Budget machine for linux

[Shwick]

Hi guys,

I plan on buying a budget machine that I'm going to use to install/learn linux with. It will probably be running servers and compiling code, no gaming. This is what I've come up with:

MOBO $73.98 ASUS P5B-MX mATX 946GZ
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=10530BD1729&vpn=P5B-MX&manufacture=ASUS

RAM $90.30 Corsair XMS2 DDR2-800 2X2GB
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11180BD2072&vpn=TWIN2X4096-6400C5&manufacture=CORSAIR

CPU $65.00 Core 2 Duo E2160 1.8GHz 1MB
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=12200BD3219&vpn=BX80557E2160&manufacture=INTEL

CASE $31.32 Compucase 6K11BB mATX Case
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=18310AC4963&vpn=6K11BB&manufacture=Compucase

PSU $25.17 FSP Fortron 350W ATX
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11730AC8288&vpn=ATX350-PNT&manufacture=FSP GROUP

DVD-RW $24.88 Samsung DVD+RW
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=14040DR7425&vpn=SH-S203B/BEBN&manufacture=Samsung

FANS $10.26 Coolermaster 80MM Case Fan x2
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11130AC2759&vpn=SAF-S84-E1&manufacture=COOLERMASTER

HD $0 Seagate Barracuda 250GB
got an extra

FILTER $6.50 80mm fan filter
http://cgi.ebay.ca/80mm-8cm-BLACK-A...oryZ3673QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

TOTAL
$327.41

I will probably overclock the cpu to 2.4GHz.

Does this look like it fits together well? I've never done a mATX build before.

Also, I couldn't find linux chipset/graphics/sound/lan drivers for the motherboard on Asus's website- they only have windows. Does anyone know if there are linux drivers for this motherboard, where to find them, and why they wouldn't be posted on Asus's website?

Thanks.

 

[Lebowski]

If it is an Intel 945 based board linux has al the drivers needed built in.