[ubuntu-uk] pc parts compatibility

[Alan Pope]

On Thu, Dec 13, 2007 at 08:50:39PM +0000, Farran wrote:
> hi all
> building a computer just for personal use, selected all the parts form
> novatech:
> Hard Drive
> Motherboard Bundle
> Graphics Card
> Optical Drive
> Sound Card
> Keyboard
> Mouse
> This costs £621.47.
> 

Difficult to tell without specific makes and model numbers to be honest. 
That said, the vast majority of hardware these days works just fine with 
Linux.

> Wondered if anyone has used these parts or knows whether they work with
> Linux - a friend reminded me that some of the newer hardware won't work,
> for example, the quad core processor maybe?

The processor should be fine, but the motherboard may have some quirks. 
Again, difficult to tell without model numbers.

Cheers,
Al.