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Pastimes : Dream Machine ( Build your own PC ) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: okee-boy who wrote (36)	1/23/1998 12:45:00 AM
From: Zeuspaul	Respond to of 14778

>>I just need to upgrade my 5 yr. old PC and want the best this go around.<< For my first project I am considering upgrading my 486 33 240 MB clunker. You can get motherboards for under $100 and put a low end AMD chip in them at a reasonable price. I will probably add a 1.6 GB Harddrive too. Stay tuned Thanks for your interest, all input is welcome. I am certainly not an expert, I just enjoy the challenge. Regards Zeuspaul

To: okee-boy who wrote (36)	1/27/1998 12:19:00 AM
From: Zeuspaul	Respond to of 14778

Intel Motherboard...AND....Another nice open architecture PC site A search for the Intel Dakota DK440LX motherboard lead me to this open architecture PC site. It is worth a look neqx.com They have 13 preconfigured machines. Home PC..Web Surfer.3D game machine..etc each with a choice of CPU's. They also have a rather extensive collection of components at reasonable prices and a nice site layout. Their machines have a nice balance of motherboards. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Intel Dakota DK440LX Motherboard..At first look.I like it. It has Adaptec UW SCSI, sound and it is the first board I have found with on board ethernet. Sound and ethernet are an option (price with these options at the above site is $575. It can make use of one or two PII CPU's. The Intel motherboard site developer.intel.com for this board is the best I have found so far. They have extensive FAQ. I also downloaded the manual, the most comprehensive I have seen so far (102 pages). They have specific RAM specifications. The BIOS recognizes the specific type of.. SDRAM DIMM as long as it is 3.3V. They also have a list of RAM that has been tested on the board.