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To: d. alexander who wrote (3766)	11/28/1998 5:13:00 PM
From: Cheeky Kid	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14778

my Dell XPS R 450 has 4 PCI slots, I AGP and 2 ISA.

To: d. alexander who wrote (3766)	11/28/1998 7:38:00 PM
From: Howard R. Hansen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14778

Can anyone suggest a unit with more than 3 open PCI slots? (& preferably AGP onboard)? One good way to get more PCI slots is to get a computer that uses an ABIT BH6 motherboard. It has one AGP slot, five PCI slots and two ISA slots. One of the PCI slots is shared with an ISA slot. For a review of the ABIT BH6 see bxboards.pair.com However, I don't know of any brand name computer manufacturers who use the ABIT BH6 motherboard. If you want a computer with a BH6 motherboard you will have to either build it yourself or get an assembler to build one for you. Clarence has spent a lot of time lately looking for an assembler to build a computer and I bet he can give you a lot of good recommendations. The ABIT BH6 motherboard has received a lot of good reviews and is very popular with over clockers. If you want more than 5 PCI slots you are looking at server motherboard and they are very pricey.

To: d. alexander who wrote (3766)	11/28/1998 9:24:00 PM
From: Zeuspaul	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 14778

Black Cases and PCI slots California PC has black cases calpc.com These are quality cases. They are expensive relative to other cases. About $170 and you need to add a power supply. There are a lot of cases with power supply +/- $100. I am sure there are other black cases but you will not find many. Another problem with black is components. You will have trouble finding black CDROM and floppy drives to match the case. How much are you willing to pay for black?:) You will find that the total number of expansion slots in the ATX format is seven. That includes AGP, PCI, and ISA. Some computers will have less but forget about finding more...tough to configure more slots. Some boards will have more PCI slots but will therefore have fewer ISA slots. Many boards a generation ago had 5 PCI slots. AGP came along and the five slot boards turned into four slot boards and one AGP. As Howard mentioned the ABIT is probably the best 5 PCI slot board on the market now. There are other options as you need a network card. The ASUS P2B L has onboard LAN and 4 PCI slots. TCcomputers is a good place to look at pictures of mobos and prices. tccomputers.com Tyan makes a six PCI slot board but again as Howard mentioned you pay. The TYAN S1836DLU THUNDER has six PCI tyan.com If you want SCSI capability it is not such a bad deal as the SCSI is onboard. This board is $500 vs $200 for the ASUS with onboard LAN and $140 for the ABIT with five PCI slots. What's the latest on the Matrox multimonitor card? I recall some discussion but price? has it been released? Zeuspaul