PC WARE PCCHIPS Alton

Pros: Low Price, AGP port, Impressive features, Super Socket 7 (up to 500 MHz), BAT-form Factor.

Cons: Lifespan, dead PCI, poorly made, drivers, useless onboard sound and USB, features disappoint, BAT-form Factor.

The Bottom Line: With the huge variety of inexpensive and superior Baby-AT motherboards on the market, the PC-Chips MB-577 (and other PC-Chips motherboards) should be avoided.

Review: You get what you pay for!

In late 1999, I decided that my Pentium 150 MHz was just too slow: It could not even run the hot new Mech Waririor 3 game! Since I was on a relatively tight budget, a new system was not really in the cards,...