When will the K7T266 be loaded with the new revision of the chip

[Coligeon]

I'm just wondering because this is the motherboard I plan to purchase for my Duron 750, but I'm concerned, because I want the new revished KT266 chip, and am just wondering how I can tell if it is the new chip when the time comes to purchase it, so I don't get that older one. Here is what I have so far for my first Home built sys.
Ams duron 750
128 Mb pc2100 ddr cas 2.5
Enlight 7237 with 300watt PSU
One 80Mm intake fan
One 80Mm exhaust fan
Ibm 20 gig ata100 7200 RPM
Coolermaster EP56I11 HSF
Creative 52X cdrom
Audio aureal vortex
Voodoo 3 3000 pci

That about does it, so all I need is the motherboard and I really have had a tuff time dealing with this. At first I had chosen the 8K7A, but I really didn't like the lack of 3 dims and the nonbios setup on it, so then I started to get into the KT266 chip, and I thought it was looking great now that some things had been cleaned out. Over at Hothardware.com, the K7T266 got a great review, but like I said, I want to make sure I get the new, revised KT266 chip for my purchase. Also, PC2PC looks interesting, can anyone explain? I would appreciate any information you can share. I know that they said the newer version will be out in July I guess, but again, how do I know I'm not Buying the older chip and not the new one? Much obliged.

 

[Coligeon]

Anyone, I would really appreciate it, thanks.

 

[Namuna]

You answered your own question..."In July". Whether or not they'll 'quietly' release updated KT266 chipsets before then is a matter of detective work for us consumers.

But at the 'Official' time we'll know the difference based on what MSI tells us, perhaps they'll call it K7T266 Pro Rev1.1? Or they might not say or make any indications at all, which I wouldn't doubt either.

 

[Coligeon]

Ah, well thank you very much Namuna, I just want to make sure when I make my purchase, I have the new one, not the old one. There should be big difference there, so I want the right one.

 

[Coligeon]

Oh wow, I think I just got my answer from Viahardware.com, they jsut posted a new article about this subject, saying there is no such thing, and they are only working with bios fixes or the link. I did notice one tihng though, they were using the Ak31 revison 2, when they tested it, they had revison 1 and 2 of it, then there was the K7T266, and it wa son revison 1 I Think, so do you think Msi will release a revision 2 of it soon, July I would inmagine correct ^_^. I'm mostly interested in the K7T266 becasue it comes with a bunch of stuff I need like ATA100 cables and others, I don't think the Ak31 does, but anyway, that's my main reason, and I know Msi is a good company, I'm hoping for a soon release, can't wait.

 

[Stanman]

Just a personal opinion. I have almost all of the popular current TBird (non ddr) motherboards in use, Abit, Asus A7V133, Iwill and MSI. The Iwill is the most stable as far as overclocking, The Abit, easiest to overclock,Asus works fine, MSI "Stay away"

 

[Coligeon]

<< Just a personal opinion. I have almost all of the popular current TBird (non ddr) motherboards in use, Abit, Asus A7V133, Iwill and MSI. The Iwill is the most stable as far as overclocking, The Abit, easiest to overclock,Asus works fine, MSI &quot;Stay away&quot; >>


I've always heard the oppisite of that about Msi. In most reviews I read about their products it's usually nothing but Praise. They are known for their stability, and lately performace. I could be wrong though.

 

[bevo]

Coligeon...MSI has not been known for having anything for very long compared to Abit or Asus..

 

[Coligeon]

<< Just a personal opinion. I have almost all of the popular current TBird (non ddr) motherboards in use, Abit, Asus A7V133, Iwill and MSI. The Iwill is the most stable as far as overclocking, The Abit, easiest to overclock,Asus works fine, MSI &quot;Stay away&quot; >>


Well, the K7T266 got another great review at Pchardware.ro, I don't know why you say Msi is bad, another good motherboard they made was the K7T turbo, many liked that and even the Pro2A, I don't own these, just Speculating on what others have said. Oh well, can't agree with eveyone. Anyone else got any thoughs on the KT266 and the it's new revision? Thanks.

