Best Cheap Mobo/CPU for Gentoo?

[bosshoff]

Hello,
I have been working with Gentoo for about six months on and off. I have tried all kinds of distros (as evinced by my vast collection of once-used cd-r's) and I can't find any that compare with Gentoo. The emerge system alone is a godsend, compared to rpms and source-dependency scouring.
At any rate, I am looking to upgrade my secondary system. It always seems that I pick the least-compatible motherboard for the O/S I want to run, so now, since I am in no rush, I would like to find the best motherboard for the money I am willing to spend. Since this is a secondary system, I wouldn't like to go above $50 for the motherboard and $50 for the processor. I am going to be using the system for a backup computer (nice to have one when you need to look up documentation during an install ), and at most a small-load server.
Though I am primarily an AMD fan, I would be willing to switch to Intel if a product fit these constraints. So, if you have any ideas, or any sites that offer such comparisons, I await your replies with anticipation. Thanks for your time.

P.S.: I already have 512 MB of PC2100 memory from a computer I fried a few weeks ago, in case anyone is going to suggest a mobo with other memory requirements.

EDIT: And I almost forgot, the motherboard manufacturer's level of Linux support is very important to me. I've been burned by ASUS in this respect before, and I wouldn't like to repeat such circumstances.
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[mpsii]

my recommendation would be an nForce2 with the DDR400 support with the onboard soundstorm sound system and the fastest Athlon XP you can find.

not sure about the new Semprons compared to an athlon xp.
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Michael

[ewan.paton]

assuming you want to stick with the ram then its most likely any board that old will be fine for linux compatabilty, just make sure you get one that supports athlon xp processors as there a bit hard to come buy.

if you can sell the ram on{1} then i would and get a nforce board as ddr ram is a lot more compatibile for future upgrades

{1} not as hard as you might think, apparently crucial make more money on old ram than the high end stuff
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[bosshoff]

Sorry if there was confusion...the RAM I have is DDR, it's PC2100.

I'll have to look into those NForce boards. Thanks for the input.
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"It is not possible for people to give fair and just advice to the state, if they are not exposing their own children to the same danger when they advance a risky policy." - Thucydides

[ewan.paton]