It's so hard to choose a KT333 board...

[stilz]

Hello guys, this is my second post here at Anandtech.
I've been trying to pick out the right parts for my upgrade, so far I have decided to settle with AMD. Having read all the mobo reviews both here and at Tom's, I still cant decide which one's 'good'. Anandtech recommends the MSI but somebody said its performance wont match the Epox board. But Epox doesnt have USB 2.0 and its onboard sound quality is rated lower than that of MSI. The Soltek board is also interesting because it's a pretty good OCer and has the protection against CPU thermal death. Would owners of KT333 boards please sound their opinions for their mobo? And if you would, which sub-$90 board would you recommend? Appreciate it.

 

[jaeger66]

MSI KT3 Ultra. Performance differences amongst boards of one chipset are largely meaningless. Can't comment on the audio, but it does have thermal protection. $78 for the basic version, about $110 for RAID, USB 2.0, and a digital out bracket.

 

[novice]

I am with Jaegger, the MSI KT3 Ultra standard for me. How can you beat the features and reliability/stability of an MSI board for only $78? As for performance, I seriously doubt that you would notice any difference between the boards with identical chipsets, they tested so close to each other.

 

[nemo160]

you just missed epox's give away deadline
if youbought an 8k3a between may 15 and june 15 you can mail in for a free usb2.0 pci card
i have an 8k3a+, fast,stable and highly tweakable