Budget machine for linux

[Shwick]

Hi guys,

I plan on buying a budget machine that I'm going to use to install/learn linux with. It will probably be running servers and compiling code, no gaming. This is what I've come up with:

MOBO $73.98 ASUS P5B-MX mATX 946GZ
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=10530BD1729&vpn=P5B-MX&manufacture=ASUS

RAM $90.30 Corsair XMS2 DDR2-800 2X2GB
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11180BD2072&vpn=TWIN2X4096-6400C5&manufacture=CORSAIR

CPU $65.00 Core 2 Duo E2160 1.8GHz 1MB
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=12200BD3219&vpn=BX80557E2160&manufacture=INTEL

CASE $31.32 Compucase 6K11BB mATX Case
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=18310AC4963&vpn=6K11BB&manufacture=Compucase

PSU $25.17 FSP Fortron 350W ATX
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11730AC8288&vpn=ATX350-PNT&manufacture=FSP%20GROUP

DVD-RW $24.88 Samsung DVD+RW
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=14040DR7425&vpn=SH-S203B/BEBN&manufacture=Samsung

FANS $10.26 Coolermaster 80MM Case Fan x2
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11130AC2759&vpn=SAF-S84-E1&manufacture=COOLERMASTER

HD $0 Seagate Barracuda 250GB
got an extra

FILTER $6.50 80mm fan filter
http://cgi.ebay.ca/80mm-8cm-BLACK-ALUMINUM-STAINLESS-MESH-FAN-FILTER_W0QQitemZ120272798533QQihZ002QQcategoryZ367 3QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

TOTAL
$327.41

I will probably overclock the cpu to 2.4GHz.

Does this look like it fits together well? I've never done a mATX build before.

Also, I couldn't find linux chipset/graphics/sound/lan drivers for the motherboard on Asus's website- they only have windows. Does anyone know if there are linux drivers for this motherboard, where to find them, and why they wouldn't be posted on Asus's website?

Thanks.

[tiro_uspsss]

sound drivers/linux: http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1&PNid=14&PFid=24&Level=4&Conn=3&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false

graphics/linux: http://downloadcenter.intel.com/filter_results.aspx?strTypes=all&ProductID=2582&OSFullName=Linux%2A&lang=eng&strOSs=39&submit=Go%21

LAN/linux: http://www.hogchain.net/attansic/attansic.html (bit old - ur gonna have to search for newer ones maybe - attansic website is down :down: )

chipset/linux: intel doesnt have any on their website for some very odd reason, but my bet is u dont need them at all

[Shwick]

Thanks a lot, now I can go ahead and buy the system.

[tiro_uspsss]

Thanks a lot, now I can go ahead and buy the system.

no probs! :up: anytime :toast:

enjoy & gl!

[tetete]

but why dont consider sec hand CPUs?

would be cheap too, and more powerful