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To: chad@DCFinc.com, "Chad R. Larson" <chad@DCFinc.com>,
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Subject: Re: VIA chip set
Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 17:40:46 -0500
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On Wed, 05 Jul 2000, Chad R. Larson wrote:
> As I recall, Wilko Bulte wrote:
> > On Tue, Jul 04, 2000 at 03:03:46PM -0700, Chad R. Larson wrote:
> >> There might not be enough time for this, but:
> >> 
> >> The local Fry's Electronics is having a 4th of July one day sale.
> >> Featured is a 700MHz AMD Athlon barebones system, including
> >> 
> >>     Boxed AMD K7 CPU
> >>     mid tower ATX case with 300w power supply
> >>     and, most important, an installed motherboard
> >> 	VIA KX133 chipset
> >> 	1 AGP slot
> >> 	5 PCI slots
> >> 	1 ISA slot
> >> 	56K modem
> >> 	10/100 Ethernet
> >> 	Audio
> >> 	3 DIMM slots for PC-133 memory
> >> 
> >> One per customer, $399.  Today only.
> >> 
> >> Can anyone report results with the Athlon and the KX133 chipset?
> > 
> > Yes, works fine on my Abit KA7. But what MB is this offer?
> 
> Unknown.  I copied everything in the ad, and the guy on the phone didn't
> know.
> 
> Today there's a barebones that's even more bare (no ethernet, modem or
> audio).
> 
>     AMD Athlon 650MHz boxed CPU
>     AMD approved power supply and case.
>     FIC SD11 motherboard installed
>     floppy drive
> 
> One per customer at $279.
> 
> This might be a better choice if you're concerned about getting a
> supported sound or ethernet card.  I'd add in the 13GB Ultra DMA/66
> hard drive for $85...
> 
> Anyone veto the FIC MoBo?
> 
> 	-crl
> --
> Chad R. Larson (CRL15)   602-953-1392   Brother, can you paradigm?
> chad@dcfinc.com         chad@larsons.org          larson1@home.net   
> DCF, Inc. - 14623 North 49th Place, Scottsdale, Arizona 85254-2207
> 
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I don't know about Athlon FIC mobos, but FIC Super7 mobos will not allow you to
use 3dfx Voodoo3/3000.  I tried the 3dfx card in PA-2013 and VA-503A and
finally bought an EFA MATX mobo to use in my son's Win98SE machine.  He is an
avid Q3A player.


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