 

[Liquidreign]

I have done a lot of research on this board myself because I really want it for the system I plan on building. With all the modifications and bios updates the reviews I have read say the board is extremly fast and stable and I have read a lot of reviews and have talked to several people that have the board and have nothing but good to say about it. Here is a link to the lastest review I have found.

MSI K7T266PRO

 

[Coligeon]

<< I have done a lot of research on this board myself because I really want it for the system I plan on building. With all the modifications and bios updates the reviews I have read say the board is extremly fast and stable and I have read a lot of reviews and have talked to several people that have the board and have nothing but good to say about it. Here is a link to the lastest review I have found.

MSI K7T266PRO >>


Thanks for the post Liquidreign. I've read the review there, they said it was great, all I'm really concerned about is if they plan to make a revision2, obviously I would want that one. The K7T266 does look nice, nice features in the box too. So should I wait for July to come around see what happens or does anyone know for sure what the K7T266 will be doing? Thanks.

 

[cyberized]

I know that I am waiting myself BUT very interested to see what is coming down the chute; I too was quite impressed by the latest Hothardware review of the &quot;new&quot; MSI KT266 offering; BUT now this review of the Shuttle Rev. 2 KT 266 board shows it even outperforming the new MSI 266 and they state that most of the BIG name companies will be offering us NEW KT266 boards.
Might kick one's BOOTY if you bought now and in 3 weeks you realize you should have waited ----- I really hate to do a thing myself until we see results of some SIS735 boards - not to far off from what I've read.

Good Luck

 

[Coligeon]

Thanks for the post cyberized, I've jsut been wating a long time to build me sys. You have very good points, I don't want to be Regretful at all, I want this sys to show a good upgrade path and last for some Time. Very aggrevating. The Ak31 looked good, but I don't know, Shuttle, they aren't at the top though if you know what I mean. Over at Hardwareluxx.com, they had a review of the new Epox 8KHA KT266 motherboad, did pretty well and it was on revision1 also, and the K7T266 did aweful, but they first got theirs in April I Think they said so it wasn't the newst model. The motherboard is definately the hardest chioce to pick over for building a sys, for my anyway Imo. So, mostly eveyone think i should wait a little, and see how the chip develops? I think the most I can wait is the first week of July, no more, this is Driving me Crazy. I need to get off My Celeron lol.

 

[cyberized]

It is hard to make these money eating high-tech decisions - that's for sure; especially when you don't have lots a green back dollas!
I'm kind of doing like you BUT can live with mt &quot;old&quot; P2 400 machine I made made in '98 --- no problems with it BUT to keep pace I have been reading about all the latest components for months and buying one thing at a time as I can; so far have an ANTEC SX830 in waiting; a 30GB ATA 100 HD; and just bought 256MB 2100 DDR RAM; so getting down to it : Mobo and new Video Card will be next two biggies then can upgrade hopefully for the last time (62 yrs old). I myself am kind of shooting for October then put the new XP OS on the new one at same time - start over fresh.

Hey July is just around the corner.

 

[Coligeon]

<< It is hard to make these money eating high-tech decisions - that's for sure; especially when you don't have lots a green back dollas!
I'm kind of doing like you BUT can live with mt &quot;old&quot; P2 400 machine I made made in '98 --- no problems with it BUT to keep pace I have been reading about all the latest components for months and buying one thing at a time as I can; so far have an ANTEC SX830 in waiting; a 30GB ATA 100 HD; and just bought 256MB 2100 DDR RAM; so getting down to it : Mobo and new Video Card will be next two biggies then can upgrade hopefully for the last time (62 yrs old). I myself am kind of shooting for October then put the new XP OS on the new one at same time - start over fresh.

