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First post, by ElectroMan

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Reply 2 of 10, by tikoellner

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Yep, 5$ is always a good deal.

I personally avoid:

- Opti based 486 boards;
- PCI 486 boards (just my personal preference, I just think a proper 486 is VLB or ISA only);
- Barrel battery - but if there was no leak AT ALL, I would make an exception.

I also hate if there are any unused spaces on the board - as those on the first two boards.

I think the last one is the best: SIS, VLB, double cache-banks, 3.3v support (I see the voltage regulator). The only donwside: the battery. I'm not sure if it didn't leaked already.

Reply 3 of 10, by clueless1

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Um...for $5 each, I'd scoop them all up before someone else grabs them, then figure out which are best. You'd normally be hardpressed to get one board for $20.

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Reply 8 of 10, by BSA Starfire

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At that price I'd buy them all no question.

286 20MHz,1MB RAM,Trident 8900B 1MB, Conner CFA-170A.SB 1350B
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Reply 10 of 10, by BeginnerGuy

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mmm did you get them all?

My favorite out of the pack is the sis871 VLB for a build, though the old battery needs to be removed pronto. I'm also in the party of preferring a Pentium over a PCI 486 board but for $5 it's a steal. All of those boards can be resold for a profit if you buy for $5.

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