VIA KT133 unstable?

[SanjuroE]

Another friend is telling me that all motherboards with a VIA KT133 chipset are unstable, and some incompatible, with things like AGP. And that I shouldn't buy AMD at all.

Is that true?

 

[TimeKeeper]

Because he is die-hard intel fan? Like one of my friend who swore that glide is the way of future and it is the only way to go....(oh, he is using GTS now )

 

[Henry Kuo]

Let's put it this way. In my experience, in AVERAGE, KT133 is not as stable as i815 i have tested. But if you are talking about the top notch boards, they are no difference.

 

[Mem]

My input on the subject is that I`ve just upgraded in September from a old Intel LX chipset board(Abit) to a Brand new MSI K7T PRO board & Thunderbird 900mhz & I`m very impressed with the stability,thank god I did not listen to rumours, anyway I`m a gamer using a Geforce2 MX card & have yet to run into any stability problems game or Windows wise,just make sure you use AMD`s guideline like Approved parts for PSU,heatsink/fan memory etc & you should have no trouble btw this is my first Via board.

Also the review of a 815E board by Anandtech(ABIT SA6R) crashed quite a few times in testing,alot more infact then the most KT133 boards they have tested.

Final note since I`ve had my faulty CPU replaced I`ve yet to have a lockup or BSOD,my old Intel board would have not survived this long without this happening.

MSI know how to make great boards

 

[rectifire]

Just make sure you get a KT133 motherboard from a well known and reputable manufacturer. Use quality parts (Like for your power supply and memory...don't skimp on either of these) and install the correct VIA drivers. I have done so, and my KT7 RAID with 800 MHz Duron is most wonderfully stable......as stable as any intel board I have ever owned. Seems like your friend is somewhat uninformed or just pro-intel.

 

[pugh]

Yeah same for me,my MSI K7T PRO KT133 Mobo works fine ,i use a TBird 800 and a 250 Psu,works fine for me too..i hate when people bad mouth things they dont know much about..

 

[Davegod75]

many people have been have problems with kt133 and the aureal sound cards. especially the mx300 like me

 

[chansen]

While my MX300 has me wary of upgrading to the KT133 chipset, I think it behooves us to admit that the MX300 is a dead sound card, and move on.