Mobo Scoopage - What do you think?

[tazdevl]

Gah, decisions, decisions

Mobos are taking too long to get to the market. I'm torn and interested in hearing opinions. Also, anyone seen a review of the KR7A yet? I was interested in it since it sounds like it will have a dynamic divider... i.e. regardless of FSB, PCI/AGP run in spec.

-8KHA+
-Dragon+
-A7V266E
-KR7A RAID
-A7N266E

Thoughts etc? Will be paired to XP1800 (unlocked ), modded LianLi PC60, 768MB Crucial 2100, (Audigy if no nForce), Radeon 8500, PAL 8045 (might pick up the MCX462 if there's a compatibility issue), couple of Deskstar 60GXPs, Plextor 16X, Kenwood 72X.

Danke

 

[sohcrates]

did you see Anandtech's VERY positive review of the 8KHA+

 

[tazdevl]

Yeah, I've researched the 8KHA+ a fair amount. Too many problems with the board, if you look @ the number of people on the forums that received DOA boards, it doesn't inspire a lot of confidence. If you tag RAID onto the Epox board, you're right around the price of an Asus/Abit RAID board... but with better reliability IMO. Never had a problem with any of my Asus boards before. Abit seems to be getting better, but not sure if they are there yet. If the KR7A has that dynamic divider... could make it very worthwhile.

 

[sohcrates]

<< . Never had a problem with any of my Asus boards before. . >>



Me either, and i've been a die-hard asus fan forever...of course, their original A7V was kind of a mis-step for them for awhile.

Come to think of it, i HAVE seen several positive posts about the a7v266E

 

[Zebo]

Depends If you want on-board video then the A7N266E is the best choice. I am waiting til next year to buy it though. Since I have been a member of AT I find myself upgrading all the time..

KK266>K7S5A>AK31>K7V Dragon..... must quit this habit.

But anyway I will wait until seeing if their are bugs in the asus before buying