Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 17:40:46 -0500 From: David Uhring <duhring@charter.net> To: chad@DCFinc.com, "Chad R. Larson" <chad@DCFinc.com>, wilko@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: VIA chip set Message-ID: <00070517434901.00755@dave.uhring.com> In-Reply-To: <200007052211.PAA29251@freeway.dcfinc.com> References: <200007052211.PAA29251@freeway.dcfinc.com>
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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 > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message 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. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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