[Scottish] Buying new Hardware - Advice

[Phil Deane]

Hi Folks

=46urther to my last message I went to Ebuyer.com and picked out some stuff=
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I have googled for any linux problems and don't think i found anything exce=
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a bios security flaw with the motherboard, which only affects a physical=20
presence in front of the machine, which isn't important.
The components I am thinking off are:

ECS K7S5A-L SKT A ATX DDR/SDR Audio and LAN Motherboard - On board sound, I=
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think AC97. How does linux handle on board sound and LAN? I couldn't find a=
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problems. planning on using my 320MB PC133 RAM


AMD ATHLON XP2000+ 266MHz FSB Thoroughbred - OEM

Coolermaster HAC-V81 XDream Heatsink & Fan SKT A Upto Xp2800 Speed Adjustme=
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=2D Less than a tenner, cant be bad :) recommended Fan


PcChips Sis315 64MB SDRAM AGP x4 TV-Out Video Card - =A318.99 - according t=
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review, better than a GE force 3. I have a voodoo1 which could do with bein=
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upgraded anyway


Seagate Barracuda 80Gb 7200rpm UDMA100 Hard Drive - OEM - =A354.99 Fantasti=
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price - I already have a 40 gig one, but for capturing Video especially in=
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SVCD mode, I will need the space.

Total including delivery =A3179.80

=46antastic for the money.

Looking for anyone else's viewpoint. I cant seem to see any problems, and a=
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ready to order, but just thought I would ask here in case anyone can offer=
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any advice re problems

Thanks in Advance


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Phil Deane
http://www.MiracleExpress.force9.co.uk