Re: looking for motherboard recommendation

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On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 2:40 AM, Danny Yee <bookreviewer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I'm looking for a micro-ATX socket 775 motherboard that has video and
> audio on-board.  I want something that will drive a 1920x1200 monitor,
> but I don't play games so performance isn't an issue.  The important
> thing is that it needs to work with Fedora without messing around.
>
> The Asus P5Q-VM motherboard I have has an Intel audio system that I've
> never been able to get to work reliably - I keep having to rebuild my
> own alsa-driver modules and even that seems to have stopped working
> with Fedora 12, and in Fedora 12 I've only managed to get the Intel
> video working (at more than a frame refresh a minute) by modifying
> xorg.conf and the kernel boot options.
>
> Any recommendations?  I'm inclined to avoid Intel given my experience,
> but are the alternatives any better?
>
> Danny.

You don't have to use the on-board peripherals. Is there any reason
why you will not buy a new sound and graphics cards for your existing
system? You buy both for less than $40. About what you would have to
pay for an obsolete technology motherboard.
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