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Max, The motherboard I'm using is the Abit AB-BM6 motherboard with 320 MB of RAM installed and a Celeron A 466 MHz CPU. I'm still impressed by the Best Data modem's speed.

Kimmo, I think what helps about the modem I'm trying out now is that the new Best Data 56HP-92 that uses the latest Convexant chipset with V.92/V.44 support. I am still pleasantly surprised by its speed, given the reputation of PCI modems in general in the past.

Folks, I'm sure many folks here have this attitude :thumbsdown: about PCI modems in general. I think I know why: the chipset implementation leaves much to be desired. The 3Com/US Robotics Winmodems are notoriously bad for its subpar performance--which soured a lot of people on PCI modems in...