On Thu, 2004-06-10 at 20:36, srb wrote: > > I have an Asus A7N8X-X (the "-X" series does not have dual-channel memory) > and really like it. I've got an AMD 2500+ with 512MB OCZ Performance DDR400 > that works great. The NVidia chipset is really good, solid and stable... > lots of bandwidth. I've tried many Linux distros that work without any > problems (Fedora Core 2, Knoppix 3.4 to name just two). I've heard many > people say that NVidia has the best chipset for AMD systems. If you plan to > use Firewire or Serial-ATA you might want them to give you the A7N8X-Deluxe > board instead which includes those goodies. :-) > > I hope that helps! > > -Steve. > well.. that sounds hopeful :) actually it *is* the deluxe version they are offering.. and have just found out (since posting the original post) that that mobo indeed *does* have SATA Raid.. so was happier than I originally was.. good to know it works well though.. am planning on using it for a Myth machine so performance and, more importantly, stability is high on the priority list.. thanks again Craig