Hardware list--new PC

[grumpy]

On Sunday 11 March 2007 06:12:30 am mark neidorff wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> Its time for me to (at last) update my system and my distribution.  Been
> using linux (hmmmmm......) since 1993, so I know my way around and have
> done enough with different distros that switching isn't going to be a
> problem to me. (OK, stop laughing...I HOPE that switching won't be a
> problem)
>
> It may be a tall order but I'd like to:
>
> 1. buy a new CPU/motherboard and RAM that has most stuff built in (I'm not
> a 3-d gamer, so the latest/greatest/most-crash-prone graphics don't
> interest me.
> 2. use the PC to run servers that I am now running:  apache, qmail, ezmlm,
> spamassassin, clamav, courier-vpopmail, etc.
> 3. do my general work on the PC--(easy stuff--OoO, K3B, kmail, listen to
> various forms of audio & watch a few videos)
>
> As I mentioned I run a mail server + several small mailing lists.  When I
> switch from old server to new, I don't want to have a lot of downtime.
>
> I don't want to go out and buy a CPU/mb/RAM and then find out that I have
> problems getting the on-board ports (network/audio/video/usb/firewire,etc)
> working.
>
> So, my questions are:
>
> Is there a hardware compatibility list?
> Is there "preferred" hardware?  (I prefer AMD CPUs. )
> Is this the list where I should be asking these questions????  (if not,
> where should I ask)
>
> Thanks for any help,
this may help
http://www.linux-drivers.org/
>
> Mark