poll...kt266a users, which board did you buy and why?

[johndoe52]

I'm ordering the dragon + because of the features and price. Seems like the best option to me.

 

[KingofBladez]

I bought a Soltek SL-75DRV2 because it is a nice clean board; not a load of onboard devices to screw things up.
The stability and OC potential also impressed me, not to mention the price. $99shipped 2mths ago.

 

[Ionizer86]

I got an 8KHA+ because it was stable, reliable, very overclockable, and clean of useless stuff (ie, no ACR, AMR, CNR slots). It had 6 PCI's and it also had a decent 3 dimms It was inexpensive too

Oh, and one more thing, this board is green Yum!
<----likes green

 

[johndoe52]

Anybody wanna use the poll I put up? Come on. I spend all that time adding all those board to the answer list.

 

[JameyF]

<< I'm ordering the dragon + because of the features and price. Seems like the best option to me. >>



Exactly why I ordered it. I just ordered a refurb 8kha+ from newegg because of price for a second PC for the in-laws. I think, take your pick between the features and price and choose your board based on that.

 

[optimistic]

Shuttle AK31 3.1 because of PRICE and timing. I bought it in Nov.

 

[BuckNaked]

You need to add the Epox 8HKA+ to the poll

 

[PCHPlayer]

Well since you didn't put the Epox 8KHA+ on the list, I can't very well vote.
I bought it because I didn't want RAID that the MSI had and the Shuttle seemed to be having more issues than the Epox.

 

[YBS1]

I went with the Abit board. Various reasons...1) I wanted RAID 2) Although the Soyo looked great and is a name I'd trust, the lack of ddr voltage adjustments scared me off 3) Four DDR slots 4) Piss poor layout -atx power connector-, the "lite" raid controller, and issues with the fit of large heatsinks/waterblocks on the 1st version of the Asus board 5) Reports of various voltage problems with Epox's AMD 760 board scared me away from their KT266A board 6) The MSI's initial horrid performance, sad because otherwise I would have likely ended up with it, the features were nice enough 7) Abit always has an great selection of bios settings 8) Abit is always one of the top 3 boards in terms of performance, so it's a safe bet 9) I've never had a problem with any of my past Abit boards, so until I receive one D.O.A., all the Abit haters on this board can bite me.

I realize a few of my reasons were based on worries, and maybe even a wrong assumption (the "lite" raid controller on the Asus for instance...I'm not positive it isn't the full version raid controller, but I think I remember reading that on it's spec sheet when I was looking to buy), but in the end I'm happy with what I ended up with.

 

[johndoe52]

<< You need to add the Epox 8HKA+ to the poll >>



Done and done. I'm surprised i missed that one. Thought i got them all.

 

[jcmkk]

I'm the only person that bought a MSI board? I guess I jumped on the KT266A chipset a little early. That was back when the only other competition was the Shuttle AK31 Rev.3.1 and the Epox board. It was such a hard decision back then too considering the fact that I only had 3 to choose from. Oh well, I guess it will be time to do it again in a couple weeks when I start on the hardware side of my new PC. GeForce 4 and KT333 here I come

 

[Wind]

<< I got an 8KHA+ because it was stable, reliable, very overclockable, and clean of useless stuff (ie, no ACR, AMR, CNR slots). It had 6 PCI's and it also had a decent 3 dimms It was inexpensive too >>


Choose it for the same reason.

 

[DKNG]

I got the Gigabyte GA-7VTXE because it was the cheapest kt266a I could find in my area, got it for $149 cdn compared
to the Abit or the Asus ones which were over $250. Not worth pay over $100 more for the same chipset. I'm very happy
with the board because I had no problems with it. It is stable and fast.

 

[Ogo]

got the 8KHA+ because it was cheap and full of features

 

[OverDose]

It's all about the Shuttle, the AK31 r3.1 blessed me a few months ago with a 1600+ so I just moved to a 1800+ w/ an AK35GTR

gettin it done quickly and stable.

 

[harbinger52]

I have the K7T266 Pro 2-Ru. I choose it Because I had such good luck with My K7T Turbo.

 

[scoobydooby]

I picked up the MSI because it was cheap $104, reliable, and didn't have lots of features that I didn't need(I got the non raid/usb 2 version). I also got it because it's purty and red.
Scoob

 

[MichaelD]

I just bought the Shuttle AK35GTR from Newegg. I don't need onboard anything and even though this board has onboard sound, I'll be disabling it. It was between this and the Abit KR7AR. I couldn't justify another $22 for essentially the same board.

 

[MiklosMillora]

I actually have 2 boards Epox 8kha+ and Soltek SL-75DRV4. Both boards run great and I have no issues. I prefer the Soltek due to having the ATA133 IDE. For overclocking they both kept stability and no lockups. There is one down side to the Soltek, you can't install HSF PAL8045. But, the Swiftech mcx462 fit just right.

<< If you don't use it, You'll lose it!! >>

 

[zodder]

After reading all the reviews and reading the forums, the logical choice was the Epox 8KHA+. Great price, great features and no useless crap.

 

[Boonesmi]

for me the dragon+ was the best choice (it has the features i wanted)

 

[Useless2]

ABIT KR7A-RAID. My BX6 and KT7 never gave me problems, so I went with ABIT again.

 

[Sensor]

I bought a Dragon+. Features, including a SmartCard reader.

I also bought an Epox 8KHA+. What can I say, it's good and it's cheap.

The two motherboards are very different markets, IMO. You can't go wrong either way

 

[CraigRT]

I wanted the AK35GTR, but the fuggers couldn't ship to Canada, so I ended up getting the 2nd best thing.. the Soltek SL75DRV4 Purple Ray!

 

[angrymaxx]

I went for the Soltek SL-75 DRV2 cuz got pretty good reviews and at $90, I could always resell it and not lose money if I didnt like it. The ABIT board woulda been nice but too expensive and I don't need RAID. Fast, stable and cheap...