-----Original Message----- Peeyush Chomal Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] Buying computer hardware...
- ASUS A7V400-MX SE
or 2. ASUS A7S8X-MX or
Don't know about Via's support for linux but SiS sucks. A7S8X is going to give you nightmares if you plan to run linux on top of it.
Yes, something is amiss with Asus, both the P4VP and the A7VM, flipped within 4-5months.
My experiences have been with ASUS A7S 266 VM which has gone bad twice an year and now the service centre are asking me to get distributor challan. I think buying from Rashi Peripherals (http://www.rptechindia.com) would be better considering they are among the distributors. As far as possible seek A7N8X motherboard.
All Asus, motherboards imported by Rashi, carry a 3 year warranty I beleive, I got both my motherboards, repaired/replaced by them. I send it through the dealer I had bought them from, and got it repaired in less 3 days. Complete pickup and drop-in by the dealer.
Regards, Peeyush