[KLUG Members] AGP problem (maybe?)

[Adam Tauno Williams]

>I am thinking about getting a new mainboard.  I currently have an AMD
>K6-2 550 CPU.  Would it make sense to keep the CPU and look for a mainboard
>that supports it or abandon the whole setup for a new one?  I wouldn't mind
>spending around $100.

IMHO, I'd scrap it.  That is a socket 7 CPU (yes?) and not very current.  I'd 
move to something all around more current, and I'd avoid AGP.  The performance 
benefit is dubious and it adds alot of complexity (YAB, yet another bus).  Get 
a pure PCI board, no ISA, etc...

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