Poll: Please vote, anyone happy or unhappy with your KT7-RAID?

[Jean]

Hi everyone,

The more I read about the KT7-RAID the more I am confused and undecided to buy this MOBO due to many problems posting in different discussion groups and negative feedback from other users; Abit doesn't have a good service and update frequently the driver in comparison to Asus. However KT7-RAID has feature that A7V doesn't have such as RAID capability (it is important for video editing, I've heard), 3 phase power... What's your vote happy or unhappy? Will you definetely recommend it or there is a better choice. My decision will rely on your impartial vote and comments.

 

[Henry Kuo]

it lies in the quality of the board. As jonnyGURU once said, there is quite a gap between a good KT7-RAID and a bad KT7-RAID you could find on the street. If you get a good one, it's really good; but if you get a bad one, you will end up getting another one.

If you just talk about the design and the board itself, KT7-RAID is excellent. But it is the quality control that hurts... So it ended up depends on your luck...

 

[Ronzon]

Got a "good" KT7-RAID and it is the best m/b I have worked with. Very stable and highly configurable. Best part is the RAID 0 setup with 2 Maxtor 7200RPM drives. Easy setup and incredibly fast.

With my $60 Duron 650, this has been one of my best purchases ever...

 

[Navi]

As long as you keep your bios updated...and use the newest drivers, all is good. The board kicks monkeys around the block all day long.

-Navi

P.S. Make sure you take the time to go to theUnoffical KT7 FAQ

 

[StickHead]

It is a dream board for me. It is an upgrade from a Tyan Trinity 400(very bad gameing board). I had all sorts of trouble with the Tyan, not very stable, not very fast. But my KT7 seems to be very stable so far and very fast. I love it.

 

[bongod]

first of all, do you even need the raid capability? if you don't need it, I'd recommend that you don't get it - extra stuff on a board only contributes to extra problems to deal with. If in the future you ever find the need for a raid controller, you can always buy the pci version and add it on later. current ide raids only do raid 0, 1, and 0+1. if i didn't need raid capability right off the bat, i'd wait until they come out with an ide raid 5 solution. get the asus A7V.

 

[Jean]

Thank you all for your participation and help.

Based on the responses from different forums (7 forums, 20 response, 3 3 unhappy, 12 happy and recommend, 5 neutral depends if you get a good KT7-RAID or a bad one and other factors), ABIT KT7-RAID is the choice.

Will you still chose the KT7-RAID if you are able to turn the ASUS A7V into a RAID capabilities mobo as mention at www.tweadhardware.com?

 

[EsTeler]

this board is useless w/o the RAID, get the RAID version, it's faster than my SCSI drives