What doesn't anyone have an Epox

[Gh0s7 L3mUr]

As the subject says? Was thinking of getting one of their boards but got an Iwill instead as i was part of a package.

[Humantuckshop]

Quite a few people on the forum have Epox mobos - it's just that they're so good that people don't have problems with them. :cool:

[PsYcHo]

Originally posted by Humantuckshop
Quite a few people on the forum have Epox mobos - it's just that they're so good that people don't have problems with them. :cool:
i only got one problem, and i still cant figure it out :mad:
I cant change CPU's at all.
details:
EPoX 8KHA+
Duron 600 @ 945

I have tried another duron 600, a durrie 800, and an XP1600+
you guys should remember this form the old forum.....
cant be bothered goin on about it, just have to live with it :(

[Gh0s7 L3mUr]

what exactly happens if you change cpus? I take it you've tried later BIOSs. Never heard of that happening. Have heard of a particular cpu (like morgan) not working, but not all except for the indervidual one it has in it.

[Humantuckshop]

From memory (when he posted this problem on the old forums), the computer would not boot @ all with any other CPU except the Durrie 600.

He tried very single option, old BIOS, new BIOS, take off the CMOS battery, etc........ But no joy. :confused:

[PsYcHo]

pretty much right Humantuckshop.
Thinking of getting the EPox 333a chipset when they bring it out, and i have some monies :D Till then i will have to live with it :(

[SilverPriest]

Because i prefer Abit.
Brand loyalty, i am a child of marketing ;)
And good products too :D

[Gh0s7 L3mUr]

I don't suppose it's still under warranty? Have you sent them a flaming molitoph (sp?) email, I know I would? Any response?

[Mr ABIT]

i must agree with silverpriest, epox's main marketing feature is overclockin, but why get an epox when u can get an abit w/ softmenuIII:cool:

[MrThc]

I had an Epox 8K7A+ :) , was the best board I ever owned.. then I had an Epox 4SDA+.. and that was a sweet board too. I own an Abit BD7-RAID now, and its had heaps of probs, getting better with beta bios's tho.. Im thinking of getting an Epox 4G4A+ (http://www.epox.com/html/english/products/motherboard/ep-4g4a+.htm) now :D

[Humantuckshop]

So why did you get an Abit BD7 when you already had the Epox 4SDA+ MrThc?

It just seems strange.......

[PsYcHo]

Originally posted by Gh0s7 L3mUr
I don't suppose it's still under warranty? Have you sent them a flaming molitoph (sp?) email, I know I would? Any response?

I brought it form Lycan in the old forums, dunno if hes i the new ones. Yeah its still covered.
Stranger still, he was running an Athlon in the same board.........meh, i'll get there.

I'll stick with EPoX, like ya say, good for oc'ing and as time has gone on good for stability.
Never used anything else to be honest either......:eek:

[Ragnor]

Originally posted by PsYcHo
pretty much right Humantuckshop.
Thinking of getting the EPox 333a chipset when they bring it out, and i have some monies :D Till then i will have to live with it :(

I don't think they will be producing an 333a chipset per se, you may have heard there are CD and CE revisions of 333. Boards that were out very early like the soltek DRV5 used the CD revision and they sucked for OC'ing boards that came out later like EPox and Abit used the CE revision. So essentially the 333a is already out.. the next chipset will be KT 400 i believe.

Epox and Abit both make top notch boards.. Epox are cheaper then Abit, that's about the only significant difference between the two..

[KingJackal]

Originally posted by Ragnor
Epox and Abit both make top notch boards.. Epox are cheaper then Abit, that's about the only significant difference between the two..

Yeah - though that hasn't been the case for very long.

Epox used to be a budget board maker ( back when high-end boards were either Asus or Abit ). Their first really good board was the EP-8KTA3, a KT133A board.

And yep, I was one of the well-informed customers that did their homework, saw it was good, and bought one :). My first socket-A board. Paired with an Athlon 1GHz, it scream compared to my old PII-400 ( except at Delta Force, which is so heavily Intel optimised that the PII was a similar speed :confused: ).

Very stable board that. And luckily, they've only improved since :).

[MrThc]

Originally posted by Humantuckshop
So why did you get an Abit BD7 when you already had the Epox 4SDA+ MrThc?

It just seems strange.......

The Epox 4SDA+ was a SiS645 board, I wanted to try a i845 one :D

[Stove]

Originally posted by KingJackal


Epox used to be a budget board maker ( back when high-end boards were either Asus or Abit ). Their first really good board was the EP-8KTA3, a KT133A board.



Agree Totally KingJackal: I just tok out my 8KTA3L+ in favour of an Iwill XP333, and wish I didn't:rolleyes: Sure the PC2700 DDR ram I have now makes the XP333 faster, but the Epox was SUCH fun to play with, and fast for its time: I had it running a 155MHz FSB, and thats with a gigabyte of mixed no-name branded ram. Great fun. I honestly cannot wait to throw the Iwill away