> Date:    Thu, 5 Mar 1998 10:26:10 -0800
> From:    David Gillett <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Upgrade to P2 ?
>
> On  4 Mar 98 at 20:13, Kevin Guest wrote:
>
>  5)  If I stick to a board built around the Intel (440LX ?) chipset
should I
> > get reasonable performance ?  Local stockest has Tiger Cat 440LX,
Stingray
> > 440LX, Intel P2 AL440LX, Intel P2 AL440LXA in my price range, are
they any
> > good, is there a best one, or perhaps I should look else where for a
> > different one ?
>
>   I know of no PII boards built around any but the 440FX and 440LX
> sets, and the 440FX doesn't support SDRAM (and AGP).  440LX is your
> obvious choice.
>   Of these four, the AL440LX is the only one I'm familiar with.  I
> expect that the LXA is similar but with audio built in on the
> motherboard; losing a slot to AGP, this could be helpful.
>
> David G
>


I've got an Asustek P2L97 mobo (Intel 440FX chipset).
This mobo DOES support SDRAM and AGP !

Philippe