[plug] 3d Savage - try ASUS nForce instead

[Mike Holland]

On Wed, 15 Jan 2003, I am the LinuxAlien wrote:

> I am looking at getting a Bare Bones AMD Duron 1.1 from Best Buy computers. 
> The motherboard is a ECSK7SOM and I can't find out any thing about it 

Tim, if you want an integrated motherboard for AMD, I would strongly 
recommend

  Asus A7N266VML Mainboard for AMD Processors; NForce chipset; Socket A, 
  ATA100; GeForce Onboard; LAN; Dolby Dig Sound; AGP; 3 PCI

Only $109 at netplus, similar elsewhere. I have one - seemed like a 
bargain when I paid a lot more. Its geForce2 3D. nVidia supply Linux
drivers for everything - audio, network, video, incl fast GLX.
  You loose a bit of 3D speed with shared memory, but  its still good.
And of course, you can rely on ASUS for a good product.

Needs DDR RAM, but thats not a bad idea anyway, especially when its shared 
with video.

BTW, Bestbuy doesnt have the best reputation. They make other box-movers 
look high-service.

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