Looking for a real good socket 7 board

TomW · 03-16-2006, 10:47 PM

Hello, I would like to hear what some of you think are the best ATX style socket 7 mother boards. I would like 3 dimm slots and be able to handle a K6-III+ CPU. I have a Jmark J-542C now, Not real happy with the way it runs. It has only 2 dimm slots so I can't add much memory to it.

Its for my old junk put together PC so I don't want to spend a bunch of money on a different type of CPU and that stuff.

I see allot of socket 7 boards on Ebay but I don't want to buy something without a little knowlege about the different ones.

The other boards I have run is the biostar M5ALA, they worked pretty good but I had 3 of them and every one had problems and didn't last very long.

I remember reading a list of the better socket 7 boards a year or two ago but I don't remember where I saw it.

Tom

reggie_da_man · 03-17-2006, 07:10 AM

Honestly, good luck finding one.

Apokalipse · 03-17-2006, 08:46 AM

you'd be real hard pressed trying to find A socket 7 motherboard nowadays

but anyway, for a K6-III, you will need a super socket 7 board. not a normal socket 7 board

zmatt · 03-17-2006, 03:31 PM

LOL i think some versions of pentiums use socket 7!

jorsoft03 · 03-17-2006, 04:20 PM

apokalipse is right you'll need a super socket 7 board. ebay is the only place I know of to get one. My advice is to buy a mobo from a manufacturer you've heard of before and from a good seller.

MrZucchiniHead · 03-17-2006, 08:14 PM

i love the old socket 7 things, i love my pentium MMX, lol it boots faster then my dell cause the hard drive is empty exept for the OS and nothing loads at the start.

TomW · 03-17-2006, 08:37 PM

I realise super socket 7, I figured that went without saying when I said K6-III+ cpu.

jorsoft03 · 03-17-2006, 10:17 PM

Most socket 7/super socket 7 boards that I've come across have a limit of 64mb or 128mb of memory, none of them having more than 2 DIMM slots. That said I really can't recommend a specific board for you.

TomW · 03-17-2006, 11:32 PM

As of this morning this pc is running a 128 and a 256 dimms. I was just playing games that would freeze the thing up before and it worked great. I also installed a Jaton 3D Force B-32 plus AGP vid card today and now have 32 bit color on this old pile of junk. As near as I can tell this is basicaly the same card as a NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 M64 card.

I did some searching and found a few super 7 boards with 3 dimm slots. I hear the FIC PA 2013 is a good one.

The old Biostar M5ALA v.2 board that came in this PC originaly had 3 dimm slots, but like I said I had 3 of those boards die in a 4 years so I gave up on them. I have a Jmark J-542C because a local computer place had it laying around for a couple years and he gave me a real deal on it, brand new in the box for $30.

Its not a full ATX size so I had to mod the case a little to make it fit.

TomW · 03-17-2006, 11:46 PM

Here is a list of stuff on this old junk PC.

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03-16-2006, 10:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
TomW True Techie Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 161	Looking for a real good socket 7 board Hello, I would like to hear what some of you think are the best ATX style socket 7 mother boards. I would like 3 dimm slots and be able to handle a K6-III+ CPU. I have a Jmark J-542C now, Not real happy with the way it runs. It has only 2 dimm slots so I can't add much memory to it. Its for my old junk put together PC so I don't want to spend a bunch of money on a different type of CPU and that stuff. I see allot of socket 7 boards on Ebay but I don't want to buy something without a little knowlege about the different ones. The other boards I have run is the biostar M5ALA, they worked pretty good but I had 3 of them and every one had problems and didn't last very long. I remember reading a list of the better socket 7 boards a year or two ago but I don't remember where I saw it. Tom __________________ Drag racer and snowmobiler trying to learn computers.

