New KT133A Motherboards

[techg]

I have a bit of a dilema here. I'm going to buy a 1Ghz Thunderbird, and I'm waiting until the boards with the KT133A chipset come out. Originally, I had though that the Abit KT7A would be the only way to go, but after reading a few threads on this forum, it seems like the MSI K7T Turbo might be a better choice. I've heard of a lot of problems with both the Abit and MSI boards, and I'm wondering if the new boards will offer more stability and less problems along with the obvious new overclocking oppertunities. I need an expert opinion on which board, KT7A or K7T Turbo, would be a better choice for a new AMD user hoping to get a 1Ghz Tbird to 1.2Ghz+ (with the most stability). Any help or advice would be appreciated, but lets a least try not to turn this into a pissing match between hardcore Abit and MSI users.

Thanks

 

[Nastimus]

I don't think anyone will know until they actually come out. Personally I'm waiting for the new MSI board.

 

[AMD4ME2]

it could be a wait of a month or more until we know for sure. I had heard that the MSI Turbo would be out Jan 4th. and the Abit KT7A would be around the 3rd week of Jan. But what about the 133mhz Thunderbird chips? they aren't out either.. hopefully they will arrive about the same time as the board so that we can all start building.

 

[Octoberblue]

Anyone who already has an AMD Duron or T-bird processor shouldn't have to buy a new 133 model to make use of these new boards. As long as you don't have your multiplier set too high you should be able to set your FSB to 133 on the new boards and just let your chip run overclocked on the frontside bus.