Epox 8kta-2

[Andi]

Never had a better mainboard.

Everyone who likes to buy a new one!
Get it!
It's even better then Asus!

 

[Kingofcomputer]

I like it too.
It's cheap and it comes with additional usb port panel, norton antivirus 2000 and ghost.

 

[NforSa]

yep, my Epox 8KTA+ (virtually the same as 8KTA2 just not ATA100) its rock solid with 5 PCI cards, GF2 MX, duron 600 @ 1007mhz (9.5*106) and my PC-100 ram is running @ 142 mhz ! 🙂

 

[tjll11a]

I also haven't had any problems. If you wanna get a rock solid PC, with not much money to spend. This motherboard is a great choice.


Question for all you ekta2 owners when OC have you played at all with the FSB or do you just stick with the multipliers and voltage tweaks.

ANTEX SX380 case
800 duron/fop32-1/ (Winme dual with win2000 pro
Mushkin rev2 high performace 128 133fsb \Runing at cas2 133fsb
2x mushkin siemmons infeon 128 133fsb /
sound blaster live xgamer 5.1
plexter 12x10x32 \
Aopen 16x slot dvd Useing Onboard IDE
Zip 250
640 fugitsu optical drive /
IBM dexstar 75gxp 30gig ata100 \
Maxtor ata100 diamondmax plus /Useing Promise ata100 pci card
ati radeon 32 ddr

 

[TimeKeeper]

I have both 8kta+ and 8kta2 running smoothly since Oct.

 

[Zuluwarrior]

I replaced an 8kta2 for an MSI pro2a
and now I am shaking myself wondering why.

The 8kta2 performed predictably and flawlessly
and although the pro2a is far from horrible, it's
not what i'd call issue free.

I don't like the power management of the pro2a (no wake on mouse by default or any way I can find) and my optical usb mouse doesn't seem to like the board (flickers on and off)and doesn't
do it in other systems.

So I guess the moral is to get what works and then just LEAVE IT ALONE.

Having said all that, I think the 8kta3+ will be really yummy with 133mhz fsb
as well as RAID onboard!

GAWD, think I just found my next board of the month.

 

[T-Hipster]

Another thumbs up for the 8kta2. One question I have is where does the USB header plug in? I cannot find the recepticle on the MB

 

[TimeKeeper]

T-Hipster:

Secondary USB header located right next to BIOS chip, under the chassis fan header.

 

[T-Hipster]

Thanks Timekeeper

 

[BP]

The only problem I've had with my ep-8kta+ is when I go to a higher multiplier setting and don't have the Vcore set high enough,that's just part of the o/c game.After a DIP switch resetting to a good voltage it's trouble free.

Which is what you want from a mobo,to run things invisibly,like it's not even there.So you can devote your time to the really important things---- like getting to 1gig+.

Duron650@918

 

[tjll11a]

Any of you OC Duron 800 on this board

 

[tjll11a]

What do all you guys do with bank interleave in bios. Disabled,2 or 4