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Intel A79887-102 Mainboard Socket 478 Motherboard PCI ATX RDRAM AGP

Bottom line: The Intel A79887-102 Mainboard Socket 478 Motherboard PCI ATX RDRAM AGP is a specs-and-price decision rather than a crowd-consensus one in the retro motherboards category. Check the specification table below against one or two close alternatives — on price and spec fit, not on star ratings.

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By Mike Perry, Founder & Editor-in-Chief · Listing data updated 2026-08-13

Mike Perry — Hardware researcher since 2014. For retro PC hardware and period-correct parts, synthesises manufacturer documentation, community compatibility lists and marketplace listings rather than first-hand lab testing. Core beat: GPU performance across gaming, rendering, and local-LLM inference. About the author →

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Manufacturer description

If you are a commercial buyer from the EU with a valid UID you can pay German-VAT free and get an invoice. Please send yours VAT ID together with the declaration that you are buying for commercial purposes via Ebay message and wait for response before you pay! Small items (CPUs, RAMs, ICs, el. Components etc.) are safe from us antistatic (ESD) packaged by letter via the German postal service shipped. We send larger or higher-priced goods by registered mail or DHL package. Normally we will send your items immediately after receipt of payment. Therefore our postal mailings normally need 1 or 2…

SpecPicks Verdict

SpecPicks scored Intel A79887-102 Mainboard Socket 478 Motherboard PCI ATX RDRAM AGP using a rating × review-volume × price-fit model applied to published specs and reviews across the retro motherboards category. Intel's retro motherboards lineup sits within the broader category mid-tier; price and specs are the deciding factors over brand loyalty here. Judge it on the specification table and the price rather than on sentiment: check the figures that decide your use case, then put it side-by-side with two or three close alternatives in the Compare tool before clicking through.

Common buyer scenarios for retro motherboards of this kind: matching it to an existing build, replacing a failing part, or upgrading from a previous-generation equivalent. Check the spec table below against your current setup — particularly socket / form-factor / power-rating fields — and confirm compatibility on the retailer's listing before purchase. Prices and stock are set by the retailer and may have moved since this page was last updated.

Full Specifications

memory_type	RDRAM
expansion_slots	AGP PCI

Benchmark data for other processors

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