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  1. June 22nd, 2001, 06:53 AM #1
    jimerhardt2
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    Post Looking for a good SLOT 1 MB

    I have 2 ASUS P3BF boards currently that are running a P3-500 and a P3-850. I am wanting to upgrade the kids P2-300 slot 1 which is now running on a Super Micro older LX with a BX board and the P3BF boards are nearly impossible to find now. So I'm wanting suggestions on either a cheaper board for the kids or another quality board for myself.
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  2. June 22nd, 2001, 10:38 AM #2
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    I don't know Slot1 motherboard better than ASUS P3BF. May be, ABIT BE6-II,but that board isn't cheap also. <IMG SRC="smilies/wink.gif" border="0"> So, I would suggest to upgrade Your own computer instead.
    And,once again,ASUS or ABIT board with AMD TB 1GGz+ would be nice choice.
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  3. June 22nd, 2001, 10:56 AM #3
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    Slot 1 boards with a bx chipset are very hard to find new now since Intel stopped manufacturing the bx chipset almost 1/2 a year ago.
    The only slot 1/socket370 combo board that I know is still for sale brand new at some locations is the Tyan Trinity 400. But it uses a via chipset.
    Ebay has a lot of postings of bx boards for sale.
    As Ruslan mentioned there, maybe you might want to invest in a duron/tbird upgrade instead. But you will need an amd approved p.s. to run those. Plus many motherboards do not have any ISA slots on them. You'll need to upgrade to a PCI slot if you have any devices attached to an isa slot.
    For me, I was lucky. 2 months I found a p3bf board from a store that was clearing out old stock at reduced prices. I'm enjoying my board running in my system right now as I type this post. You might be lucky if some place has older stock still kicking around where you live.
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  4. June 22nd, 2001, 11:04 AM #4
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    I have to add to the vote o' confidence given by the other folks here, I think you already have one of the best in the P3B-F. It was one of our top boards for almost half a year in terms of sales and I almost never had quality issues with it. I'd prefer to find a used one on Ebay almost over buying something else.
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  5. June 22nd, 2001, 12:11 PM #5
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    ASUS P3V4X upgradeable to P3 1000, the best
    slot one board on the market.....
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  6. June 23rd, 2001, 12:44 AM #6
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    I'd actually go with the Abit SH6
    http://www.abit.com.tw/eng/product/mb/sh6.htm


    it is very hard to find and I;m not sure in production anymore..

    but it's the Best Slot 1 you can buy..
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