Athlon/Duron & AGP

[Darryl Clarke]

On 9/7/05, Douglas Alves <alves5 at cantv.net> wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I was considering purchasing an AMD Duron cpu with Asus K7 motherboard
> and AGP graphics card, but I've heard that this combination causes some
> machines to freeze.
> 
> Can anyone confirm this problem?

No.

I ran a Duron 1.1ghz, Asus K7 (I forget the exact model) and a
GeForce4 Ti4200 for about 2 years without a problem.

> Is Intel the best option for Linux users?

Short answer: Doesn't Matter.  For the most part it's the cheaper
chipsets that cause issues (but that happens regardless of what CPU
maker you choose.)  It's a matter of what suits your needs and budget.

Always do a search for the chipset on the motherboard and see what
comes up, that will give you more information than the CPU itself.

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