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Group: uk.adverts.computer · Group Profile
Author: MultithreadedMultithreaded Date: Apr 29, 2008 05:37
On Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:20:40 +0100, fwibbler
thedeathzone.free-online.co.uk> wrote:
>This is all IMO but:
>I found less problems with the AGP support of the Via chipset.
>Also, it works better with high amounts of RAM (256MB or above).
That is useful to know. I'll be running with 256MB in two DIMMs.
>Out of interest, I there any reason it has to be an AT board?
>I say this because ATX cases can be had for very little and you a slightly
>better choice of ATX motherboards including mATX.
I just happen to have a battered (and singed!) old AT case already. I
do actually have an ATX case, too, but that has no PSU.
>I rate the AOpen AX59 Pro as the best Socket 7 motherboard with the FIC
>PA2013 close behind (bearing in mind its AGP power supply problems with
>power hungry AGP cards).
I have used an AOpen AT board in the past and it was fine. I cannot
remember what happened to that, but it wouldn't have supported a
500MHz K6-2.
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