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To: Jim McMannis who wrote (94811)	2/23/2000 6:10:00 PM
From: Dan3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1570913

Re: try a MSI 6195 K7Pro if you need 6 PCI and super bypass enabled... Hi Jim, The next machines we get in should have the 6195 (that I investigated per your suggestion) - I'll post immediately if there are any "issues." We've been very happy with the MSI6167, enough so that I'm sticking with MSI instead of specing Asus, which used to be my preferred board. Regards, Dan

To: Jim McMannis who wrote (94811)	2/23/2000 9:41:00 PM
From: crazyoldman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1570913

Hello Jim, Re: You might try a MSI 6195 K7Pro... Yes, Jim I did look at the MSI 6195 K7Pro and gave it real consideration. I finally decided on the ASUS K7M based on their reputation for building solid stable boards. I've read a lot of good comments about the MSI 6195 K7Pro and it seems equally good, maybe even easier to setup. The ASUS K7M motherboard seems to have a reputation of fast and stable but NOT a board for the first time builder. I really never built a machine before the three Athlons, but I do have a grasp of the fundamentals. I'm not tying to toot my horn here, but it was easier than I thought it might be. There's nothing like watching your new baby take off and start running. The first of the three Athlon machines went to a real *power user. He has a zip drive and a HP scanner both hooked up through USB ports, is connected to a LAN and outside world via proxy server, and has a CD burner. I've seen him run the CD burner at the same time he's got a couple of web pages open, one web page playing videos, all while downloading email, receiving ICQ messages, and scanning a page. He's also editing web pages using Frontpage. I consider him to be the head animal of all power users. He used to have a PeeWee II 400 MHz machine. He would hang it all the time and seldom if ever would be able to do a clean shut down at the end of the day no matter how many times he would have to reboot during the day. Since he got the Athlon 700 sitting in that Asus K7M motherboard he has not* gotten a single BSD (blue screen of death), not one hang, and always has clean shut downs. Oh, did I mention, those Athlon 700 MHz machines really fly? Such observations lead to my comments about how smooth the Athlon is. All day this computer jams huge amounts of code and data through it and never hits a bump! Never!!! I think such performance and reliability is unusual and exceptional! I've never seen anything like it on a desktop. With that kind of observation and experience it's going to be real hard for me to look at other motherboards (even though I should least I become old, hehe). The really great thing here is the fact that there are many choices of quality motherboards. I think I saw a site the other day mention that there's 64 motherboards either here, now or coming shortly. My own experience makes me believe the Athlon's groundswell of support and demand is just beginning. Really great Athlon processors that can really be bought right now (not sometime in the future), really great motherboards and really great systems. The blind on Wall Street seem to be unaware of what's going on here. They won't be blind for long, this thing is too good!!! The Athlon is a real heavy hitter!!! Kindest regards, CrazyMan P.S. Did I mention I like the processor?