On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 11:18 AM, Arun Khan knura9@gmail.com wrote:
On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 10:35 AM, Devin Reade gdr@gno.org wrote:
I've typically stuck to Intel CPUs, and prefer Gigabyte or Intel motherboards. I'd prefer to minimize the likelihood of non-working or marginally-working hardware.
Gigabyte does list Linux for their boards, albeit as caveat -- an example here: http://www.gigabyte.in/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4388#sp
I would suggest select a board that has been in the market for about 6 months. Look up the chipset on the board and verify support for it in the Linux kernel. Also, besides costing a little less it will most likely work with the latest incarnate of the OS.
I had meant to add following info in my earlier response -
Supermicro makes desktop/workstation boards based on i3/i5/i7 CPUs and compatible chip set: http://www.supermicro.com.tw/products/motherboard/Core/index.cfm
OS compatibility for board chip set ==> http://www.supermicro.com.tw/products/motherboard/Core/index.cfm
HTH