Which mobo to use? The one with the i440BX chipset or the VIA Apollo PLE133 chipset?

[RegularJoe]

I've decided to keep the PCI GeForce FX 5200 video card I got for Christmas.

I have 2 different motherboards (and CPUs) I can use:

#1> i440BX chipset w/ Slot 1 PIII 800 Coppermine CPU , 100 FSB, AGP
1x/2x,
- and has 3 DIMM slots (I have 384MB 100MHz RAM).

OR

#2> VIA Apollo PLE133 chipset w/ PIII 866 FCPGA CPU, 133 FSB, No AGP slot,
- but has only 2 DIMM slots (for a total of 256MB RAM (I have only
100MHz RAM right now)).

OS = Win98SE on both

Which one would give the best performance in combination with the GeForceFX 5200 PCI?
(This would be with not-so-new games like:
Serious Sam, Half-Life, Jedi Knight, Iceland Dale, Morrowind, TigerWoods
PGA, etc).

Thanks for your help!
Joe

 

[Glenn Pechacek]

The 440BX chip set was one of the most solid chip sets ever produced.

 

[Conor]

The 440BX chip set was one of the most solid chip sets ever produced.

But the AGP card won't fit in the slot.

 

[RegularJoe]

It's a PCI card - thus the dilemma...
Joe

But the AGP card won't fit in the slot.

 

[Glenn Pechacek]

I'd try the BX set myself first and see how it goes. Maybe in the meantime
download all the patches for the VIA chip set.

It's a PCI card - thus the dilemma...
Joe

 

[bogustxtburnetga]

The 440BX Chipset was great !