EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
    We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting part of this
Registration Statement on Form S-1 of our report dated December 11, 1995
relating to the financial statements of STB Systems, Inc., which appears in such
Prospectus. We also consent to the application of such report to the Financial
Statement Schedules for the three years ended October 31, 1995 listed under
items 16(b) of this Registration Statement when such schedules are read in
conjunction with the financial statements referred to in our report. The audits
referred to in such report also included these schedules. We also consent to the
references to us under the headings "Experts" and "Selected Consolidated
Financial Data" in such Prospectus. However, it should be noted that Price
Waterhouse LLP has not prepared or certified such "Selected Consolidated
Financial Data."
 
PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
 
Dallas, Texas
November 11, 1996