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. :-) > _______________________________________________ > tclug-list mailing list > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >