As with their more expensive BX counterparts, Socket-7 AGP and Super7 motherboards pretty much fall within a few percentage points of each other from a performance perspective leaving the final decision to a battle of features.  The TMC TI5VG+ and the AOpen AX59Pro seem to be the two best overall ATX Super7 motherboards, with the Epox MVP3C-M and the Soyo SY-5EH being the two best overall AT Super7 motherboards.  The ALi Aladdin V chipset does have much potential, however more is needed to be seen from that chipset before any final conclusions can be drawn.  Before the completion of this review the Microstar MSI-5169 (Aladdin V - ATX) board arrived and appears to be quite promising, however as of now the clear choice seems to lie within the depths of the VIA MVP3 chipset.  After that it all boils down to what specific features you're looking for in a motherboard.  


Socket-7 Boards Provided By: Individual Manufacturers, TC Computers, and Real World Tech
AMD K6-2  Provided By: TC Computers
PC100 SDRAM Provided By: Megatrends Technologies, The Memory Man, New Frontiers, The Ram Warehouse

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