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From: Borja Marcos borjam@we....
Subject: PC-clone hardware
Date: Tue, 5 Sep 1995 03:35:03 -0400

> 
> 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.
> 


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