Is the IWill KK266 a good mobo?

[tweakmm]

Hey, I am going to be upgrading my computer and I need a good MoBo for my athlon system. I want it to support DDR ram (with DDR prices being the same as PC133, im all for DDR). This will be my first major upgrade and I have read a bunch that a stable motherboard is paramount when you are building a system. So my question is, how is the IWill KK266 in terms of stability? Please dont recomend getting a more expensive board because i found one with raid for $125.00. Also could someone recomend a good video card that is around $100-150.
Thanks for your help
Michael

 

[DollarBill]

Put IWill KK266 or KK266R in your search engine and read some of the reviews. Very good board.

 

[cookj]

Great board.

 

[cpars]

Good board for me so far, I'm happy

 

[tweakmm]

Thanks for all your help. I am getting a job this summer, so in a month i will have my upgraded computer =)

 

[tweakmm]

Also as a response to dollarbill's comment. I have read about 5 reviews on the mobo, but all of them were when AMD chipsets with support for DDR were just coming out, i think that 2 were with preproduction boards. I just wanted to get some more opinions from people who had them, and used them on a regular basis.
p.s. I'm not trying to crap your post (I guess thats what you'd say? I'm still kinda a newbie on this board) I was just telling you that I did some research too
Thanks,
Mike

 

[Super6]

The Iwill KK266 is a great mobo but doesn't support DDR SDRAM...just PC133. I think it's the KA266 with the ALI Magic chipset that you need for DDR.

Super6

 

[Gargos15]

I just installed my KK266-R two days ago and I've had nothing but problems. I read that a lot of people find this mobo to be very stable. Maybe I have the BIOS settings messed up? My system constantly is freezing/crashing for no reason. My USB devices also mess up sometimes. Here's my weirdest problem: whenever I transfer something from my Plextor CDRW drive to my hard drive, the screen turns black and my comp freezes. My old celeron and 440BX was SOO much more stable.

 

[etech]

Gargos15, I've got to get to work, but have you gone through the faq at fullon3d and set it up they way it suggests?
fullon3d.com/kk266faq

 

[cpars]

Gargos15,

also there is plenty of good info at
viahardware

 

[cpars]

specifically

 

[BreakApart]

Gargos what OS are you using?


If it is Win2000 chances are your getting the ALL device irq 11 problem. Your BIOS needs adjusting and it will be fine. Give us some more details, maybe we can help you out...

 

[6TNINE]

this mobo kicks some serious butt for the o'clocker

 

[Biggs]

"Is the IWill KK266 a good mobo?"

No... it's a damn good mobo.


"I want it to support DDR ram (with DDR prices being the same as PC133, im all for DDR)."

Since the KK266 doesn't support DDR, you might want to check the Epox 8K7A.

 

[mlchang]

I had some problems with setup, but between the fullon3d FAQ and the amdmb.com Iwill forum, I got everything solved. This board is running great so far, and is quite stable. Those are two great resources.

 

[tweakmm]

When I asked about the board, I was under the impression that there was only one variant, the one that supported DDR ram. The board that I mean is the one with the Ali-whatever chipset. The one that supports DDR ram. If people would like to advise against this, I'm all for hearing why. So if people have opinions on the board based on the Ali chipset w/ DDR ram, please post.
Thanks,
Michael

 

[cpars]

Then I would think you shoud ask about the KA266