motherboard with onboard sound and network any good/work with
Linux? I all ready have a good soundblaster sound card and 3com Nic.

3. Any particular chipset I should be looking for in a motherboard for
Linux compatibility?

4. Any recommendations for mother boards? My only really requirement is
AGP slot and I would like one ISA slot for my SCSI adaptor so I can
still use my CDW. I get the feeling there aren't any P4 boards that
support ISA anymore.

5. Any particular RAM specifications I should be looking at?  Hoping to
get 512Mb, I see there is cheap 512Mb for £55, doesn't give any specs
though just PC133.

6. Know where to get a Nexus NX-3000 power supply at a reasonable price?
They are £52 +VAT at http://www.quietpc.com/uk/psu.php but work out at
£45 in their US shop!  Why are things so expensive in the UK? 


Any pointers appreciated.
thanks again.
Steve.

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