building an Athlon system, should i wait for a KT133A board?

[soulm4tter]

I want to order my parts fairly soon. I read the article about KT133A vs 760 and it really made me want to wait, but i want to buy a good board after i've read a couple reviews on it. I'm looking at the MSI K7T Pro2-A now. It seems well established as 1 of the best socket-A boards. I like Abit, Asus, and MSI. Can i expect 1 of these companies to release a KT133A board within the next few weeks?

 

[Imaginer]

I didn't wait but that is because I am impulsive right now.

 

[LXi]

Wait for the MSI K7T Turbo.

 

[Dynamix3D]

Yea you might as well wait for the KT133A chipset since its right around the corner, and you should be seeing it within a matter of 2 weeks or so. And I would go with the MSI K7T Turbo (which is the KT133A version). Seems like a great board. But if you don't wanna wait you can get an MSI K7T Pro2-A. I have one and it does wonders, I love this board so much. It is so stable and was hassle free during setup. I am loving it to death right now with my 1Ghz combo.

 

[Charles]

Guys, honestly I can't wait for K7T Turbo. Besides its 133MHz support and 686B southbridge, I also love the onboard Promise RAID card, which will be very usefull for me.

 

[Charles]

With K7T Turbo, my PC will be perfect! (At least for myself )

 

[Charles]

What about price? I think it shouldn't cost more than Abit KT7 Raid.

 

[AfterBurn]

The MSI K7T Turbo isnt scheduled for release untill Feb. unfortunately.

 

[LXi]

AfterBurn:

Where did you get that information? I heard that some resellers will be getting a shipment by the end of the year. It'd be way too late to release it in February, by then the KT266 will be out already.