Hey guys.

Planning on building a small workstation/server to run linux on. Won't be playing any games. I will be chosing an inexpensive video card.

Was looking on newegg.com for processors. Keeping it under $80. Not sure what to get, or even brand preference. I am running a AMD64 2800 with XP/Linux, but my school has Intel, and those run nice too.

I will be matching with a motherboard in the $50-75 range.

Again, a small server to basically help me get better with networking at home as well as at school. Thanks.

A few examples I was looking into:

Intel Celeron D 331 Prescott 533MHz FSB LGA 775 64-Bit Processor w/ Execute Disable Bit Model BX80547RE2667CN - Retail

64 bit Support: Yes
Hyper-Threading Support: No
L1 Cache: 12KB+16KB
L2 Cache: 256KB
Multi-Core: Single-Core
Multimedia Instruction: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3
Operating Frequency: 2.66GHz
Process Type: 90 nm
Series: Celeron D
Voltage: 1.25-1.4V
Price: $72
Model #: BX80547RE2667CN
Item #: N82E16819112206


AMD Sempron 64 2800+ Palermo 800MHz HT Socket 754 Processor Model SDA2800BXBOX

64 bit Support: Yes
Hyper-Transport Support: Yes
L1 Cache: 64KB+64KB
L2 Cache: 256KB
Multi-Core: Single-Core
Multimedia Instruction: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, 3DNOW! Professional
Operating Frequency: 1.6GHz
Process Type: 90 nm
Series: Sempron 64
Voltage: 1.4V
Price: $75

Model #: SDA2800BXBOX
Item #: N82E16819104245


Intel Celeron D 335 Prescott 533MHz FSB Socket 478 Processor Model BX80546RE2800C - Retail

64 bit Support: No
Hyper-Threading Support: No
L1 Cache: 12KB+16KB
L2 Cache: 256KB
Multi-Core: Single-Core
Multimedia Instruction: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3
Operating Frequency: 2.8GHz
Process Type: 90 nm
Series: Celeron D
Voltage: 1.25-1.4V
Price: $78

Model #: BX80546RE2800C
Item #: N82E16819112186