[KLUG Members] Re: New machine - Linux hardware?

[Bryan J. Smith]

"Van Allsburg, Paul" wrote:
> I just build a fun little system from www.newegg.com
> (see http://www.resellerratings.com/ )

Has anyone ever bought a refurbished mainboard from NewEgg?  They
got some deals over there that save a good 33-40% over new.

> nice Iwill kk266 motherboard

Which is one of the best KT133A mainboards according to
AnandTech.com.

> / AMD 1.2Ghz 266Mhz bus 256mb pc133,

The combination of 266MHz FSB with PC133 memory is as good as DDR
SDRAM in many cases.

And Athlon just rules over Intel these days, especially the FPU. 
Has anyone seen if GCC can optimize for Athlon yet (I've seen the
kernel, but that's different)?  The latest "C" Athlons are upto 50%
faster at FPU, MHz or MHz, with Athlon FPU-optimized/scheduled code.

> Matrx G450,

Still recommend nVidia for 3-D performance and 3-D performance over
dual-head.

> 3Com 10/100, IBM 40gb disk floppy, CD, (burner comes
> later) in a Enlight 72370X3 case
> I put it together in a snap, it now runs W2k & RH7.1
> What a change from my old P166!
> see: www.anandtech.com and www.tomshardware.com for starters...

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