[NTLUG:Discuss] OT: Cheap Hardware - $56 motherboard/CPU

[Jack Snodgrass]

severian at pobox.com wrote:

> Howdy,
>    I have four questions.
>   1. Does the CPU have a just a heatsink installed or a heatsink and fan?

just a little ( says ball bearing ) fan. Not much ( if any )
of a heat sink. The CPU is soldered onto the MB. Fan is 
attached and plugged into the MB. 

>   2. Does it use SDRAM or DDR?
PC133 SDRAM

>   3. Are you connected with OnComputers?
Nope. 

>   4. How sure are you that it is MicroATX?  Could it be FlexATX, which is a 
> little smaller and will fit in a MicroATX case.  I ask this because I have 
> a spare FlexATX case that I am looking for a motherboard for?

Not sure it us appoximatly 7.5" x 9.5".

The business card of the place I got it from says:
The Z&Q Group
972-208-1000
xlzhao at yahoo.com

I'm not affiliated with them in any way. Just think that $56 
for a cpu and motherboard with video and lan ( that redhat 
supports ) is a pretty good deal. 


jack 


> Thanks,
> Ralph

> In response to the welcome remarks of Jack Snodgrass at 08:09 AM 3/16/03
-0600:
> >I'm posting this using a new motherboard I bought
> >at the 3rd Saturday Sidewalk sale. The motherboard
> >contains the following:
> >1Ghz VIA C3 CPU ( /proc/cpu info says 733Mhz )
> >10/100 Lan
> >Video
> >MicroATX ( 3 pci slots )
> >modem riser slot ( no modem )
> >Audio