I was strolling through the local flea market today when I spotted a cardboard box full of all motherboards and some other components among a bunch of tools, pots and other non-computer items, just laid out on a blanket on the ground. On top of the pile, recognisable from far away, was the unmistakable shape of a K6 family CPU sitting in a Baby AT shaped board. I've been wanting a super socket 7 board and CPU for a long time now, so I zero in on it immediately. When I get my hands on it, to my surprise it's not any mere K6 CPU, it's a K6-3! 400 MHz, but I don't even care about the frequency at this point, I'm just super stoked that it's an actual K6-3. These are extremely hard to find here in Europe and especially in a small country like mine. I've been hunting for one on European ebays and locally for months and they don't even show up.
I'm already excited about the find, so next I check the motherboard. Ali Aladdin V chipset is easily recognisable, cool. Looking over the board for any signs of damage, nothing stands out other than a couple slightly bent pins; no corrosion, nothing broken, no missing elements. Looking really good. Last thing I check for are brand and model markings... turns out it's an Asus P5A-B. At this point I can't even believe my luck, I figure no way is this thing gonna boot up once I get it home, I can't be THAT lucky.