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Have a chance to pickup a VP6 with a pair of 933's on it for a realitively low price and would like some opinion on the board and it's performance capabilities. It's got 1024 PC-133 sittin on it

well billyjack you are one of the lucky ones then, Audigy hates the VIA chip regardless of board brand. Have Santa Cruz on a KR7A with Z540s and it really rocks.

The 25-35% was just a guess on my part because of the questionable reports I've read. Also I did not relize that ECS was the largest M/B manufacturer. Thanks All have probly got better info off these 5 posts than have in the past. May have to give ECS a whirl, don't think I'll be out much even...

Please could someone give me the true skinny of these boards? I read threads on 4 forums every day and according to all I read only 25-35% of them work decent or work at all. I relize that in todays market price dictates alot, but is it worth the crap-shoot of getting a working ECS board when...

It is not just the KR7 that has problems with sound blaster, it is the VIA chip. Audigy just hates it . I went with a Tutle Beach Santa Cruz and LOVE it. Sells for 60-75 bucks and team it with a set of Z540's and it rocks.

If it was a PCI problem then why are too many people still having nightmares with the VIA and the Creative Audigy.

Dai Shan isn't Audigy known for having conflicts with the VIA chipset?

If you can get ahold of a Asus P2L97 and 300 or 333 PII you would really be smokin for a PII system. My kids both us this set-up and have no problems and a lot of fun with them whether it be gaming or just Web surfing. They are set up with Radeon 32MB DDR video, Turtle Beach Sound, 256 mg SDRAM...

Abit KR7a or Epox 8KHA+ both outstanding boards and the Epox can be had for a C-note or less.

Directron very good as well but may be just touch higher on some things than NewEgg or Multiwave. These three are probly the most reliable on the Web.

Audigy is known for having many problems with the VIA chip.

Have heard the onboard sound is outstanding. Would like some input as to it's quality to help in deciding whether or not to purchase a sound card . If purchase a card it will be a Turtle Beach Santa Cruz. If they are equal in quality then heck with the card.

Am building new comp and am undecided on MB. Love the EPOX but also think the Abit KR7 is an excellent MB. Problem is am going to do a little video editing and am interested in the upside of the ATA 133 of the ABIT. ? is the 133 transfer that much faster or is there little difference.

Could someone please explain the Different types of SCSI. Am confused as to what will run with what and whether each different type needs it's own controller card or whether 1 controler card will run several different types. Am biulding new system and would like to have an SCSI drive for the...