Putting together a computer from old components
Spiros Bousbouras <[email protected]>
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The Intel management engine and the analogous from AMD creep me out so I want to put a computer together using old processors from before these facilities came into the picture. Operating system will be Linux. I already have AMD Sempron and Athlon processors and now I need the rest. www.pcupgrade.co.uk sells old motherboards. I have a few questions related to my endeavour : Is there any notion of compatibility between computer cases and motherboards ? If yes , how do I ensure that I get a case such that an old motherboard (one with an AM2 socket) fits ? Are there any issues related to my efforts I should be aware of ? I mean issues specific to putting a computer together from old parts. The only experience I have in putting a computer together is adding components to a barebones computer but I've never done it from scratch. -- vlaho.ninja/prog