[NTLUG:Discuss] New hardware for Linux

[Christopher Cox]

On 11/21/2012 05:04 PM, Leroy Tennison wrote:
> Looking to replace my mostly office automation home PC.  Comparing Intel i3 2100
> vs AMD FX-4300, seems their "real" performance is close to equivalent (within a
> few percent) in simple situations. However, I would like to play with
> virtualization.  What I'm reading is that AMD's FX series performance varies
> significantly compared to Intel from single-threaded (poor) to multi-threaded
> (good).  With the cost differential being $10-20 or $20-40 including motherboard
> it doesn't seem that should be the issue.  Looking for any other input before
> making a decision.
>
> Also, any input on motherboard quality would be appreciated, right now I'm
> looking $50-$100 cost solutions unless someone can point out a significant
> reason to go higher.  I'm seeing ASRock, ASUS, BIOSTAR, Gigabyte, Intel and MSI
> as possibilities.

Possibly bigger issue would be 3rd gen Core processor, integrated GPU, etc... do 
research first...