Hear hear on the PCChips. If you have to buy one, buy 3 - that way you may get one that works.
-Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Litt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 4:09 PM Subject: Re: [TriLUG] Hardware reccomendations? > On Monday 31 January 2005 03:59 pm, Kevin Flanagan wrote: > > LUGGERS, > > > > > > I'm looking to get a cheap (not much over $100) motherboard / processor > > upgrade. > > > > I have some PC266 memory, and would like to use that, I have a case to put > > it in, with power supply etc. > > > > > > I'm inclined to go with AMD processors, mostly because of price, and have > > had good experience with them. > > > > > > The questions are, > > > > - Has anyone got such an animal left over from upgrades? > > - Have you got a reccomendation to look for, or stay away from? > > This is one man's opinion, but I no longer buy PCChips mobos even if they're > free. To me, the time lost from the uncertainties of installing a PCchips > mobo is more costly than the money to buy an Asus or Abit. Here at > Troubleshooters.Com, you can't get fired for buying Asus or Abit. > > That being said, many friends whose opinions I respect like PCchips. > > SteveT > > Steve Litt > Founder and acting president: GoLUG > http://www.golug.org > -- > TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug > TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ > TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ > TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc > -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc
