Which A64 Board To Get ??

[willbemcse]

Hi
I am leaning towards building a A64(3200 or 3400) system instead of P4 (3.0 C , Asus P4C 800DLX, and 1 GB 3200). I looked at this board MSI K8N Neo Platinum, it offers lots of cool features . How stable , easy to OC are the MSI boards. I always used Asus never had any problems with them.


What I will be missing by going with A64, I guess P4's hyperthreading wont make that much difference or will it. Any one wanst to post their review of this board??

 

[o1die]

Have you read the article about memory compatability and athlon 64 motherboards. Toms h.g. did this review a few weeks ago. Some boards have major issues with specific brands of memory. This article should help you narrow your choices.

 

[Cybercraig]

I just finished an A64-3000+ build on a VNF3-250 board. Ran 200+ fps all day on a counterstrike server with a 9600XT card. Have to tweak it yet, but cheap and easy build. No real issues except for the manual not being very clear on audio set-up.

 

[FiberoN]

MSI K8N Neo Platinum

 

[willbemcse]

Ok since A64 doesn't support dual channel so if I get a dual channel ram it will only run in single mode. I read the review of MSI one on hothardware and they said that its Finicky Overclocker . Has anyone has Asus SK8V .

tHANKS

 

[CraigRT]

Abit KV8 Pro is another good choice, but the MSN K8N is sweet.

 

[Lionel]

Got a VNF3-250, great board for the price. And I can wait for some second rev. boards and reviews later and settle down if I find this isn't cutting it.

 

[imported_Interloper]

I just updated my computer with a Athlon 64 3200+, MSI K8V FIS2R mobo and 1GB of Corsair Vallue Select 3200 RAM. Zero issues with compatibility or installation. It's all runnign swimmingly. I am not an avid overclocker, however I set the "Dynamic Overclocker" tool in the BIOS to 3% OC and am leaving it at that for now. I may try it a bit higher as everything burns in and proves stable.

The performance improvement over my old P42.4a with 512MB of 1066 RAMBUS is dramatic to say the least.

 

[Zebo]

Originally posted by: o1die
Have you read the article about memory compatability and athlon 64 motherboards. Toms h.g. did this review a few weeks ago. Some boards have major issues with specific brands of memory. This article should help you narrow your choices.

No wouold you mind linking it? I can' find dick at toms site.