Best KT266a mobo?

SnowPunk98

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I was thinking of buying the Soyo Dragon + but its a lotta money for a lot I dont need I have a sound card, NIC, and dont need a smart card reader the main reason I was gonna get it was cause I thoght it was smart media so whats the cheapest 266a mobo that is also a good overclocker?
 

mikeyd

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I have to agree. The Shuttle AK31v3 is an excellent board. I've put together 3 systems so far with this board and have had no problems at all with great performace and tweaks.
 

MikeMike

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go with crucial memory buy 2 sticks of 256meg ddr 2100 and you will be set with the shuttle board
 

SnowPunk98

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Thats cas 2.5 which im sure will run at cas 2 but I would like to overclock well so shuldnt I get true cas 2 2400 ddr?
 

Vincent

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I set up a computer using the Shuttle board on Thursday and it's been working great since.

I believe Anand mentioned that he would be doing a KT266A roundup in his Comdex article. If you can wait, you might see what he has to say.
 

SnowPunk98

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Cool I can wait no real rush hopefully prices wont spike I wuold like to see what he has to say even though this is the board for me im pretty sure
 

nord1899

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There are a ton of Athlon mobo's coming out soon. Check the Anand front page for a quick roundup.

There are a bunch of KT266a's, nForces and even a few SiS boards coming out. So I would suggest, if possible, waiting a bit to get your mobo. Heck, the prices for the current mobo's should drop when they do.
 

Bovinicus

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Here is my consensus on the currently available KT266A solutions:

ASUS & ABIT:
The releases of their boards are too recent. To consider either one would require some waiting for the prices to drop.

Shuttle:
This board is great, and it costs very little. It is not the highest performing or the best overclocking. However, it does come extremely close. The differences are almost negligible.

EPoX:
This board is for pure speed and overclocking. If that extra bit of performance and tweaking power is of interest to you, then by all means the extra $20 is not too much.

MSI:
It's a little lagging in performance in certain situations. The overclocking is also not quite as good as with EPoX's solution. Again, these differences are minor and almost negligible however. The RAID and USB2.0 variants are good if you are going to take advantage of these features.

Soyo:
This board is great, the only problem is that it includes too many things onboard. If you need the included equipment, then it is a good buy. However, if you do not, then get a more basic motherboard.

All boards seem to be very stable currently. If you want to make sure of absolute stability, really do some research to find out how the boards are designed. Look at their capacitors, and see if they accept voltage mods for absolute overclocking stability.
 

t4t3r

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the shuttle board is definitely a great buy, and probably the best right now. the epox board (the one i own) is better in performance, and i think the extra $30 is justified for the extra features you get. it is rock solid and has tons of ocing features. the shuttle board is right there with the epox. if you want all-out performance go with the epox. if you want good performance with a great price, go for the shuttle...


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kreno

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<< Thats cas 2.5 which im sure will run at cas 2 but I would like to overclock well so shuldnt I get true cas 2 2400 ddr? >>



I haven't found a stick of Crucial DDR that hasn't done CAS2 with aggressive settings....
 
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