New Linux Box, compatible mobo & memory

brendon2020 · Oct 16, 2005

i'm about to order a box that i'm going to use as a linux box for home use. I'm just making sure that the hardware i've chosen will actually be compatible. Here is the newegg wishlist:
http://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/WishList/WishShareShow.asp?ID=1712151

and here is the cpu,
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819103341

Thanks in advance.

SigX · Oct 16, 2005

Hardware support in the more popular distros (Fedora, Debian, etc) is excellent, even rivaling Windows, so you should be good.

JCJones86 · Oct 16, 2005

Ubuntu has just released their latest version, 5.10. I haven't had any trouble with compatibility thus far. http://www.ubuntu.com/