Hey July is just around the corner. >>


Yes, exactly. I've been doing everything like that too, getting certian pieces at a time. Tedious eh? Well, thanks a lot, I appreciate the help, I want to of coarse make the right decision. ok, so July it is, I'll wait a while there, and hopefully find something appealing, Seeing how it's the last thing I need to purchase. Thanks once again.

 

[Bingo13]

There will not be a new revision of the chipset, there are new revisions of the board layouts and bios updates. I can tell you that my Gigabyte 7VTX performs just as well or better than my 7DXR.

 

[Coligeon]

<< There will not be a new revision of the chipset, there are new revisions of the board layouts and bios updates. I can tell you that my Gigabyte 7VTX performs just as well or better than my 7DXR. >>


Hmm...So are you saying it won't matter whether or not you have a revision1 motherobard or revision2, because I think the Ak31 clearly states the difference. Oh yeah, just read a review of the K7T266 over at Dw3d.com, got the highest scores on every benchmark.

 

[Coligeon]

Ok, well I think I've made My decision, I'm going to purchase the K7T266, but I do have another question. on all the motherboard reviews, they used the K7T266R, which is the RAID version with an AGP Pro slot, instead of 4X. Now what I want to know, should I be buying the RAID version even though I only have 1 hard drive, I know this doesn't make since to buy if I don't have more then one hard drive, but could I lose performace with going with the regular K7T266? If, I would, then I don't mind speding the extra Money for it, the RAID version cost 142 Dollars at Mwave.com, so it ain't that bad, but would the Pro slot and the Raid give it better performace, even if you weren't planning to get 2 hard drives? Like I said, I'll spend the extra Money for the RAID, but every site that reviewed it had the RAID, so could results be different? Also, aren't there a couple differnet version of the motherboard out there, with the wrong resistor in place or something, I read when the resistor is in the right spot, 126 opposed to 127, performace goes way up, how do I know if I ordered the most recent verion and is that the newest version because the latest review I read over at Dw3d.com, in the Conclusion area, they made it sound like they had a different motherboard? Please reply, because I want to buy Monday so I can get it during the week and get everything going. Thanks so much.

 

[Namuna]

I've got the K7T266 Pro (no RAID), you ain't losing anything but AGP Pro and RAID...No performance loss. And it don't have to be AGP Pro to have 4x, I'm doing just fine with my Geforce2 GTS Pro.

The only way you'll get the OLD R127 board is if you purchased from a dealer with OLLLLD stock.

And just to reiterate...There's no new KT266 chip coming, there's only a new spec for layout and BIOS optimizations, but what they mean by 'layout' remains to be seen.

 

[Cluzo]

Go for it. Seems as tho MSI has the new mods down pat. I would hate to be the one to eat all those defective new boards tho. I've taken many black eyes being the first on the block. My first mod was a new keyboard for my Atari 400 and I kept that thru the first IBM PC. Those who blaze the trail must be prepared to get burnt. Good luck to you!

 

[Coligeon]

Namuna, what about Usb 2.0, is that not on the motherboard currently? Have you ran PC2PC yet? I'm just not sure if I should get the RAID version for the Pro slot though, for Future video cards, I might just do that, I'm very finicky about this as you can see. Cluzo, yeah, sorry to hear about you Ak31, revision1 Lol, sorry. Hope you get revision2 on arrival. I was hoping to order Monday, but I might want Usb 2.0, not sure, dang it. Thanks again.

 

[Coligeon]

What about Usb 2.

 

[bevo]

<< There's no new KT266 chip coming >>

Do you have a verifiable source for this statement, or are you just quoting Via Hardware?

 

[Coligeon]

Noone has anytihng information on Usb 2.0? When I look at the specifications of the motherboard it says it has Usb 2.0 support, but then it says optional? So does it come with it or not? Should I go for Agp pro? Thanks,

 

[Bingo13]

The Gigabyte 7VTX is great KT266 board. MSI will have the Pro-U board out shortly with the USB 2.0 chipset on board.