On Tue, 26 Mar 2002 01:57:51 +0800 "Tom Wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi all, > > I am going to be building me a new PC here soon and I was wondering if > anyone out there has some advice on which motherboards and/or chipsets > that should be avoided or cause problems. I am hoping to get a P4 or > AMD XP with a low end clock speed so I have the option to plug a > higher powered chip in it later. > > A google search revealed some issues about ECS(?) motherboards and I > think I've heard that the VIA chipset can be troublesome. > > I wanted to hear from some of you all, who's opinions I value, on your > own experiences good or bad with motherboards and chipsets. Which > ones to look at and which to avoid all together. I've been very happy with the Shuttle AK31 socket A, DDR motherboard (266MHz FSB) / Athlon T-Bird 1.4GHz combination thus far. It uses the VIA KT266, VT8366/VT8233 chipset and thus far, in six months of 7x24 operation (seti@home, httpd), I've yet to experience any problems. HTH, -- Myles Green Calgary AB Canada Alberta Linux Step by Step Mirror: http://mylesg.homelinux.net/ -- Hardware, n.: The parts of a computer system that can be kicked. _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
