« previous next »
Pages: [1]   Go Down

Author Topic: Need you opinion on MB + CPU combo purchase!!  (Read 383 times)

Offline mason22

  • Gold Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2654
Need you opinion on MB + CPU combo purchase!!
« on: October 31, 2001, 12:16:00 PM »
lookin at getting:

K7S5A - with cpu - ATHLON XP 1800+, 1.53GHZ 266MHz and fan

any quams or "uh-ohs" with this MB and chipset? should i go for the VIA chipset instead? from reports i've seen there is a small amount of performance difference, but at the savings in cost, it might be worth it.

or, i could hold out for the Nforce chipsets!!  :D (i just got the itch and can't wait!)
Logged

Offline Rocket

  • Nickel Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 403
Need you opinion on MB + CPU combo purchase!!
« Reply #1 on: October 31, 2001, 01:23:00 PM »
I am lookin at an A7V266,AMD 1600XP and memeory upgrade to 512 of pc2100 ddr. less than $400.  I thought about waiting for an nForce mobo but hell I want the speed now  :)  :)

S!
Rocket
Logged

Offline Lephturn

  • Silver Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 1200
      • http://lephturn.webhop.net
Need you opinion on MB + CPU combo purchase!!
« Reply #2 on: October 31, 2001, 02:17:00 PM »
Personally, I would have a good look at this board:  http://www.hardocp.com/reviews/mainboards/msi/kt266pro2/

Looks very sweet.  And it's red!  :)
Logged

Offline Reschke

  • Platinum Member
  • ******
  • Posts: 7724
      • VF-17 "The Jolly Rogers"
Need you opinion on MB + CPU combo purchase!!
« Reply #3 on: October 31, 2001, 02:52:00 PM »
I just bought the ASUS A7V266 and a 1.4GHz T-Bird a couple of weeks ago with 512MB PC2100 DDR memory. No trouble except a dead power supply in my existing case. Spent right at $400 including shipping on the stuff also.

I have heard a few people talking about the newest Gigabyte and Abit boards with the Via chipsets and they are happy with them also.
Logged
Buckshot
Reschke from March 2001 till tour 146
Founder and CO VF-17 Jolly Rogers September 2002 - December 2006
"I'm baaaaccccckkk!"

Offline humble

  • Platinum Member
  • ******
  • Posts: 6434
Need you opinion on MB + CPU combo purchase!!
« Reply #4 on: October 31, 2001, 04:35:00 PM »
I went with the A7M266...but either one is good choice...just happened to catch a special on the M board.
Logged

"The beauty of the second amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it."-Pres. Thomas Jefferson

Offline funkedup

  • Plutonium Member
  • *******
  • Posts: 9466
      • http://www.raf303.org/
Need you opinion on MB + CPU combo purchase!!
« Reply #5 on: October 31, 2001, 04:56:00 PM »
From what I am reading, the best chipset (in terms of performance and reliability) is the KT266a followed by the AMD761.  I would look for boards with those chipsets.
Logged

Offline -ammo-

  • Platinum Member
  • ******
  • Posts: 5124
Need you opinion on MB + CPU combo purchase!!
« Reply #6 on: October 31, 2001, 06:27:00 PM »
I just bought an Epox 8KHA+ and it has the VIA266a chipset. You can get it with a athlon XP1700, coolmaster fan and heatsink, for $285 at royal computers

link
Logged
Commanding Officer, 56 Fighter Group
Retired USAF - 1988 - 2011

Offline Pongo

  • Platinum Member
  • ******
  • Posts: 6701
Need you opinion on MB + CPU combo purchase!!
« Reply #7 on: October 31, 2001, 09:50:00 PM »
The MSI has the 266a bios and an IDE raid controler built in. Tempting to stay with asus  cause they have never done me wrong but raid would be cool.
Logged
Pages: [1]   Go Up
« previous next »