Hi all. I'm going to custom build a computer for Linux (and for fun). I'm getting all my products from Newegg. My main concern is of course compatability with Fedora Core.

I think this is going to be a good box. Not a super-computer, and yet not a budget computer either. My main reason is to have a good computer and to learn Linux, as well as play a few games on the way :P

Thanks a lot, now get ready for the barrage of links!

Mobo:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131574

CPU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819116198

Case:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811144125

RAM:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145440

Hard Drive:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822144417

CD/DVD RW Drive:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106013

Graphics Card:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106013


Well thats it. Any comments and suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
-Thidranki

Note - The link to the Graphics card is currently identical to the CD/DVD. Since your mobo supports either and AGP or PCI video card, you'll want to be sure it's compatible with one of those (in other words, it cannot be a PCI Express card)

Overall the system looks pretty good, although I'm not so sure about your hard drive choice, as it looks like it's a SATA drive and it doesn't appear that your mobo supports SATA. I'm not using SATA myself and don't know that much about it, but I'd recommend you check that out before placing the order. There's nothing worse than finding out you can't connect a particular device because the connectors don't match. As an aside, the WD2500JB model has the right interface for the mobo and is comparable to the proposed WD2500JS SATA model.

In any event, good luck with it and have fun with Linux

ASUS P5P800 SE Socket T (LGA 775) Intel 865PE ATX Intel Motherboard P5P800 SE

Intel Pentium 4 630 Prescott 800MHz FSB 2MB L2 Cache LGA 775 EM64T Processor (3 GHz) BX80547PG3000F

ASPIRE X-Navigator ATXA9NW-AL/500 Black/Silver Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply ATXA9NW-AL/500

CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit System Memory VS1GBKIT400

Western Digital Caviar SE WD2500JS 250GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive WD2500JS

LITE-ON Black 16X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 16X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2M Cache ATAPI/E-IDE DVD Burner SHW160P6S04

XFX PVT72GWANG Geforce 7300GS 256MB Onboard (512MB TurboCache Supported) 64-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Low Profile Video Card PVT72GWANG


sry about the same link. that was my fault. Here is a name/model number. I am 100% open to change any aspect, but the generalities are 3ghz, 1gig RAM, 250+ gig HD, DVD/CD burner/reader, and a motherboard to put it all on. I am also on a $700 budget.

Thanks,
Thidranki