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Date:      Tue, 27 Oct 1998 15:01:42 -0500
From:      splite <splite@purdue.edu>
To:        smp@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Sourcing a PR440FX
Message-ID:  <19981027150142.A14076@cynix.ecn.purdue.edu>
In-Reply-To: <19981027193125.A7404@keltia.freenix.fr>; from Ollivier Robert on Tue, Oct 27, 1998 at 07:31:25PM %2B0100
References:  <3.0.6.32.19981027141740.007a9a00@softhome.net> <Pine.GSO.3.95.981027001115.23062C-100000@zeus> <l03110706b25b75fe1e80@[192.168.1.10]> <19981027193125.A7404@keltia.freenix.fr>

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On Tue, Oct 27, 1998 at 07:31:25PM +0100, Ollivier Robert wrote:
> According to Matthew Patton:
> > computer123 == Clifford Tech. I've done business with them before (bought 6
> > 180 CPU's). The going rate they want is currently $68 (no scsi) or 115
> > (with scsi).
> 
> They used to have a PR440FX with 2x P6/166-512 instead of the
> P6-180/256. Was about 347 US$ with 64 MB of RAM. Works fine here.

Ditto with the two I bought without RAM.  Note that the motherboards
and CPUs are pulls (used.)  They did install new cheap-o "ball bearing"
fans, but on one of mine the rotor had popped out and was floating around
inside the motherboard's static bag.  Taking the fan (further) apart,
I saw what looked suspiciously like sleeve bearings on the shaft, but
I'm no fan expert.

NECX currently has new unopened PR440FX's with SCSI in their "outlet
center" for $119, plus $5.95 S/H.  I've had good luck buying close-out
(and new) stuff from them.

http://necxdirect.necx.com/cgi-bin/auth/ifilelnk_q?key=0000125069&nonce=guest

Of course, any P6 CPUs you find will likely be pulls, nowadays.  (Unless
you want to spend $500+ on a "Pentium Pro OverDrive".  Bet Intel sells
a ton of those...)

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