[ Thanks to Augustus for this link.
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LinuxHardware.org does a fine job in summarizing a set of
motherboards based on the Via KT133A Athlon chipset. How
authoritative is this roundup? Advice regarding the bleeding edge
of Linux came directly from Alan Cox himself. To summarize the
article:
“Upgrading is becoming increasingly more and more
complicated as technology progresses. This is becoming especially
true for AMD processor advocates. Not only are there now two Athlon
cores available but you also have the choice between two memory
types, DDR SDRAM and regular SDRAM. For those planning on sticking
to their existing memory that they’ve invested their hard-earned
cash on, there is a clear choice in chipsets, the VIA KT133A. So
how does Linux work with these boards and what boards provide the
most stability and biggest bang for the buck? We soon found out
that this chipset can have issues with our favorite OS and choosing
the right board can mean the difference between super performance
and a underachieving hassle. Before purchasing a KT133A-based board
be sure to see what we found out about four leading boards: DFI
AK75-EC, Abit KT7A-RAID, MSI K7T Turbo-R, and the SOYO SY-K7VTA
PRO.”