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LinuxHardware.org: nForce2 verses KT400: The Linux Question Answered

[ Thanks to Augustus for this link.
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“There have been a lot of questions from people about whether or
not to go with the NVIDIA nForce2 or VIA KT400 chipset for the AMD
Athlon XP for Linux. A lot of pros and cons have been presented
ranging from the proprietary drivers of the nForce2 verses the open
source drivers of the KT400 to the speed advantage of the nForce2
over the KT400. We now will look at the differences of these
chipsets with the latest kernel release, 2.4.21. Which chipset will
come out on top for AMD Linux users? If you insist on VIA, will you
have to wait on the just released KT600 chipset to surface? It’s
time to answer these questions. This review features the ASUS A7N8X
Deluxe (2.0) and the SOYO SY-KT400 DRAGON Ultra (Platinum
Edition)…”


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