Which motherboard?

All things AMD. The best motherboards, COOLING setup, overclocking, how to, etc..
Post Reply
User avatar
Lmandrake
Posts: 1513
Joined: Wed Nov 22, 2000 11:03 am
Location: Millersville, MD

Post by Lmandrake »

Iwill KK266, MSI K7T Turbo, or Epox 8KTA3?

Anybody have any wisdom to offer? Can I really learn to love a Via chipset?
User avatar
nexus_7
Posts: 10306
Joined: Wed Nov 22, 2000 12:09 pm
Location: chicago land area.
Contact:

Post by nexus_7 »

if those three the Iwill....

Greg
<a href="http://www.pcabusers.org" target="_new"> <img src="http://www.pcabusers.org/images1/banner.jpg" border="0"></a>
<a target=NEW href="http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/stats/team/team_87793.html">JOIN the PCA Seti Team!</a>
User avatar
VidmanII
Posts: 2465
Joined: Wed Nov 22, 2000 9:54 pm
Location: Egg Harbor, NJ

Post by VidmanII »

They (VIA) pretty much make the best sdr chipset for Athlons. You might want to cruise thru here..

http://www.amdmb.com

....as they have forums for each of the mfgrs mobos. I know Greg likes his A7V133s (VIA) and I love my Iwill KK266R (VIA) so there is hope. :)
AMD Ph II X4 955 BE 3.2 @ 3.8 GHz | Scythe SCSMZ-2000 | ASRock 880GMH/USB3 | 8 GB G.Skill DDR3 1600 | Radeon HD5670 | Kingston 128GB SSD
User avatar
sbp
Posts: 3785
Joined: Wed Nov 22, 2000 2:36 am
Contact:

Post by sbp »

Iwill KK266 is the one to get.
User avatar
Kazer
Golden Member
Posts: 617
Joined: Tue Dec 05, 2000 12:09 pm

Post by Kazer »

I vote Iwill as well.
Frost
Golden Member
Posts: 1322
Joined: Wed Nov 22, 2000 1:05 pm
Contact:

Post by Frost »

I like my Asus A7V133 ok, also had some good luck with the abit, but not latley :( Something I'll have to work out is all.

Out of the three you mentioned I would go with the Iwill.
<a href=mailto:Frost@pcabusers.com>E-mail</a> / <a href=http://heatware.elitehardware.com/view.shtml?action=list&option=frost>Heatware</a> / <a href=http://frostyspc.homestead.com>My computer</a>
Underclocked
Senior Member
Posts: 319
Joined: Wed Nov 22, 2000 8:52 am

Post by Underclocked »

The only gripe I have with my Iwill KK266 is the orientation of the socket A. It's a real pain in the rear if you want to change heatsinks or do anything with your cpu. I have to remove the power supply (or the motherboard) from my case to remove the heatsink. Granted you shouldn't need to do this often but the Epox Model 8KTA3 http://204.118.172.124/productimage/13-123-133-01.JPG at NewEgg might be an easier go.
Woulld really like to have one of those boards just for comparison. They sure get some nice reviews.
Post Reply