Motherboards Suitability/Reliability

[Yannis G. Lazarou]

Hi, RedHat Linux users!   I have to choose the most appropriate motherboards for two systems that will run Linux Redhat 7.1 or 7.2 with the following specifications: 1. System A: Intel P4 2GHz, Memory: 1GB 800 MHz RDRAM, Adaptec AHA-29160 Ultra 160 SCSI Controller. 2. System B: Intel P4 1.8GHz, Memory: 1GB 333 DDR, Adaptec AHA-29160 Ultra 160 SCSI Controller,     Both systems would have a Seagate Cheetah 36.7 GB 15Krpm SCSI ST336752LW Hard Disk.   For System A, I am faced with two options offered by the local stores: a) Intel Maryville OEM (with RDRAM, 850 Chipset) and b) GigaByte GA-8ITXE   and again with two options for System B: a) P4 ASUS P4S533/PA (ATX-FSB533-Chipset) b) GigaByte GA-8IRX   Both systems will run under extreme computational demands (weeks of uninterrupted processing required). Does anyone have any (happy or miserable!) experience using these motherboards under Linux RedHat (for version 7.1 or higher) ? Is there a possibility that any of the above combinations could be unreliable ? Can anyone tell me if I should insist on or turn down a particular motherboard ?   Thanks in advance!   Yannis G. Lazarou