hardware compatability

I am completely new to all linux software. I decided to build myself a new computer and not use any form of windows. I bought an ASUS P8Z68-VLX mothrboard, an Itel i5 2500 CPU and a WD 1Tb SATA HD. My user guide says "This motherboard supports Windows XP / Vista / 7 Operating Systems. Always installthe latest OS version and updates to maximize your hardware." Does this mean I can't use Linux Mint 64 with this MoBo. This CPU and motherboard combo should be fairly common. Does anyone have Linux Mint 64 running on this combo? I asked ASUS about a memory problem and included the OS question and was told the MoBo probably wouldn't suport Linux. Please tell me they are WRONG.

have you seen this page: http://openbenchmarking.org/s/ASUS%20P8Z68-V%20LX ?

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Originally Posted by Ambeaur My user guide says "This motherboard supports Windows XP / Vista / 7 Operating Systems. Always installthe latest OS version and updates to maximize your hardware." Does this mean I can't use Linux Mint 64 with this MoBo.

That just means that asus will offer support for XP to win7 OSes, but not any others. It doesnt mean that they wont run on that setup.

Originally Posted by Ambeaur This CPU and motherboard combo should be fairly common.

There are so many LGA 1155/Z68 chipset motherboards that particular motherboard/CPU combos are less common than you might think.

Originally Posted by Ambeaur I asked ASUS about a memory problem and included the OS question and was told the MoBo probably wouldn't suport Linux. Please tell me they are WRONG.

They are right, and wrong. Asus wont supprt linux on that board. However, there is a metric butt-load of people using Z68 chipsets with linux, and it shouldnt be a problem.

Maybe you should make a thread on your memory problem.