motherboards with 486 CPU

edited March 2012 in Hardware
what is the best motherboard that uses a 486DX or 486SX CPU. I want one as part of a small collection of old hardware i have.

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  • Any really it's not an easy question to answer. I would suggest one that can take 72pin Simm's and has at least a VLB slot, otherwise try and get a socket 3 board with PCI.
  • You should use a board with PCI. It's much better then the VLB (better graphic-cards and generally more different cards)
    With PCI and a bit luck it's possible to use USB on a 486.
  • Well if you want a 486 board to display, as in a museum, PCI slots don't really matter :P

    Though as anonym said, it would be best to get a board with PCI so you can use a PCI ethernet card, and maybe even USB. I don't know of any models of 486 boards though, don't know what the manufacturers were back then.

    Actually my Dell desktop from '93 I believe is a 486/33. I could see what type of board it uses. Probably Dell. (Though at least slots, and RAM, I can let you know.)
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