1.2 ghz coming home tomorrow, what board would you use?

[Nezpah]

Man I have been reading this forum for about a week nonstop and I just cant decide.
Im not going to overclock immediately, but will in the future as soon as I learn more about it.
I need the best mobo hands down. plain and simple. amd tbird 1.2 266.
ddr ram preferred but why shouldnt I??????????
Money? LOL not an object. Mobo is the source. I need the best.
hit me

 

[jamesbond007]

A S U S!!! Asus A7V133 board is da bomb! Very stable, friendly OCing, constant BIOS updates, even if the board is outdated. You simply can't go wrong with Asus.

 

[broadwayblue]

i'm holding out for the asus a7v266 which should be out by the end of the month. works with ddr or pc100/133 ram and has v-link.

 

[14k]

whats wrong with the A7M266? or what is the difference.

 

[14k]

any ideas?

 

[DavidJr]

I love my Abit KT7A-RAID, was easy for me to get up to 133fsb. Rock Solid stablity for me. It doesnt have DDR but its a great baord.

 

[alarcon]

Another vote for Abit KT7A-RAID

 

[Iron Woode]

MSI K7T Turbo is the best choice. Need raid? get the R version. Just as overclockable as the asus. Still the king of stability. And its cheaper than the asus too. If necessary a fan can be attached to the 8363A NorthBridge.

 

[Insane3D]

Abit KT7A-RAID has my 1.2ghz @ 1.35ghz with a 300mhz (150 x 9) FSB, very fast and rock stable.

 

[340mopar]

Iron Woode.. are you or anyone else yet, running a 1.2 266 on the Turbo???

 

[Dulanic]

<< MSI K7T Turbo is the best choice. Need raid? get the R version. Just as overclockable as the asus. Still the king of stability. And its cheaper than the asus too. If necessary a fan can be attached to the 8363A NorthBridge. >>



Might wanna add slow as hell too... check out GamePC or Tom's comparisions... the MSI was just slow.

Anyways I own and recommend the A7V133.

 

[TERMIN]

A7V133 is the mobo to get...

 

[Neos]

Ck the profile polls for the Anandtech BBS we are using ...they show the MSI boards as the choice of most here.

Neos

 

[Iron Woode]

340 mopar: nope just a plain 1ghz. No problems at all with it.

ps: good to see someone carrying the MOPAR banner here.

Dulanic: I don't like Asus because of too many bad experiences with them. And besides miniscule fps differences in Q3A are irrelevant. Stability and quality is what is important, not bragging about getting 3 fps more than someone else and thinking how cool you are.

 

[Regalk]

In terms of setup I still believe that Asus A7V/A7V133 is the easiest/most trouble free to set up. All the others come in second. I have the KK266 and A7V and have zero problems with both. The A7V is now finally rock stable with Bios 1007.