Sorry for that vague post about what mobo I should go with. My head just spins when I try to look for a mobo though.
Maybe this will help.
I'm on the fence about going ahead and grabbing a KT333 board or sticking with a KT266A board. My two choices are the Abit KR7A and the SOLTEK SL-75DRV5.
One is a KT333 board obviously and one of the only reasons why I want it other than it being a newer board is that fact that I'm pretty sure that my Alpha 8045 HS will fit on it. I'm not sure at all about the V4.
Here is what I have so far..
Antec SX1040B case 400w PSU
1 WD 80 GB ATA100 7200 RPM hdd
1 WD 60 GB ATA100 5400 RPM hdd
Monster MX300 Aureal sound card (I still love it, but might upgrade at some point) (TB SC?)
Logitech Z560 speakers
Logitech Cordless Optical Desktop
Visiontek GF3 Ti200
2 sticks of 256 mb Crucial DDR 2100 RAM
Liteon 24x burner
Liteon 16x dvd
Sony FDD
Alpha Pal 8045 w/80 mm Silencer fan (I want it quiet)
AS 3 thermal compound
Linksys NIC
I also have a ATA100 controller card and a Maxtor 40 gb ATA100 7200 rpm drive. (probably not going to go in this system)
PC Power and cooling silencer fans for case fans
Digital Doc 5
I'm going to be adding an Athlon XP 1800+ or 1900+ to the list when I purchase the motherboard.
Now.. I've heard that the Soltek will necessitate getting longer IDE cables if I plan on using the top two bays in my Antec case. I can live with that, especially since I was thinking about buying rounded cables anyway. I have also heard that the stability is good on both the Soltek and the Abit, so it's a toss up there. Price wise, they are in the same ballpark, but I'd be getting a KT333 board for about the same price as the Abit KT266a.
Do I need a KT333 board with what I have? I thought about selling my DDR 2100 RAM in favor of 2700, but I'm not sure it would be worth it. I don't know if my drives are capable of the ATA133 either. I just haven't read up enough on it yet.
Anyway.. If you could, please let me know what you'd go with if you were in my situation. This is my first build, so maybe one is easier to set up than the other? If you have any other suggestions for what I should get, feel free, but I think that these two motherboards would be good choices.
TIA,
Sal
Maybe this will help.
I'm on the fence about going ahead and grabbing a KT333 board or sticking with a KT266A board. My two choices are the Abit KR7A and the SOLTEK SL-75DRV5.
One is a KT333 board obviously and one of the only reasons why I want it other than it being a newer board is that fact that I'm pretty sure that my Alpha 8045 HS will fit on it. I'm not sure at all about the V4.
Here is what I have so far..
Antec SX1040B case 400w PSU
1 WD 80 GB ATA100 7200 RPM hdd
1 WD 60 GB ATA100 5400 RPM hdd
Monster MX300 Aureal sound card (I still love it, but might upgrade at some point) (TB SC?)
Logitech Z560 speakers
Logitech Cordless Optical Desktop
Visiontek GF3 Ti200
2 sticks of 256 mb Crucial DDR 2100 RAM
Liteon 24x burner
Liteon 16x dvd
Sony FDD
Alpha Pal 8045 w/80 mm Silencer fan (I want it quiet)
AS 3 thermal compound
Linksys NIC
I also have a ATA100 controller card and a Maxtor 40 gb ATA100 7200 rpm drive. (probably not going to go in this system)
PC Power and cooling silencer fans for case fans
Digital Doc 5
I'm going to be adding an Athlon XP 1800+ or 1900+ to the list when I purchase the motherboard.
Now.. I've heard that the Soltek will necessitate getting longer IDE cables if I plan on using the top two bays in my Antec case. I can live with that, especially since I was thinking about buying rounded cables anyway. I have also heard that the stability is good on both the Soltek and the Abit, so it's a toss up there. Price wise, they are in the same ballpark, but I'd be getting a KT333 board for about the same price as the Abit KT266a.
Do I need a KT333 board with what I have? I thought about selling my DDR 2100 RAM in favor of 2700, but I'm not sure it would be worth it. I don't know if my drives are capable of the ATA133 either. I just haven't read up enough on it yet.
Anyway.. If you could, please let me know what you'd go with if you were in my situation. This is my first build, so maybe one is easier to set up than the other? If you have any other suggestions for what I should get, feel free, but I think that these two motherboards would be good choices.
TIA,
Sal
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