I just came upon a 600MHz Duron pretested to 1.1GHz and I need to buy a motherboard for it.
Stability is key for me, more specifically overclocked stability.
I'm currently debating between four options. I'd like your input.
1) ABIT KT7
Don't really need RAID but I'll probably get it anyway and disable, since it's hard to get non-RAID boards for some reason. It's supposedly a great overclocker and is stable, but AnandTech reports that it crashed 1-2 times every 24 hours. I really like the BIOS-level multiplier adjust.
2) ASUS A7Pro
I don't need the promise controller; I already have the PCI controller version. I really like the extra USB hub, and the iPanel is intriguing. I hear that stability is a concern, so I'm a little wary but I like asus products. Multiplier adjust is only through DIP switches so that's an issue.
3) MSI K7T Pro2 /Pro2A
Seems to be the best of both worlds. Anandtech claims it's rock stable. I'm a little worried about the 1.8V maximum, however. Again, has the multiplier adjust in BIOS which I really like.
4) AMD-760 based board
Obviously this entails staring at a 1.1GHz chip for a month or two, and I'm hesitant to jump on the DDR bandwagon because I already have 256MB of CAS2 PC133 and I'd hate to have to buy all new
RAM on top of everything, just for a 10-15% performance jump. Did I mention it would involve waiting, which I'm not all that fond of?
So the moral of the story is that I need rock-solid stability in an overclocked environment above all. Is there anyone here that can honestly say they have an AMD system that DOES NOT CRASH... at all? Granted, Windows is crap so a crash here and there is understandable. But I'm talking about hardware-level crashes.
I understand that overclocked stability is an oxymoron. But I do video editing and other time consuming and intensive stuff on my computer and it really pisses me off when I'm about to finish a video and the comp locks up.
Opinions?
EDIT: Lest I forget, here is my system config as of yet:
Intel 600E@800
ASUS P3B-F
Matrox G400 MAX
Promise Ultra66 Controller
Linksys LNE100TX Ethernet
SoundBlaster Live Value
ADS Pyro 1394 firewire card
300W ANTEC PP303X power supply
Stability is key for me, more specifically overclocked stability.
I'm currently debating between four options. I'd like your input.
1) ABIT KT7
Don't really need RAID but I'll probably get it anyway and disable, since it's hard to get non-RAID boards for some reason. It's supposedly a great overclocker and is stable, but AnandTech reports that it crashed 1-2 times every 24 hours. I really like the BIOS-level multiplier adjust.
2) ASUS A7Pro
I don't need the promise controller; I already have the PCI controller version. I really like the extra USB hub, and the iPanel is intriguing. I hear that stability is a concern, so I'm a little wary but I like asus products. Multiplier adjust is only through DIP switches so that's an issue.
3) MSI K7T Pro2 /Pro2A
Seems to be the best of both worlds. Anandtech claims it's rock stable. I'm a little worried about the 1.8V maximum, however. Again, has the multiplier adjust in BIOS which I really like.
4) AMD-760 based board
Obviously this entails staring at a 1.1GHz chip for a month or two, and I'm hesitant to jump on the DDR bandwagon because I already have 256MB of CAS2 PC133 and I'd hate to have to buy all new
RAM on top of everything, just for a 10-15% performance jump. Did I mention it would involve waiting, which I'm not all that fond of?
So the moral of the story is that I need rock-solid stability in an overclocked environment above all. Is there anyone here that can honestly say they have an AMD system that DOES NOT CRASH... at all? Granted, Windows is crap so a crash here and there is understandable. But I'm talking about hardware-level crashes.
I understand that overclocked stability is an oxymoron. But I do video editing and other time consuming and intensive stuff on my computer and it really pisses me off when I'm about to finish a video and the comp locks up.
Opinions?
EDIT: Lest I forget, here is my system config as of yet:
Intel 600E@800
ASUS P3B-F
Matrox G400 MAX
Promise Ultra66 Controller
Linksys LNE100TX Ethernet
SoundBlaster Live Value
ADS Pyro 1394 firewire card
300W ANTEC PP303X power supply
