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AMD motherboards - any of you use any of these?
« on: September 06, 2002, 07:23:47 PM »
Sharky extreme had an article on 333 motherboards.  These three were the winners.  Anyone use any of them, or have other recommendations?


3. ASUS A7V333 - $118 at newegg
2. MSI KT3 Ultra-ARU - $75 refurb at newegg
1. EPoX 8K3A+ - $120 at newegg


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« Reply #1 on: September 06, 2002, 07:30:25 PM »
Looks like the MSI KT3 Ultra2 might be the best bet...

Opinions?

Quick, before I sober up!!!

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« Reply #2 on: September 06, 2002, 07:32:05 PM »
I have the Asus a7v333 running an xp1800 with cas 2 corsair ddr333 ram.
hightly recomended.
Took me a while to find the correct settings to get the cas 2 ram to full speed though.

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« Reply #3 on: September 06, 2002, 07:50:31 PM »
what heat sink for an XP 2000+?

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« Reply #4 on: September 06, 2002, 08:54:12 PM »
Sweeeeeeet! New toejam on the way!

The final lineup:

From NewEgg:
Arctic Silver's NEW Premium Silver Polysynthetic Thermal Compound: - $6.00
MSI Motherboard for AMD Processors Model KT3 Ultra2(6380E-050) Retail - $82.00
Antec P4 ATX12V 350 Watt Power Supply With 2 Fans - $48.00
AMD ATHLON XP 2000+/266 FSB PROCESSOR CPU - RETAIL BOX - $107 (w/ heatsink/fan)

From Crucial:
Part No. CT3264Z265 256MB, 184-pin DIMM - $63

I'm stoked!

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« Reply #5 on: September 06, 2002, 11:00:49 PM »
Kratzer I use the stock HS and fan on my XP1800+ (@140fsb)
no probs at all, peaks around 47 deg C


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« Reply #6 on: September 06, 2002, 11:15:06 PM »
Yeah, that's what I ended up going with.  If it gives me toejam, I'll get something fancy.

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« Reply #7 on: September 07, 2002, 06:24:08 AM »
Kratzer,

    I use the KT3-Ultra2 and have had no issues at all with it.   Enjoy your new system.

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« Reply #8 on: September 07, 2002, 07:57:55 AM »
I have a MSI K7T266 Pro2. Its great. Anyone know if it will run an XP2600or faster with a BIOS upgrade. No rush. XP1800 is fine just now.