Ubuntu friendly build?

86drop

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Trying to find out if my current build will be functional with Ubuntu. Here's the hardware, I'm including the entire build as I don't know what parts are/are not affected:

NZXT Alpha case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146041&Tpk=nzxt%20alpha

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115037

GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128359

OCZ Reaper HPC Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227267

SAPPHIRE 100265HDMI Radeon HD 4830 512MB 256-bit GDDR3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102822&Tpk=100265hdmi

LG Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136147&Tpk=gh22lp20

Western Digital Caviar GP WD5000CSRTL 500GB 7200 RPM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136334&Tpk=wd5000csrtl

Rosewill RG700-S12 Single +12v Rail 80 PLUS Certified 700W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182191&Tpk=rosewill%20rg700

 

linux_0

Splendid
Yeah, it should work :)

If ubuntu doesn't work Fedora almost definitely will.

I have a 4870 1GB working fine on Fedora and ubuntu boots up from the live CD, so it should be ok.

If the 4830 doesn't work an nvidia 8600GT / 9600GT or equivalent will work.

Good luck :)