Which of these KT333 motherboards to get?

[GusS]

It seems like the consensus here is that the Epox 8k3a is the board to get.. however I've been unable to find it in Canada yet and I have an emergency.

Which of the following would you go for:
SOLTEK SL-75DRV5
MSI MS-6380E KT3 ULTRA
GIGABYTE GA-7VRXP
ASUS A7V333 KT333

The ASUS is considerably more expensive than the others. All I'm looking for is stability & reliability.

(it's for an Athlon 1.4)

thanks

ps: any recommendations of a fan no worse than a dragon orb 7000rpm or a cak38 that's quieter than these two? 🙂)

 

[Boonesmi]

ive heard lots of good things about the gigabyte kt333... i would either go with that one, or the soltek

i also like the asus board, but as you already pointed out it costs alot, and although its a good board, its not that good 🙂

 

[Chubbz]

i'm having a tough situation in choosing the soltek or the gigabyte. i just want which one has better OC'ing capabilities

 

[IGBT]

Newegg's been selling a bunch of bioStar M7VIF KT333 mob's but I haven't seen/read any f/back on these mob's yet.

 

[Bingo13]

Gigabyte or MSI, have both and they are equal in most areas. Gigabyte has the advantage of on-board lan and the Raid contoller can be used as standard IDE ports easily.

 

[mcmatty]

I don't know about the others but I just assembled a new system with the Asus A7v333. The setup was flawless and it is running like a champ.

 

[mste456]

ever thought about the epox 8k3a? excellent o/c features miles more than the gigabyte.

 

[GetInMyFatBelly]

There's also the Soyo K7V Dragon Ultra coming out.

 

[The Mudman]

I went thru the same problem as you, needed a MB now!!!!

I went with the SOLTEK SL-75DRV5. And I even choose this over the Epox MB, Whom I've used before. It will be here wednesday, So I can't really give you any feedback on it.

Good luck,

 

[CoDerEd]

I'll choose either ASUS or MSI, but this new ABIT looks interesting also, 6 IDE, wow!!

 

[gunnm]

This board specifies Realtek ALC650 (AC-Link) for sound. Is this hardware audio (comparable to seperate sound card)? Or is it just crap software CPU-eating garbage? Also, does anybody sell this yet?

 

[colonel]

If I have to buy one of the 333 mobo I will pick the new Shuttle Ak35gtsv2, the board is a steal, second I will get the Soltek V5. Since I got the Soltek V2 Kt266A I wont get these 333 mobo but I wont spend money in Asus o the big brands.