KT133A - Which is most stable?

[TourGuide]

I am interested in stability here.

Which mobo manufacturer is best for stability at default speeds? (**Read - not overclocked**)

 

[Insane3D]

The upcoming MSI KT133A board will probably be your best bet..

 

[Modus]

Agreed. Microstar's KT133 design is phenomenal. Just popping in a KT133A shouldn't change much.

Modus

 

[Biggs]

MSI's KT133 mobo won an Anandtech Editor's Choice Award.

 

[DaddyG]

While MSI has had great success with the K7T PRO, they are not known as a top of the line mobo manufacturer. Gigabyte has a KT133A mobo with the exact same specs as the K7T Turbo. Gigabyte has rock solid stability but has not been popular with Ocers as Gigabyte never provided Ocing features. Their 133A mobo is a first for Gigabyte in that it supports Ocing.

 

[Gothmoth]

yes, MSI won on ANANDTECH but the review on TOMSHARDWARE shocked me a bit.

http://www4.tomshardware.com/mainboard/00q4/001220/index.html

i can only say my epox 8kta3 is as stable as my msi kt7pro2a.

i would go for a kt133a board, like my new epox 🙂

 

[Davegod75]

too early too tell on the kt133a boards i would say

 

[Gothmoth]

"too early too tell on the kt133a boards i would say"

i dont think so 🙂
its not that much of new chipdesign.

 

[TheMasterGhost]

Davegod75 does have a point Gothmoth. If you remember with the KT133 chipset ASUS was the going in favorite because of their success with the KX133, and the KT133 was supposed to be almost the same chipset with only a switch from Slot to Socket. However with the KT133 ASUS lost very early to Abit, who if you remember lost big time with their KX133 MB, and then to MSI. So even though the new KT133A is only supposed to be a change from 100 fsb to 133 fsb the king could easily change.