You can look at the HCL ( hardware compatability list ) on this forum as a starting point. If you search for 'linux hardware comaptability' you will find a ton of hits.
These days, if win 8 will run on a piece of hardware, linux will run also. The most common issues are bleeding edge hardware, where drivers and the kernel have not caught up yet.
As for that board, it is UEFI bios. So, if you are going to dual boot, do some research first on that topic.
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