Hi there, first post and couldn't find anything by the way of searching so here goes...
I'm looking to build a new pc and am interested in giving Linux a try, most likely with just Linux on it (no dual boot I mean). Basically just want to know if the following components would work with any of the main Linux (Ubuntu, Red hat, other) platforms:
M/b: Asus p5kc (Net seems to indicate p5k is compatible, do I take this to mean all p5kx are ok?)
CPU: Intel Pentium dual core E2180
RAM: Team Elite 2G (I've seen Crucial said to be supported by Linux, but these are a touch cheaper, and I'm not into o/cing so unless they aren't supported I'd prefer to go cheaper ram)
HDD: Samsung 160gb 8mb cache, 7200rpm
GPU: MSI 2600XT
DVD: Samsung (SH-S223F/BEBN)
Side note: While any constructive criticism will be well received on my hardware choices, what I'm mainly looking for is a cheap (sub AUD500) build for light gaming, capable of word processing/spreadsheet, web browsing/any other basic pc use, that can use Linux as an OS. Naturally if it proves not for me this build could easily run Windows and accomplish my basic needs with that.
EDIT: Been browsing around, any comments on how AMD compares to Intel when running Linux? Main reason I've chosen Intel is because of familiarity, if there are better reasons to go AMD it won't take me long to research and have a better understanding of them.
I'm looking to build a new pc and am interested in giving Linux a try, most likely with just Linux on it (no dual boot I mean). Basically just want to know if the following components would work with any of the main Linux (Ubuntu, Red hat, other) platforms:
M/b: Asus p5kc (Net seems to indicate p5k is compatible, do I take this to mean all p5kx are ok?)
CPU: Intel Pentium dual core E2180
RAM: Team Elite 2G (I've seen Crucial said to be supported by Linux, but these are a touch cheaper, and I'm not into o/cing so unless they aren't supported I'd prefer to go cheaper ram)
HDD: Samsung 160gb 8mb cache, 7200rpm
GPU: MSI 2600XT
DVD: Samsung (SH-S223F/BEBN)
Side note: While any constructive criticism will be well received on my hardware choices, what I'm mainly looking for is a cheap (sub AUD500) build for light gaming, capable of word processing/spreadsheet, web browsing/any other basic pc use, that can use Linux as an OS. Naturally if it proves not for me this build could easily run Windows and accomplish my basic needs with that.
EDIT: Been browsing around, any comments on how AMD compares to Intel when running Linux? Main reason I've chosen Intel is because of familiarity, if there are better reasons to go AMD it won't take me long to research and have a better understanding of them.