Advise on motherboard purchase

[Dave Woyciesjes]

Carlos Alberto Alves wrote:
> On 10/01/2010 12:51 PM, Franz Waldmüller wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am about to assemble a new PC as my really old ones are dying. I don't
>> like to buy a new machine every two years that is why I am looking for
>> some "future proof" components.
>>
>> The PC should work with ubuntu without any additional configuration.
>> One of the components which I could not decide yet is the mainboard.
>> At the moment this mainboard is my favorite choice:
>> Asus M4A89GTD PRO/USB3
>> http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=eCWbkolMf0DOW0IV&templete=2
>>
>> I am going to explain my thoughts and needs:
>> -) I want to use *ECC memory* which reduced my choice to AMD-CPUs and
>> ASUS motherboards (Intel only supports ECC in it's Xenon-CPUs)
>>
>> -) I want an *IGP* as I don't have a need for a dedicated video card.
>> GIMP, Inkscape and some video-editing are the most demanding
>> applications I am currently using. The don't use GPU-acceleration, yet.
>> The IGP of this motherboard is an Radeaon HD 4290 GPU. This should be
>> fine for using Compiz and watching movies. At them moment I have the
>> impression that AMD/ATI is contributing more to the development of open
>> source drivers, which I intend to use. And that the Radeon HD 4290 is
>> the best IGP available. I don't use the PC to play games.
>>
>> -) USB3.0 and SataIII are nice features of this motherboard, too.
>>
>> Of special interest would be any feedback related to ACPI. I intend to
>> use ubuntu 10.04LTS as I need a stable system. If some components need
>> ubuntu 10.10 I could use this version as well.
>>
>> Thanks for your help!
>> Franz

	Personally, when I hear future-proof, I pass on integrated items. I 
would skip the integrated video. Get a mainboard with the best/latest 
video interconnect. Modular is the way to go, allows for easier upgrades....

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