A few opinions - KIII 450 should be good and fast (especially if not being
used for gaming).  I would recommend a FIC board rather than the ASUS
though.  The ASUS uses the ALI chipset which in some cases has had
compatibility problems with AGP cards.  By all means upgrade to at least 64
MB RAM as well.  I know we all think of these things as gaming cards, but
the VOODOO3 2000 card is a VERY good 2D card (probably the fastest non
professional card available today) and is widely available with 16 MB for
less than $129.00.  PLUS the Voodoo based cards have demonstrated the best
compatibility with Super7 boards for the AMD chips, which you mentioned as
important.  The TNT based cards have had some difficulties.  If you're not
into gaming (or serious 3D) the standard TNT (Viper 550 or Blaster TNT) with
16 MB will be about half the price of the V770 and probably give you all the
performance you need. Good Luck and Have FUN!

Dan Shaughnessy


> I finally broke down and decided to build a new system, 2 megs of video
> RAM wasn't cuttin' it anymore.
>
> I decided on AMD K-6-III 450, ASUS PSA board, my 32 megs of SDRAM can be
> transferred along with my 2 G harddrive (temporarily).  I'm not into
> gaming or great sound so an ESS PCI sound card and a 770 (?) video card
> were suggested, reading the multitudes of reviews is making my head
> implode. I was told compatibility issues were very important here.
> Could someone recommend something known for it's ease, preferably 16
> megs?
>

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