Need parts to build new comp

[Sicnus]

hey i am getting to know linux at the moment on a 166, 48mb ram comp, with 2 gb harddrive, kind of want an upgrade, but don't want the corpraite **** they sell at best buy. i know the basics i will need, mother board, 3D chip, ram, HD, floppy, cd, power supply, and case (got one), what else will i need, and where can i get this stuff the cheapest???

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Between Pricewatch.com and Resellerratings.com, you should be able to find reputable dealers at a fair price. Personally I use Mwave.com, Spartantech.com (due to location), and Digirex.com for the most.

[Sicnus]

yeah but do you or anyone else know what all i need to get? and maybe a price estamite.... so websites are better than local stores you think??

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Here is my general list of items:

Case w/PSU
Motherboard
CPU w/HS & Fan
Memory
HD
CD/DVD - Optional
CDRW - Optional
Zip - Optional
Floppy
Video
Sound - Optional
Mouse
Keyboard
Speakers - Optional

Oh yes, you can almost always find a cheaper price on line that in a brick and mortar place.

[Sicnus]

brick and mortar?? so i am guessing that a motherboard with a say 1ghz chip (i think) would be fine. i found a list of stuff forsale, just its just the details were kind of out of my league of knowing at the moment. and when a computer says "designed for win 98" can that be done but designed for linux?

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Usually you can get passed that "Made for Windows" thing, but you will probably run into some unsupported hardware. Hence it is easier to build you own and pick items you know are Linux compatible.

[Sicnus]

how do i know its linux compatiable? will it say? and what would you recommend, say if you were to build your own linux box

[MandK_10]

Unfortunately most hardware will not say if it is linux compatable. Fortunately, most hardware is linux compatable.

Where you have to look out is Modems, should be hardware (not winmodem). And Printers. Some printers use software to emulate some of their functionallity.

There are some good sites out there that will give you lists of hardware that work with linux. I have included one. A search on Google will probably reviel more and better ones. http://lhd.datapower.com/

Mike