Asus a7A266 or ECS k7s5a?

[ub4me]

Which one is better?
I found refurbished a7a266 for $69 and retail package k7s5a for $65 in pricewatch.

And are both mobo ok with 300W power supply?


Thanks.

 

[HansXP]

Go with the ECS K7S5A. I have one and it's rock solid, plus the performance is outstanding. The A7A266 uses the ALi chipset, which is rather slow compared to the SiS 735.

 

[Viperbob]

I agree the Asus name cant make the alimagic 1 chipset a viable solution if your unsure about ECS Asus will put out a Sis 735 board A7S266 wait for that

 

[DAPUNISHER]

I can't say enough good things about my K7S5A and @65$w/10/100 lan it's the best price/performance deal I've ever worked with.

 

[ub4me]

I heard that a lot of people around here said ECS k7s5a is over Asus a7A266 becuase a7a266's ALi M1647 Chipset.
But is the speed difference really noticible?

 

[Athlon4all]

Yes it is. MAGiK in some cases, performs like KT133A+SDRAM. It should be avoided, especially when K7S5A is cheaper and better.

 

[toft-dk]

Excuse me for butting in but does anyone know how the ECS k7s5a overclocks ?


I'm going to build a computer for a friend and i'm considering this board. It gonna run Seti@Home with a 1400 Athlon
( Maybe overclocked ) He does'nt know it jet though. So i'm curious

What DDR-Ram should i get for it ? ( Don't say Crucial or Mushkin i live in Denmark and it's nearly impossible to get here )

PC-2100 of course else i don't know

 

[evilhomey]

The ECSk7s5a is cheap , (relatively stable) and supports DDR ram !

Doesn't overclock well though

See the Official ECS k7s5a thread in the motherboards for more info!