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You're right about the Abit mother board.  I have one running a 600 Mhz
Duron and it is just fine.  The motherboard allows for up to 133 bus but I
am running PC100 memory with no problems.  Very reliable.


"James Cory" <coryj.deadbody@deadbody.wartburg.edu> wrote in message
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> Mark Cohen: (Like the guy on Rent?)
>
> Wrote
> =========
> : I'm looking for both cost effectiveness and upgradeability.  Can
> anyone
> : recommend a good motherboard and CPU combination (AMD or Intel, I'm
> not
> : fussy).  Obviously I'd like to keep as much of the existing components
> as
> : possible, but I'm not averse to replacing the memory if needed.
>
> Replied
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> First and foremost, I would suggest that whatever processor you choose,
> you purchase a motherboard from a well respected company.  Asus, Abit,
> MSI, Tyan, AOpen, and Gigabyte are all pretty well respected and used by
> many people in this newsgroup, so you're likely to get help with
> whatever board you get.  I personally prefer the first two on that
> aforementioned list, but that's only because I've had the most
> experience with their boards.
>
> Secondly, you have a lot of choices in this matter.  If you want to keep
> your memory, a 100 MHz FSB PIII may be a good choice for you.  I had a
> friend who upgraded his 350 PII to an 800 MHz PIII (with the 100 MHz
> bus...be careful, there are some 800 processors that use the 133 bus)
> and the difference is like night and day.  MWave (www.mwave.com) has an
> 800 or an 850 PIII and an ASUS P3V4X motherboard for $327 (they're the
> same price...why would you buy the 800?).  I'm currently using this
> motherboard, and find it to be stable and full-featured.
>
> However, you could get an AMD Duron 850 and a comparable motherboard for
> $100 less, and still be able to use your memory (I think, if I am wrong,
> I'm sure somebody will correct me.  I've done mostly Intel systems.).
> This appears to be the most cost effective method, as a Duron 850 will
> be AT LEAST as fast as a PIII 800, if not faster.
>
> Whatever you do, good luck!
>
> Jim
>
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> "Mark Cohen" <adgn34@uk.uumail.com> wrote in message
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> : Here's the background:
> :
> : Current system:
> :     Chaintech 6BTM motherboard (slot 1)
> :     128M PC100 DIMM
> :     Pentium II 350
> :     Voodoo 3/3000
> :     Soundbalster live
> :     ISA Modem
> :     UDMA33 10.8G HD
> :     Ancient 8x CD drive
> :
> : The motherboard won't take coppermine processors, and the price of
> : non-coppermine PIIIs is crazy.  The solution seems to be to replace
> the
> : motherboard and processor in one go.
> :
> : I'm looking for both cost effectiveness and upgrability.  Can anyone
> : recommend a good motherboard and CPU combination (AMD or Intel, I'm
> not
> : fussy).  Obviously I'd like to keep as much of the existing components
> as
> : possible, but I'm not averse to replacing the memory if needed.
> :
> : On another front, once the new mobo and cpu are in place, would I need
> to
> : reinstall windows,  if I don't need to, then is it advisable to?
> :
> : Thanks for any help,
> :
> : Mark Cohen
> :
> :
>