Replacement for my Soyo Mobo - Suggestions please.

[Croda]

Looks like my Soyo 6VBA133 may be dead. Unfortunately, it's been discontinued. Can anyone give me any suggestions for a good replacement?

It needs to be:
Slot 1
Support 133FSB
Have ISA slots
ATA100 cool but not essential
Support PIII Coppermine to speeds over 700mhz
Easily overclockable with numerous FSB settings
1/4 PCI
1/3 AGP
Not going to break the bank as I intend to upgrade the whole system next spring (probably to an AMD rig).

Any thoughts greatly appreciated

 

[Rand]

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1/3 AGP >>



You just elimainated every existing motherboard on any chipset with that qualification, perhaps you meant 1/2 AGP divider?

 

[Athlon4all]

I've heard good things about Asus' P3V4X, it has 1 ISA slot, 6 PCI, it uses VIA 133A so 133fsb support, and got a decent fsb settings, yes it supports Slot 1 Coppermine's, 1/4 PCI yes, and AGP 1/2 yes. Sounds like a good replacement. And Anand reviewed it a while back, he gave it a 8.5/10 rating. It is found on Pricewatch for $139 it is kinda priced high but, it sounds like exactly what you're looking for if a bit expensive. You might look at Anand's 133A roundup a while back, you can look at it here

 

[Croda]

Great, thanks. $140 is a bit pricey, but then again the 6VBA was $60 when I bought it.

And naturally I meant 1/2 AGP.

 

[alkader]

Hi Croda! Look up SOLTEK for your motherboard requirements. Website: www.soltek.com.tw

 

[Croda]

al kader,
I checked the site. Looks like the SL-67EV1 is a good match, however I can't find it on PriceWatch. Only found 2 Soltek mobos at all. Do you have any idea who sells them and what pricing is like?

 

[Rand]

I vote for the Soyo SY-7VCA... cheaper then the P3V4X, slightly faster, and the newer versions of the P3V4X use a different clock generator and don't have nearly as many FSB options, whereas the SY-7VCA has as many FSB selctions as the original P3V4X and also has more tweaking options in the BIOS.

 

[Croda]

7VCA says it's Socket 370. I need a Slot 1.

 

[Rand]

<< 7VCA says it's Socket 370. I need a Slot 1. >>


The 6VCA is exactly the same board, except with Slot1 instead.