From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Date: Tue, 5 Sep 1995 03:35:03 -0400 From: Borja Marcos borjam@we.lc.ehu.es Subject: PC-clone hardware Topicbox-Message-UUID: 1fb49606-eac8-11e9-9e20-41e7f4b1d025 Message-ID: <19950905073503.M-LAbqDYlKzyllOqmnS_6BRmfN6eGN7Qg5YZJc0pVH8@z> > > In "What We Use - Last Updated 1-Aug-95", it says: > > Until recently we've used the AMI Enterprise IV: > > What have you been using recently? > > I'm thinking of getting a 486DX2-66, with 256K cache, but > I haven't been able to find any AMI motherboards around here yet. > > One store I visited told me "the brand of motherboard is usually > stated as the brand of CPU on it", which doesn't jive with > the above document since it lists an SiS chipset on the AMI board. > > What's more important to look for, the motherboard or cpu manufacturer? > > Intel and AMD seem to be popular in the local stores here, > which of those two would people recommend? > > The variety in PC hardware scares me - sorry if these are basic questions. > I think the CPU manufacturer is not important. As far as I know they are compatible. The problem arises, however, with the chipset. For example, I wouldn't recommend ALI chipsets. I have had real problems with this chipset. I think the OPTI chipset is a good one. Anyway, there are more important factors such as manufacturing quality. I have found that most of the motherboards currently sold are a piece of junk valid only for running MSDOS and Windows, incapable of running for a period of time without a reboot. The only answer is to test the motherboard you are going to use. Another problem is that most dealers change regularly their motherboards. Borja. > -- ******************************************************************* Borja Marcos | Preferred: borjam@we.lc.ehu.es Alangoeta, 11, 1. izq. | Others: borjamar@mx.sarenet.es 48990 - Algorta (Vizcaya) | 100015.3502@compuserve.com SPAIN | CIS: 100015,3502 ******************************************************************