AMD or Intel

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Which would I be most happy with for speed?
I'll have 128 meg PC100 RAM, and Window$98.
Will be doing a complete new install on new 12.1 gig HD.

I have a cheap mobo that supports K6-2 and an AT pwr supp. I know I need a new mobo and Pwr supp for the PII.

I want to get an ASUS mobo either way.
Do I get the mobo to support the K6-2 400 or should I go for the ATX pwr Supp/case, mobo, and PII 400?
There's a huge diff in price, although I may be able to stretch the budget to get the PII if it's really worth it.
Your thoughts?

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[Jody]

maybe get a socket 1 with a 370 adapter
abit bx6 good for over clocking
asus p2b-f more stable both good up to
PIII 500 look around 120.00 to 150.00

[cableman]

maybe get a socket 1 with a 370 adapter

abit bx6 good for over clocking

asus p2b-f more stable both good up to

PIII 500 look around 120.00 to 150.00

I have the P2B-F 4dimms over gig mem PC100

5PCI 2ISA 1AGP I love this

boardhttp://www.asus.com/products/Specs/MB/p2b-f-Spec.asp

[wyrmrider]

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is your AT case QUALITY
do not get a cheep ATX case power regulation is terrible and source of random unrepeatable problems

Is your inexpensive motherboard 100mhz?
if it is and you have pc 100 memory get an amd 350 and set it up at 4 x 100 with a good fan

going ATX slot 1 would be a major change
It will always bee cheeper later
wait for the CAMEO (or competive) chipset if you can DMA 66 AGP 4x etc etc

If you get a BX board get one with seperate clock and voltage adjustment
We use SOLTEK boards about $80
wyrmrider

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I hopped over to www.winreviews.com (http://www.winreviews.com) and checked up on things.
I really do want an ASUS or A-bit mobo. How does the SOLTEK board compare, I haven't found any reviews on it?
My system now is running 100mhz (333 AMD K6-2 at 3.5x100) with PC100 SDRAM.
Stepping up to AMD 350 is not what I want to do. I'll go straight to the 400 if it's worth it. Then try O/Cing to 4.5x100.
Back to my orig question, do I go for the AMD K6-2/400 or get a new case, pwr supp, mobo, and PII/400?

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Just checked at Tom's Hardware. Read all the reviews on BX mobos. Here's the scoop:

Here's the list of the world's very best 440BX chipset motherboards!

Asus P2B (compatibility, overclocking, support)
AOpen AX6B (features, memory compatibilityy, overclocking, support)
Chaintech 6BTM (memory compatibility)
EPoX EP-61 BXA-M (features, performance)
MSI MS-6119 (features, performance)
All boards have in common that they should run very problem free, fast and reliable. Support means that the manufacturer does a lot to fix known bugs by providing actual BIOSes regularly.

So ASUS it is!
Now as to which chip?


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[wyrmrider]

Hey everyone upgrades sooner or later
your choice is to spend $70 on an amd 350-->400 now and then go to a 133mhz agp 4x dma 66 board end of year
(we would like to see new boards with a divider for 133 mhz bus or seperate agp clock)

or
go to a BX board now with new case cpu power supply etc celeron 300 at 100 mhz woks well gives 450
GET A QUALITY POWER SUPPLY

were keeping our money in our pocket for now
will get agp 4x video cards and agp 4x motherboards later

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Found a Celery PPGA 333 for $29 !!!
Just had to buy.
Found a Socket 370 board with adapter and onboard sound for $89.
It's a Matsonic. Anyone ever heard of it?
Looks like a good board, with multiplier settings in BIOS, and 66 or 100 bus.
Any idea what speed I can reasonably expect from this setup without going too high on voltage?

Maybe I should sell this off, and get PII? It will fit in this board. Hmmm...

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[Darren Wilson]

I have both an Asus P2B & a Giga-Byte GA6-BXE. Both boards are very good, with the Giga-byte better for overclocking PII & PIII chips whilst the P2B is better for the Celeron's ( because the Giga-Byte does not support the Celeron ). I have tried the Abit range of boards, and yes the options are there for the overclocker but the BIOS' tend to be a bit buggy. Have found a quality board for the PPGA370 chips in the Giga-Byte GA6-LX7 ( i440LX ) which with a 366 Celeron clocks very nicely @ 5.5x83MHz ( 456MHz ) VERY STABLE and that is with a Banshee!!!!!!!!!

I hae noticed that the Giga-Byte boards are not getting reviewed most sites I visit but I cannot sing their praises high enough. I used t be an Asus man through & through but I am now rethinking my choices.

As for the PSU question I agree, do not get a cheap PSU. I have seen so many problems such as random resets for no reason , IDE Hard disks failing when an extra cooling fan is installed, etc. Anything less than 250W is not worth thinking about especially with todays high drain cards, such as the TNT & Banshee's.

BTW, the PIII 500 runs sweet as a nut @ 560MHz ( 5 x 112 ) on the Giga-Byte GA6-BXE and it has 4 DIMM, 5 PCI and supports upto 133MHz FSB!!!!!!! I am now waiting for the Ultra TNT2 & PC133 SDRAM so that I can clock it @ 133 x 5!!!!!!!!!

I'll keep you all informed.

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