Soltek or ABIT

[NoReserve]

I have locked in pretty much everything I want for my new budget comp except for the motherboard. Help me decide which motherboard I should get:

SOLTEK SL-K8AN2E-GR

or

ABIT KV8 Pro

I was dead set on the ABIT until I started to read about some temp reporting issues that it has. The Soltek is currently out of stock at Newegg. Should I wait for the Soltek or should I buy now and get the ABIT?

NOTE: I do a moderate amount of gaming and plan to mildly overclock a 3000+ with whichever board I end up with.

 

[CraigRT]

Soltek... the chipset is a little bit superior to the K8T800 Pro, although not by much, I generally like both.
I :heart: my K8AN2E-GR though, I think Soltek rules, you will love it if you decide on the Soltek.

 

[DfiDude]

I AGREE

 

[Thurgo0dy]

Soltek seems to be the better choice...

 

[Fuzn]

I got the soltek... best board i've ever owned. Not one problem at all and i've used pretty much every feature it has.

 

[NoReserve]

80+ views and only 8 votes in the poll? :roll: Anyone else have any thoughts, or can anyone tell me if they have experienced the temp misreading problem with the ABIT board?

 

[loco21]

I really like my soltek K8AN2E-GR and I build 3 computer with that motherboard no problem so far my vote for soltek!!

 

[Duckzilla]

That's a good sign, actually. Only people that have had experiences with one of these boards are voting.

 

[CraigRT]

Originally posted by: Duckzilla
That's a good sign, actually. Only people that have had experiences with one of these boards are voting.

That's the way it should be
I actually haven't used the Abit, but when my experience with the Soltek has been so positive, I figure I can voice my opinion on it, I love the board.

 

[Megatomic]

First off, nForce3-250Gb is superior to K8T800. Second, the Soltek K8AN2E-GR gets way better user reviews and votes than the KV8 Pro at NewEgg. Third, the Soltek K8AN2E-GR gets very favorable user feedback from AnandTech users. Fourth, check out THIS REVIEW. It seems Wesley likes it a lot, too.

NoReserve, you should have NoReservations about buying that Soltek motherboard.

edited a typo

 

[ChineseDemocracyGNR]

I would go with the ABIT KV8 Pro, in my opinion it's a better built board (100% Japanese capacitors VS OST on the Soltek , uGuru for monitoring, fan control and overclocking). I also like the K8T800 Pro better, and have to disagree that the nF3-250Gb is superior. I have used both but not this particular Soltek board.
The sound codec is better on the KV8 Pro (ALC658 vs ALC650).

http://www.techreport.com/reviews/2004q2/abit-kv8pro/index.x?pg=1
http://www.insanetek.com/index.php?page=abitkv8pro

With that said I'm sure you'll be happy with either one of them.

 

[NoReserve]

Originally posted by: ChineseDemocracyGNR
I would go with the ABIT KV8 Pro, in my opinion it's a better built board (100% Japanese capacitors VS OST on the Soltek , uGuru for monitoring, fan control and overclocking). I also like the K8T800 Pro better, and have to disagree that the nF3-250Gb is superior. I have used both but not this particular Soltek board.
The sound codec is better on the KV8 Pro (ALC658 vs ALC650).

http://www.techreport.com/reviews/2004q2/abit-kv8pro/index.x?pg=1
http://www.insanetek.com/index.php?page=abitkv8pro

With that said I'm sure you'll be happy with either one of them.

Yeah I initially was just going to get the ABIT board and not worry. But I have been reading about temp reporting issues. So I saw the Soltek. Now I read that it has temp reporting issues too. Are these temp issues prevalent throughout all 754 boards? Should I worry about the temp reporting problem?? Or are they generally close enough so I wouldnt have to worry? Also, thanks for all the comments, keep them coming!!

 

[CraigRT]

Originally posted by: NoReserve

Originally posted by: ChineseDemocracyGNR
I would go with the ABIT KV8 Pro, in my opinion it's a better built board (100% Japanese capacitors VS OST on the Soltek , uGuru for monitoring, fan control and overclocking). I also like the K8T800 Pro better, and have to disagree that the nF3-250Gb is superior. I have used both but not this particular Soltek board.
The sound codec is better on the KV8 Pro (ALC658 vs ALC650).

http://www.techreport.com/reviews/2004q2/abit-kv8pro/index.x?pg=1
http://www.insanetek.com/index.php?page=abitkv8pro

With that said I'm sure you'll be happy with either one of them.

Yeah I initially was just going to get the ABIT board and not worry. But I have been reading about temp reporting issues. So I saw the Soltek. Now I read that it has temp reporting issues too. Are these temp issues prevalent throughout all 754 boards? Should I worry about the temp reporting problem?? Or are they generally close enough so I wouldnt have to worry? Also, thanks for all the comments, keep them coming!!

oh man, who cares about temp reporting issues..
make sure you have an OK cooler and a case fan or 2 and you won't ever have to worry about your temps!

basing a mobo purchase based on that IMO is ridiculous

 

[NoReserve]

Originally posted by: CraigRT

oh man, who cares about temp reporting issues..
make sure you have an OK cooler and a case fan or 2 and you won't ever have to worry about your temps!

basing a mobo purchase based on that IMO is ridiculous

So, I really shouldnt be concerned at all with the temps I could possibly be getting? I thought that temps were of some importance in order to ensure that your CPU and motherboard were working correctly especially when OCing? I suppose so long as its stable and it doesnt trip the hardware alarm to shut the chip down I would be ok. Is this the general consensus?