Athlon/Duron & AGP

[Mehdi H.]

Im using Duarn 900 with A-Open MB and ATI 64Mg AGP graphics card and Ubuntu 
;)
no problems yet
I have tested many other distros 
(Redhat/Fedora-Debian-Knoppix-Slackware-Gentoo...) on this machine and never 
had any problem...


On 9/7/05, Darryl Clarke <smartssa at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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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Yours Sincerely, Mehdi H.
http://opmdream.blogspot.com
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