I just built a new system with:
 
Gigabyte M59SLI-S5 MB
AMD X2 5200+ CPU
2GB Corsair XM2 DDR2 800 Ram
EVGA 7950GT 256mb pci-e Video
2 WD 160GB SATA2 HDD (RAID zero)
1 WD 250GB SATA2 HDD (Storage)
Samsung SH-S162L DVD-burner
 
I installed XP without any problems. But when I tried to install linux, it just stopped. I tried Mandriva 2007 Powerpack+, 2007 Free, 2006 Free, One, Ubuntu 6.1.0(both 32 & 64 bit), Kubuntu 6.1.0 (both 32 & 64), Knoppix(not sure what version), and they all just stopped.
 
The Knoppix and Ubuntu gave a vague error about the kernel not being able to load because of APIC or AIPC.
 
I went into the bios and tried to disable that, but I couldn't find it.
 
I mainly use Linux for the internet and listening to my music, I just don't trust XP enough to surf the net.
 
I was thinking that maybe the MB chipset wasn't supported(590SLI).
 
Any other ideas or help would be great.