which mobo is right for me

[NewCompGeek]

i got a fic az11 and thinking of upgrading
i got a 800mhz duron so somthing that can handle it
not thinking of overclocking and dont care about dimm or ddr
i want someting that is stable but yet has speed
mostly use for alot of gaming and web viewing

was thinking the msi k7t pro2-a like bros but have heard about them dying in about 9-12 months

also thinking about the ecs k7tsomething? that has 2 ddr and 2 dimm for around $60

so what do you suggest?

keep in mind that it cant be over $100

 

[NewCompGeek]

bump

 

[Quad]

hmmm

depends on what you're looking for

maybe u wanna try a kt133a mobo? the asus a7v133 is definitely one of the best....and it's only $97 at newegg.com
or there's the iwill kk266 which is also one of the fastest kt133a boards...

 

[AZGamer]

I'd reccomend the ECS K7VTA3 for $69 @ newegg. A nice cheap KT266A solution.

The board with the 2DDR and 2SDR slots is the ECS K7S5A. I've heard nothing but problems about this board, and most forum readers that had personal experience with the board would agree that the SiS 735 chipset it is based upon is simply "not ready for prime time".

If you have a little more to spend, a perfect board would be Epox 8KHA+ for $100 @ newegg.

 

[NewCompGeek]

how about the shuttle ak12a or the epox 8kta3l? how come anantech hasent tried out the ecs mobo yet?

 

[KouklatheCat]

I just got the Epox 8KHA+ and love it. Good stable board for me.

 

[Peter]

AZGamer, well if you ask for healthy people in a doctor's waiting room, you won't find any, or will you? Same here.

ECS K7S5A is literally selling like hotcakes, that's why you see so many questions about it. It's a good board, and runs perfectly well if the system is assembled with the appropriate level of care. More expensive boards may be more forgiving toward underperforming power supplies, but who cares?

And for someone who wants or needs to recycle their SDRAM, it's just perfect - no need to buy an old chipset to use the old RAM.

regards, Peter