which MOBO to get?

[asanthadenz]

ok im after a Cheap DDR mobo for my Secondary PC, so can u guys please tell me a which mobo out of the ones below should i get, if u got a dfrnt mobo to recomend thts below $200 plz say :)

heres the mobos tht im intrested at.

Shuttle AK32 KT266 $191.00
Abit KG7 AMD761 $189.00
Asus A7A266-E ALi M1647 $193.00


IMO opinion i think tht the A7a266 is the best buy, prove me wrong :D

[_N_]

i would think that too,

but for example, what about that DRV5 going secondhand for 160$? or is it already sold?

or something like this: CHAINTECH 7VJDA KT266A $200.00 INC GST

[KingJackal]

I know which ISN'T the best - the one with 'Shuttle' written on the box.... teeheheheh... :D

The Asus has some cool features ( ATA-133, 6-channel sound ), and some lame features ( SDR + DDR :p, it's got an ALi chip :p ).

The Abit board lacks the cool features. But it lacks the bad features. No sound or ATA133, but no sh*t ALi drivers, and better performance ( plus it's Abit! :D ).

Interestingly enough, the Shuttle is the middle road. It lacks ATA133, but has sound ( though only AC97 ). It has a VIA chipset - with DDR and SDR support ( not sure how this chipset performs ). The bad side to this board being that it's a Shuttle. A lot of etailers don't sell Shuttle anymore - for good reason....

So if you want sound, go Asus. Otherwise, go Abit. IMHO, anyways... :)

[asanthadenz]

Originally posted by _N_
i would think that too,

but for example, what about that DRV5 going secondhand for 160$? or is it already sold?

or something like this: CHAINTECH 7VJDA KT266A $200.00 INC GST

yah i wanted to get tht, but by the amound of ppl intrested in tht board i think it has already been sold.

[_N_]

:(

if ya wan't cheap, that how bout this?

Micro Star 6378L, Video & Audio with Lan 128$ + GST

Gigabyte 7DX+, AMD761, DDR, ATX 168$ + GST
http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/products/7dx+.htm

i have to say that the ASUS http://www.asus.com.tw/mb/socketa/a7a266-e/overview.htm looks interesting,

[asanthadenz]

Originally posted by _N_
:(

if ya wan't cheap, that how bout this?

Micro Star 6378L, Video & Audio with Lan 128$ + GST

Gigabyte 7DX+, AMD761, DDR, ATX 168$ + GST
http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/products/7dx+.htm

i have to say that the ASUS http://www.asus.com.tw/mb/socketa/a7a266-e/overview.htm looks interesting,

lmao, Not tht cheap, well i think ill go for Asus, i knw im safe when using Asus boards, i checked a review on it and its quite an overclocker. u can basicly do anything in the bios.

[Wibber]

fr $25 more you can get a Nforce noard with integrated audio/video(gf2mx)/lan

[Humantuckshop]

Have you checked out the ASUS A7S333? I personally don't know much about it, except that is has an SiS745 chipset and it has onboard sound 6-Channel CMI chip, 3 DDR slots, and 5 PCI slots.

More details here: http://www.asus.com.tw/mb/socketa/a7s333/overview.htm


It's only about $220 incl GST.

[SilverPriest]

'sif i'd touch an ALI or ever recommend them again....
*shudders*
Some good ones out there, but my god........
And their drivers
*shudders*

[Humantuckshop]

Jinx on both Wibber and Silver. :p

[swiftynz]

avoid ALi like the plague. their IDE controllers especially suck. my pcmark 2k2 score for my barracuda IV's doubled when i moved from a KA266+ (ALI sbridge) to a GA7DXR+ (VIA sbridge). the GA7DX+ is a good board btw but not exactly leading edge technology.

of the ones you first mentioned i would certainly take the Abit. the Asus board humantuckshop mentioned looks good too :)

[NTBlowz]

A Soltek SL-75DRV5 KT333 for $199 + GST u can't go wrong with that

[Grrr!!]

Originally posted by Wibber
fr $25 more you can get a Nforce noard with integrated audio/video(gf2mx)/lan


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Asus A7N266 - VM $225 @ dragonpc.