> the FIC VA-503+ is a nice board for super socket 7. make sure you getPC-100
> quality ram if your going to run 100mhz bus.
>
Agreed on the FIC board. I just used the Soyo as an example. Mostly
because it's easier to setup then the FIC. BTW you can run your RAM at
66mhz instead of 100mhz with the FIC board. Save you some money as
opposed to buying PC 100 RAM which is more expensive.
>
> i am using this board and have had nothing but pleasant experiences. i run
> aAMD K6-233, no overclocking. i have a friend who runs his with a
> AMD K6-266 clocked to 300 with absolute stability so far.
>
> the Abit will run on AT or ATX power. there are cases available that haveATX
> power with the ability to fit AT boards. mine has plates that will fit
> different forms. so you have that flexibility.
Okay! So I'm a little biased towards Abit here as well. I run the same
Abit TX5. Love it! Great board. I run an AMD K6 300 currently at
342mhz (5x66mhz, turbo enabled). Runs fine. I can run WinNT 4 or Linux
at the 366 (approx) setting with no problems, as well as run both of
those OS's at 4x75 and 4.5x75 with no crashes or other weird
happenings. In a word - stable. Win98 gets hung loading the desktop at
the higher bus speeds. I do have good RAM though. Corsair SDRAM, 64mb,
and a Matrox Mill II, 8mb, PCI. I use this in an AT case 'cause mine
has a drawer module and it's a nice case so I had no reason to move to
ATX yet.
> a matrox mystique has 4 megs, is supported by linux, and can be had for $60.
>
Agreed here as well. Nice card and inexpensive. Renders nice images
and renders them FAST (230mhz RAMDAC).
James
