[kwlug-disc] How to choose a new motherboard

[William Park]

On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 04:25:44PM -0400, Khalid Baheyeldin wrote:
> When a desktop (server) started acting up inconsistently, and it was
> time to replace it, I just checked what is in the flyers and picked
> one out from BestBuy for a reasonable price. I think it is an ASUS. It
> replaced an Acer.  Both worked fine with Linux.

You're buying pre-packaged brand-name tower.  OP is talking about buying
components and assembling.

Side question:
    Did you have any problem installing Linux when the machine came with
    Windows 8/8.1?
-- 
William