RECOMMENDATION for AMD Socket A with onboard sound/video/modem

[gphang]

I'm looking for a combo motherboard with onboard sound/video/modem that is relatively cheap but most important stable and compatible. Not overclocking. Any recommendation

 

[Hamburgerpimp]

You are only gonna get one with onboard sound unless you find one in a Dell or something.

 

[John]

Dell & AMD?

LMAO

 

[bolomite]

Try the Epox board, I think it's called the 8KTA. Cheap, 1/6/1 layout, not bad for the price (well under $100, I think).

 

[Vpham97]

Look for the 8KTA in the Hot Deal forum, there is a link to where you can buy this board for $102 + shipping. This board has received pretty good reviews.

 

[john433i]

The Epox 8KTA does not have onboard video or modem. However, the Chaintech CT-7AIV2 has TNT2 M64 video onboard, and a modem could be picked up for $10 or so. Here's the review for this board.

 

[Peter]

Since the embedded-VGA chipsets from SiS and VIA aren't yet available on actual mainboard product, all you get is onboard sound and an AMR slot for a low cost modem add-on.

Epox is about the only one of the board makers who actually offers an AMR modem to be used with their mainboards, and their 8KTA series also are very fine Athlon/Duron mainboards, and they have onboard sound.

ECS/PCChips have a MicroATX board K7VZM (aka M805LR) that also has an onboard 10/100 LAN chip. Yet this is mATX, and doesn't have too many PCI slots. They seem to have an AMR modem card for it as well, but this isn't confirmed yet.

Regards, Peter