I have nearly the same thing: AMD 1.0Ghz-C and K7S5A Mobo 256MB PC2100 DDR (slightly old) TNT2 Viper 770 32MB AGP card 20GB Maxtor (Linux) and 12GB Maxtor (Win98se) 16X DVD TDK Velos 16/10/40 CDRW Iomega Zip 250MB USB Internet connection is via cable modem (AT&T) I am just now loading Mandrake 8.1. I can tell you that the nVidia drivers for Linux are very good and up-to-date. They are really quite easy to install, even for this newbie. I'll let you know what problems arise... -----Original Message----- From: tclug-list-admin at mn-linux.org [mailto:tclug-list-admin at mn-linux.org]On Behalf Of Bob W. Anderson Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 8:53 PM To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org Subject: [TCLUG] new box compatability Hi: I'm planning on getting a new computer and would appreciate any feedback re: the Linux compatibility of the hardware. Athlon 1.2G-C CPU with K7S5a mb, heatsink, fan. 512MB PC2100 DDR memory GeForce2 MX 400 64MB AGP Video card IBM 40G 7200 rpm HD Mid Tower ATX Case w/AMD approved 300w PS Your comments please. Bob W. Anderson Newport _______________________________________________ Twin Cities Linux Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com