Copyleft.net has a red tux "linux inside" sticker that is really sweet.
Rage 128 cards make me cry, less you plan on doing 0 gaming. Like i said
before, the Geforce 2 GTS at 150 bucks OEM is a steal right now.

...[Brian Riesgraf
...[Ghost Reactor Industries
...[irc.damnation.net #perkinz

On Thu, 26 Apr 2001, Brian wrote:

>
> >    1. What would you recommend for a motherboard? I want
> > to get an
> > Athlon 1000, so that narrows down things fast.
>
> I personally think the KT7A-RAID is the board to buy.
> Another option is the Epox kt3a+ (I think? not 100% on the
> model).  I don't know about the reliability of the board,
> but
> it's identical in design to the Abit plus a SUPER COOL
> feature... it's got a 2 digit LED display on board that
> displays all the BIOS codes as it's booting up.  Incredibly
> useful for diagnosing systems when the video card isn't
> working.  Very nifty feature, but I nothing about Epox so it
> could be a total POS for all I know.
>
> >    2. Same question regarding video cards. I don't need
>
> Anything with an ATI Rage Pro 128 chip.  Assuming you're
> running >=X4.0 that is, Rage 128 support is flaky in X3.x.
>
> >    3. Any spots for buying keyboards and mice?
>
> No help here.  Maybe Microcenter?  Probably same selection
> as
> Best Buy/CompUSA.
>
> >    4. Where can I get some cool computer badges? (Those
>
> AMD processor in a retail box.  Haven't seen anywhere to buy
> a tux one, but let us know if you find one!
>
> >    5. Oh, yes, my price range for the system is going to
> > be $800-$900,
>
> Not a problem.  I think the system I spec'd out for myself
> was around there, but then I added rediculous amounts of HD
> and RAM to meet my estimate ($1300).  A system with a 1.33
> Ghz T-bird, KT7A-RAID, 32 MB Rage Pro, 256 CAS2 RAM, and a
> 45
> GB IBM ATA/100 will run you around $650 + shipping.  Not a
> bad price for a system that will compile the 2.4 kernel in
> under 45 seconds. :-)
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