[Pc_Support] AGP, AMR and PCI modem compatibility -- WAS: Suggestions for a $200 barebones?

[Bryan J. Smith]

On Sun, 2006-01-22 at 12:47 -0500, Bryan J. Smith wrote:
> Oh, that's right.  Good choice then.
> Definitely, if you need AGP 3.0 x4/x8, go with an older nForce3
> mainboard.  Beware wary of the voltage issues of AGP 3.3V, 1.5V and 0.8V
> though, especially older cards with newer mainboards.
> In your case, it's a 6600GT, so it was AGP 3.0.

One of these days I'll get super-accurate info and finish off my article
here:  
  http://thebs413.blogspot.com/2005/11/agp-agp-pro-pci-and-pci-x-voltage.html  

> CompGeeks.COM can sometimes be a good deal, especially for older v.90
> PCTel boards that work just as good as newer v.92.  And in the worst
> case, you've "wasted" only $3-7 trying one.
>   http://www.geeks.com/products.asp?cat=MDM  

The cool thing about CompGeeks.COM is that they tell you the all-
important CHIPSET of the PCI [software] modem.  You can then research
Linux compatibility.


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