Leadman Electronic Co. FIC PA-2013

Pros: Nice, somewhat basic, ATX Super 7 board.
Cons: Requries a lot of soft-patches to get up & running, unless your really lucky to have all that done already.

FIC was one of the first mainboard comapnies to invest, in the wildly popular new concept of "Super Seven" back in 1997.

Super Seven, was THE revival of the Socket Seven chip platform, promptly after intel announced, the more...

Pros: Cheap
Cons: Doesn't support some video cards.

I decided to build my own computer system and was on a budget. After a bit of research I decided that this motherboard was decent and it was pretty inexpensive. Well I have since found out that you usually get what you pay for.

The board was...

Pros: Supports Legacy ISA Cards, Updateable Bios, and Excellent Support
Cons: Limited to 384MB of RAM

I have been using this motherboard for a year now, and haven't had any issues, such as compatibility problems. The 1MB of onboard cache makes this one of the faster motherboards.

Unlike many other manufacturers, FIC has made the 1MB of...

Pros: Good board speed, decent amount of expansion slots
Cons: Doesn't support the latest chip sets

I got this motherboard about 7 months ago. I got it at a reasonable price, and I havn't had any motherboard problems. (I say that because I'm running windows and that means you automatically have some problems).

The most important thing...

Pros: Stability, 100MHz FSB
Cons: Slower, mediocre support

I got this motherboard when I decided to build a K6-2 system. It has been a nice motherboard that has worked well as the secondary machine that I built it as. I use a K6-2 400 to power this. I have, however, had several issues with this...

Pros: Inexpensive
Cons: Not worth even a low price

Problems abound with this board for the average builder, starting with a routing problem that requires a mini-driver patch to solve most IRQ sound board conflicts. The 2 MB cache version virtually kills overclocking, and even clocked normally with the...

Pros: cheap
Cons: agp solution not good

I chose this board to go with the just new K6-2 450 CXT after reading through various tech review sites on the new Super Socket 7 platform. At the time I was buying it, I was torn between this board and the Asus P5A. I chose the PA-2013 Rev. 2.1 (sorry,...

Pros: A tad faster then most socket-7 boards
Cons: Never runs right, so the speed is not noticed at all

If you are in the market for a high-performance board, with the large L2 Cache, Stay away from this one. Get the 1mb Cache or get another board altogether. My first board I ordered of this type was broken. I had to lower the FSB to 90mhz OR install a fan...

Pros: Top performer when compared to other Super7 boards,supports the K6-2/IIIplus
Cons: Pre 2.1 PCB revisions can't support high current demanding AGP cards (32MB RAM)

This board is a good stable platform for the AMD K6, K6-2, K6-3, and the K6-2/3+. Update the BIOS to the JI4330 version and it will support the K6-2/IIIplus CPU's. It has FSB settings for 66, 100, 114, 124. Early PCB revisions, pre-2.1, can't handle...

Pros: Cheap, Easy
Cons: Hard to Upgrade, not supporting new video cards, IRQ conflicts

I built myself a computer for under $500 so I was on a tight budget. When it came time to upgrade, I had no end to the problems with this M/B. It doesn't support most new video cards and has constant IRQ routing conflicts. Unless you can get a revision...

Pros: tolerable performance, okay with linux
Cons: may not work well with Cyrix 366MII chip

I purchased the board for use with the Cyrix 366 MII CPU, with the goal of producing a low-cost Windows 95 (release B) machine with good processing speed. In terms of speed, my results have been rather mediocre. In my system, the board is only stable...

Pros: Relatively Inexpensive
Cons: Plagued by Conflicts Due to Terrible VIA Chipset

I bought this board along with an AMD 450 MHz K6-III because it was so darn cheap. I don't I've ever been more disappointed in my life. This board is truly bad. I was told it was defective and had it replaced three times, and finally was told that it was...