Re: [TCLUG:6233] Builing A System

[schewe@tcfreenet.org]

On  2 Jun, Perry Hoekstra wrote:
> At 01:26 PM 6/1/99 -0500, you wrote:
>>I am about to build a new system from scratch, and this will be my first
>>time at this.  Does anyone have any motherboard recommendations to use.
>>I am not afraid to spend money if it is worth it.  Any other help on
>>peripherals would be appreciated.  I want to run Red Hat on this system
>>as well.  I have only used RH & Caldera.  I like RH the best.  Does
>>anyone have any comments on this. 
> 
> I liked the ASUS P2B-F motherboard, especially its emphasis on PCI slots
> versus ISA slots.  The LAN Admin/PC guy at the client I work for currently
> agreed with me (there is no better barometer of a person's intelligence
> than how often they agree with you) and built about six PCs using the ASUS
> P2B-F mb for developer use (including mine). The motherboard runs about
> $140.00
> 
I just built a dual P-II/III system and the two best boards for this
seem to be the Tyan Tiger and the ASUS dual board.  However the ASUS is
about $100 more and for no good reason, that anyone I talked to could
find.
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