Subject: Re: Inexpensive motherboard recommendations
To: Dave Camp <dave@thinbits.com>
From: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@tensor.3miasto.net>
List: port-i386
Date: 04/10/2003 10:43:22
> Having just returned a motherboard with the SiS 746/963 chipset which I
> could not get to work at all (even with the latest SiS patches from
> Manuel, which were much appreciated), I'm looking for a replacement.
>
> My only requirements (mostly because these are the components I bought
> to go with the other motherboard):
>   - Takes Athlon 2100 XP+ processor
>   - Takes PC2700 DDR RAM
>   - 2 IDE channels (two HD's and a CD-ROM)
>   - 10/100 ethernet
>   - USB would be nice, but not mandatory.
>   - Cost less than $80...
>
> I was looking at a ECS L7VTA using the VIA KT400 chipset ($66 from

avoid VIA. ever