I haven't finished building my Intel cpu-based system yet. I am wondering if I gain anything by going for certain boards. I am looking at the P5K-E and Gigabyte P35-DS3P. Are those boards sufficiently better than the DS3R board. The latter board has a smaller PCB. Does that matter? I want good cooling and have an aftermarket cpu cooler since I will be using a Quad Core cpu. I don't plan on overclocking for now.
I don't need the bells and whistles but was wondering if eSATA works in Linux. I might own a laptop eventually so I might want an external hard drive and plan on getting one with eSATA interface. I could use usb but eSATA will be faster and easier? Then again, most laptops only have usb as an option for external drives. Right?
I am not sure which mb cools best (Asus or Gigabyte) but early Asus P35 boards weren't very good with power consumption/heat. Any recommendations?
I'll also need a video card so is the Nvidia 7300 sufficient or should I try to find a used 7600GT? I don't need anything for major gaming. I can always put my 7950GT in it if I want to switch.
I hope someone who has been using Linux with one of these motherboards can recommend one over the other because I cannot decide. ;-)
I don't need the bells and whistles but was wondering if eSATA works in Linux. I might own a laptop eventually so I might want an external hard drive and plan on getting one with eSATA interface. I could use usb but eSATA will be faster and easier? Then again, most laptops only have usb as an option for external drives. Right?
I am not sure which mb cools best (Asus or Gigabyte) but early Asus P35 boards weren't very good with power consumption/heat. Any recommendations?
I'll also need a video card so is the Nvidia 7300 sufficient or should I try to find a used 7600GT? I don't need anything for major gaming. I can always put my 7950GT in it if I want to switch.
I hope someone who has been using Linux with one of these motherboards can recommend one over the other because I cannot decide. ;-)
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