Wanting to build a PII slot1 system..Need advice, and good dealer recomendations..

[BeatleBoy]

Hey guys I am wanting to build a budget system for my kids and have decided on a PII 233-400 base. I like the value of the slot 1 cpu/mobo (found a pII 233/512 L2 for $12.00 and Gainward Mobo for $19 or with onboard sound for $35) and I already have a 128 mb stick of sdRAM to use for it. I have been checking Ebay and pricewatch and have found some good deals but it just seems there has to be a few dealers out there who specialize in out of date hardware that is still in retail boxes or factory new at dirt cheap prices. Any recomendations?? Also I think I will use an STB 128 velocity 4mb agp video card or similar 8mb card and a SB awe32 or 64 sound card. I have never dealt with a slot one cpu before so is there anything I need to know before installing?? Any helpful advice would be greatly appreciated!!! Thanks in advance.

 

[Plester]

the FS/FT forum right here at good ol' anandtech - look no further! seriously - best place to find good quality older hardware.

 

[tinman101]

If you can get ahold of a Asus P2L97 and 300 or 333 PII you would really be smokin for a PII system. My kids both us this set-up and have no problems and a lot of fun with them whether it be gaming or just Web surfing. They are set up with Radeon 32MB DDR video, Turtle Beach Sound, 256 mg SDRAM, and 20 Gig HDs.