What is a good board for a K62/533?

[EQTitan]

I found an old K62/533 and would like to build a small file server.

 

[EQTitan]

anyone...

 

[XMan]

http://store.yahoo.com/justdeals/amdso7mo.html

This place lists several in stock, but they don't have very good ratings. I don't see any others on Pricewatch.

 

[imported_Kiwi]

Originally posted by: EQTitan
I found an old K62/533 and would like to build a small file server.

There are quite a good number of Socket 7 MB's being sold on eBay for small bids, but they are mixed about 60/40 in favor of AT and Baby AT, over ATX, which could reduce the options on cases somewhat. I've just assembled an oldie with a K6-2/450 in a Biostar M5ALA MB, which overall was good for what it will be used for, with one exception. I like to have plenty of RAM, and that one maxes out at 384.

It's an oddity about that board, since most of the ALi Aladdin chipset MB's from other brands seemed willing to accept up to 768 MB. I sorta wish I'd have had Asus' (see that "Just Deals" link in the last reply before mine), or Gigabyte's incarnation with the same chip set. My impression of the boards available was that 500 MHz was pretty widely referenced as the max speed for even the newest of the Socket 7 boards.


:frown:

 

[jlbenedict]

Asus P5A

 

[marmasatt]

who doesn't have five of these in their basement?........🙂

 

[dexvx]

Better bet is to go down to the local store for clearance items.

 

[EQTitan]

I don't have a basement =) (any more)

I'll be setting up a file server from my garage (Data house *laugh*)

 

[0roo0roo]

hm rare, it might be cheaper to get a cheap m/b cpu combo at frys.