I think that socket 7 is not up to AGP/ATA100.
There is socket 370 for them to shine.
I had the same opinion, but without one exhaust fan, every single socket7 AT system was getting more hot the more I was using ut.
I also don't like the fact that on AT you are stuck with headers headers headers for everything (PS2, USB, COM etc) and on most boards the IDE/floppy cable ports are in a position you actually cannot do any cable management.
FSB 100 is nice, so are K6-IIIs, but for me, socket 7 is limited to 1985-1995 games, purely DOS. Windows 3.11 just for fun, and Windows 95 just for easy file transfers over ftp.
For 9x games, 3D, etc etc a Tualatin/2x VoodooII/Geforce2-3 is what really shines.
Pentium 1 cannot keep up but the very first 3D games, so there is no point in struggling to play newer ones at 10fps anyway.
I also tend to trust intel chipsets. No other VIA for me, thanks. 😜
1. Athlon XP 3200+ | ASUS A7V600 | Radeon 9500 @ Pro | SB Audigy 2 ZS | 80GB IDE, 500GB SSD IDE2Sata, 2x1TB HDDs | Win 98SE, XP, Vista
2. Pentium MMX 266| Qdi Titanium IIIB | Hercules graphics & Amber monitor | 1 + 10GB HDDs | DOS 6.22, Win 3.1, 95C