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Date: | Sat, 25 Jul 1998 10:12:16 -0600 |
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Hi Chuck,
> I am looking for a motherboard and am
>willing to spend $100-$150. I'm not
>using a Pentium II and probably don't need
>AGP, but it couldn't hurt to
>have it. It must support socket 7 and
>hopefully chip speeds up to 400-500?MHz for
>continued usability. What are some possible
>options for the best motherboards in this
>price range?
FIC makes the VA-503+ that fits the criterion. I bought mine for $103. It
uses the VIA VP3 chipset and has 1mb L2 cache. It also supports the 100mhz
bus (as well as 66-75-83 and undocumented 112mhz). It has a 5X jumper, so
theoretically it could run at 500mhz. It also supports the 2X AGP. I
bought mine locally but I have seen it at tccomputers.com for $99. This is
my 3rd FIC motherboard and bought the previous 2 boards from TC computers
(PA-2007 & VA-503). I have been very happy with the FIC motherboards. If
you are planning on going with the ATX form, then FIC makes the PA-2013 but
does not support the 100mhz bus. BTW, I am running an AMD K6-2/3D 300mhz
CPU on the VA-503+, so if you were looking at the K6-2 CPU line it will
support it.
Good luck in your search,
LaMont
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