On 8/18/1998 Bobby Herring wrote: > >I have an old 486/66 I would like to upgrade without spending >a lot of money. From various vendors, I have found the following: >Atrend ATC-5030 mobo using the 430TX chipset . . . > >I will use my existing hard drive, floppy, sound card, >cd, monitor and case. . . . > >Does this sound like a workable combination? Bob: This sounds like fine bang-for-the-buck solution. The choice of the motherboard is the most important decision. If you have researched the Atrend and it is a quality board that fits your needs, then you have chosen well. One thing you might consider is buying a new case and floppy and putting all the new parts into the new case (along with your existing hard drive, sound card, and CDROM). This way, you'd have a 486 system unit you could possibly sell or use. Also, if you get all the parts from the same vendor, then you have a barebones system and you can ask for a warranty on the entire package. Moreover, if the parts are not compatible with each other, you won't get the old run-around of: "The board I sold you is fine; this other part you bought elsewhere is the problem..." It may cost a little more but the savings in time and effort will be worth the price difference. Regards, John Chin