Best mobo for a Duron processor?

[padriec]

I bought an Abit KT7-RAID for my Duron 800 a while back and have had nothing but problems and instabilities ever since. I read Paul's unofficial FAQ and tried the things in there, they fixed my old problems but now new ones have cropped up that I can't find the fixes for. I'm ready to junk this piece of crap and get a new mobo but I've been out of touch with the hardware scene for a while and I don't know which is the best anymore.

I'm looking for the most stable, easiest to set up mobo with the least amount of problems. I'm not going to be overclocking my processor so ease of overclocking is not an issue. I don't want to spend an arm and a leg but if I have to spend a little more money than normal then so be it. I'm thinking I might want something from ASUS but if there is something alot better out there then by all means tell me.

Thanks for the help, I appreciate it.

padriec

 

[Boonesmi]

are you looking for a cheap one?
if you just want it for your duron and you dont want to spend much you might want to look at the a7v-e (basically the a7v with ata100) you can find them online for less then $90 (the a7v and a7v-e are both awsome boards for 100mhz bus)

if you want one that will also run new 266mhz tbirds/athlon4's and still want to use your pc133 ram i would say get:
asus a7v133, epox 8kta3, iwill kk266

if you want a new board that uses ddr ram (you would need to buy new ram)
my suggestion is epox 8k7a

 

[padriec]

I'm not looking for a cheap mobo per se but I don't need it to run 266 MHz CPUs or run DDR ram. I just need it to run an 800MHz Duron and PC133 Ram...oh and one other thing, I need it to work all the time!

Thanks
padriec

 

[Boonesmi]

a7v or a7v-e would be my choice.
ive probably used 5 or 6 of them, very stable board

but.. probably the most stable board ive ever used was the a7v133

 

[Boonesmi]

just did a price check at newegg.com
a7v133 is $114
epox 8kta3 $90
iwill kk266 $107

they dont sell the a7v or a7v-e

 

[sueyko]

There were a few reviews on the ECS K7VZA 3.0 motherboard that stated this was a pretty good board. It doesn't have overclocking features or voltage adjustments but it is fairly cheap. I've seen it for around 60-70$ on pricewatch. If u don't need the 266bus, then u can probably even get the 1.0 version which is a little under $60. I was considering this motherboard until I read it didn't have any overclocking ability.


Sueyko

 

[Coligeon]

I know you weren't too impressed with your KT7 motherboard, but the KT7E is pretty darn good. Hardocp.com liked it very much. Note, it does have good Ocing abilities.

 

[redbaron]

I currently have an Epox 8kta3. This Board is not overly expensive and good for overclocking if you ever decide to ,it's also very stable. It's good for up to a T-Bird 1.2Gig.
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AMD Duron 800MHz @ 900MHz
EPOX 8KTA3 Motherboard
256MB PC133 SDRAM
VooDoo5 5500 AGP
Seagate 17GB HDD
SONY CRX-140E CDR/CDRW

 

[RobsTV]

Best motherboards for Duron or T-Bird are Abit KT7/KT7A, Asus, and Iwill.
Check out Anands newest longterm comparison of the boards.
VIA KT133A Motherboard Roundup - June 2001

In summary out of the 11 boards tested, including the:
Abit, Asus, Gigabyte, Iwill, MSI(2), Epox, AOpen, FIC, Soltek, Soyo:

<< &quot;It is just impossible for us to give out a single Editor's Choice Award with this roundup, while at the same time we can't give the award to too many boards either. The ABIT KT7A-RAID, ASUS A7V133, Gigabyte GA-7ZXR (2.2), Iwill KK266, and MSI K7T Turbo are all very good boards. Each of them has their own pros and cons and we're going to leave it up to you to pick your own winner.

From our perspective as hardware enthusiasts, we recommend choosing between our two winners, the ASUS A7V133 and the Iwill KK266, if possible.&quot; >>

 

[caenus]

Check out what MSI offers for KT133 and KT133a chipsets. You can get the MSI K7t Turbo (266fsb, pc133 ram) for $94 or so at microbarn or newegg. MSI makes great boards, very stable. I've had no complaints. I use a MSI Pro2a in my system along with 3 other friends' machines and no problems. Also used a KM133 MSI board for a computer I built for work. No probs there either.