03-17-2006, 07:10 AM	#2 (permalink)
reggie_da_man Master Techie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,576	Honestly, good luck finding one. __________________

03-17-2006, 08:46 AM	#3 (permalink)
Apokalipse Multicellular Eukaryote Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 12,762	you'd be real hard pressed trying to find A socket 7 motherboard nowadays but anyway, for a K6-III, you will need a super socket 7 board. not a normal socket 7 board __________________ 1 + 1 = 3 if you define 3 as a result of 1 + 1

03-17-2006, 03:31 PM	#4 (permalink)
zmatt The Bulldog Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,887	LOL i think some versions of pentiums use socket 7! __________________ "Commin at ya with 8,000lbs of laser guided pwnage!" I own 2 Intels, 2 AMDs and 2 Power Pcs. Do you see a pattern? Never call me a fanboy

03-17-2006, 04:20 PM	#5 (permalink)
jorsoft03 Moderator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: White Bear Lake, MN Posts: 3,218	apokalipse is right you'll need a super socket 7 board. ebay is the only place I know of to get one. My advice is to buy a mobo from a manufacturer you've heard of before and from a good seller. __________________ Intel Q6600 (NEW!) 2GB 667mhz Ram Intel DG965WH Mobo ATI x1950 XTX 250gb WD Sata HD 2x NEC dvd burners 600-watt Thermaltake psu Samsung 226BW LCD I Survived Mod Mania Madness '08 And All I got Was This Extra Line in My Sig

03-17-2006, 08:14 PM	#6 (permalink)
MrZucchiniHead Ultra Techie Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 914	i love the old socket 7 things, i love my pentium MMX, lol it boots faster then my dell cause the hard drive is empty exept for the OS and nothing loads at the start.

03-17-2006, 08:37 PM	#7 (permalink)
TomW True Techie Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 161	I realise super socket 7, I figured that went without saying when I said K6-III+ cpu. __________________ Drag racer and snowmobiler trying to learn computers.

03-17-2006, 10:17 PM	#8 (permalink)
jorsoft03 Moderator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: White Bear Lake, MN Posts: 3,218	Most socket 7/super socket 7 boards that I've come across have a limit of 64mb or 128mb of memory, none of them having more than 2 DIMM slots. That said I really can't recommend a specific board for you. __________________ Intel Q6600 (NEW!) 2GB 667mhz Ram Intel DG965WH Mobo ATI x1950 XTX 250gb WD Sata HD 2x NEC dvd burners 600-watt Thermaltake psu Samsung 226BW LCD I Survived Mod Mania Madness '08 And All I got Was This Extra Line in My Sig

03-17-2006, 11:32 PM	#9 (permalink)
TomW True Techie Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 161	As of this morning this pc is running a 128 and a 256 dimms. I was just playing games that would freeze the thing up before and it worked great. I also installed a Jaton 3D Force B-32 plus AGP vid card today and now have 32 bit color on this old pile of junk. As near as I can tell this is basicaly the same card as a NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 M64 card. I did some searching and found a few super 7 boards with 3 dimm slots. I hear the FIC PA 2013 is a good one. The old Biostar M5ALA v.2 board that came in this PC originaly had 3 dimm slots, but like I said I had 3 of those boards die in a 4 years so I gave up on them. I have a Jmark J-542C because a local computer place had it laying around for a couple years and he gave me a real deal on it, brand new in the box for $30. Its not a full ATX size so I had to mod the case a little to make it fit. __________________ Drag racer and snowmobiler trying to learn computers.

03-17-2006, 11:46 PM	#10 (permalink)
TomW True Techie Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 161	Here is a list of stuff on this old junk PC. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The license associated with the Belarc Advisor product allows for free personal use only. Use on multiple PCs in a corporate, educational, military or government installation is prohibited. See the license agreement for details. The information on this page was created locally on your PC by the Belarc Advisor. Your computer profile was not sent to a web server. Click here for more info. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About Belarc PC Management Products Your Privacy In page Links: Installed Hotfixes Software Licenses Software Versions Computer Profile Summary Computer Name: Pionex (in MSHOME) Profile Date: Friday, March 17, 2006 11:43:58 PM Advisor Version: 6.1f Windows Logon: Tom W Click here for Belarc's PC Management products, for large and small companies. 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