What brand mobo?

Vampyromaniac · Apr 25, 2003, 11:07 AM

Let's see what brand mobo you guys use. Place a vote for the maker of your mobo.
If you have more than 1 computer, choose the mobo of your most hardcore system.

DriveEuro · Apr 25, 2003, 06:02 PM

I use Abit NF7-S now. I have had an ASUS A7V-133, GigaByte 7VAX, Abit NF7, and finally my Abit NF7-S.

FuNsTeR · Apr 25, 2003, 06:14 PM

i use Abit KR7A-RAID mobo ... it is slightly over a year old but it still does the biz

Dom · Apr 26, 2003, 06:33 AM

Asus! I have two -- a P4T-E and the one I'm using now is a A7N8X Dlx.

Rayder · Apr 26, 2003, 06:54 AM

We're a bit partial to Abit. We've been using them for qute a few years now, since the old K6-2 days. Currently we have 2 KX7-333R's and 1 KD7-RAID. After 3DFX got bought-out, all of our PC's have been running some version of Radeon and have always had some version of Sound Blaster in them. My brother buys most of the parts and I do all the setups and maintenance.

Hornizuka · May 1, 2003, 09:00 AM

Abit is a very good brand for those hardcore OCers. It's really stable and reliable. I'm using a Abit AT7-Max2 MB currently. It's a board with all the neccessary bells and whistles.

Wiz4rd- · May 1, 2003, 11:02 PM

The motherboard you buy depends greatly on what you plan to do with it. If you are not an overclocker, then almost any of the above brands are fine. Given of coarse each board has differnet features and some boards aren't as stable as others. But if you want ultimate overclockability the Epox boards right now are your friend. This of coarse is subject to change, I remember when asus or abit baords were the overclockers friend. Now epox seems to cater to the overclocking enthusiest like me. 8rda @ 220 fsb rock stable .... Do i smell a w00t niqqa ?? !!

Ryo-Ohki · May 6, 2003, 10:27 AM

I look for stability above everything else when getting a motherboard. Performance is a close second, but if I must experience crash after crash, a fast system is of no real use. I also look for solid hardware with a good lifespan.

I don't do O/C, so I don't really care if the board is good at that or not.

For the reasons above I've come to trust the ASUS/Intel combo (with Intel chipsets of course

). I got two ASUS with non-Intel chipsets (Apollo Pro 133A and KT133A), and they never were as solid as the Intel based ones.

For the moment, both ASUS P4PE and TUSL2-C rock my world.

**Roadee** · May 6, 2003, 11:07 AM

I have built several system's using Abit, Epox, Gigabyte, Asus, FIC, ECS, Shuttle, Chaintech, and Soyo. And because of that you couldn't give me an ECS, Shuttle, or FIC. Had nothing but problems with them. But out of all the system's I have come to enjoy building system's with Asus board's, though this A7N8X Deluxe was hell at first, gotta love that first BIOS!!! But it has paid off in the end. It alway's seems like a battle with the Abit, Epox, Asus, and Gigabyte boards, on who's going to have the fastest board, and they tend to pass the trophy back and forth on each chipset. I guess mobo preference is like what kind of beer you drink, or brand of car you drive, it is personal preference or just well taken advice from someone you know and trust. If you have good luck with a certain brand and it does what you want it to......it was well spent money, no matter what anyone thinks.

Vampyromaniac · May 6, 2003, 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Roadee
I guess mobo preference is like what kind of beer you drink, or brand of car you drive, it is personal preference or just well taken advice from someone you know and trust. If you have good luck with a certain brand and it does what you want it to......it was well spent money, no matter what anyone thinks.

Well said.

The_Neon_Cowboy · May 6, 2003, 03:03 PM

asus

WilEE · May 11, 2003, 02:48 PM

abit bx6 rev2

not the newest model but still rockin

Kgentatszu] · May 17, 2003, 04:26 PM

Asus!!!!!!!!

fornicatarachnid · May 20, 2003, 01:27 AM

ASUS A7N8X

WyreTheWolf · May 20, 2003, 08:25 AM

Heavily modified MSI KT3 Ultra2 - R

Duffy Jr · Jun 3, 2003, 04:13 AM

UPS man just brought me a new Asus A7N8X with a stick of Corsair CMX512 3200C2, oh and a AMD 2500+. Couple weeks ago either my 950 or BCM board croaked. So I thought it was time to join the big boys. Also worth mentioning is the Antec case (plus1080AMG) I got to put it all in. I was really impressed with the way this thing is built. The removeable drive cages and and drive rails are cool. This one came with a 430 watt TruePower power supply. It is said to control the speed of the fans to only turn as fast as needed to cut down on noise. Hope this all works out, looks good on paper anyway.....lol. As you can see from my sig (if it's still there) this is a big jump from what I had.

Johnny Chimpo · Jun 12, 2003, 06:29 PM

Soyo
Very happy with it.

~~craig588~~ · Jun 12, 2003, 07:21 PM

I have an asus A7V133-C and am impressed and dissapointed at the same time. The chipest it uses (KT133-A) was exclusively disinged for thunderbird procs, but on the asus board it supports palimanos and throroughbreds. I am dissapointed with the fact that even though other people can get throughbreds to work with this board, I cant get them to work in mine.

mjh8227 · Jun 12, 2003, 07:57 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Duffy Jr
UPS man just brought me a new Asus A7N8X with a stick of Corsair CMX512 3200C2, oh and a AMD 2500+. Couple weeks ago either my 950 or BCM board croaked. So I thought it was time to join the big boys. Also worth mentioning is the Antec case (plus1080AMG) I got to put it all in. I was really impressed with the way this thing is built. The removeable drive cages and and drive rails are cool. This one came with a 430 watt TruePower power supply. It is said to control the speed of the fans to only turn as fast as needed to cut down on noise. Hope this all works out, looks good on paper anyway.....lol. As you can see from my sig (if it's still there) this is a big jump from what I had.

I have an Antec Perf. Plus 660AMG and it is very quiet....just make sure you plug the case fans into the FAN ONLY connectors. I love the way it's built also, with the drive rails and removeable drive cage and the way it all comes apart so easily, very handy for cleaning.

As far as "What brand mobo?"....
I have 3 Asus boards...a P4B533-V and 2 CUSL2-C's. I'd love to upgrade to a Dual Channel DDR board but I'm currently jobless so I'll have to wait

Zardon · Jun 12, 2003, 08:00 PM

ABIT

Apr 25, 2003, 11:07 AM	#1
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Apr 25, 2003, 06:02 PM	#2
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Apr 25, 2003, 06:14 PM	#3
FuNsTeR Caledonian and Proud Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Darkest Ayrshire Posts: 1,305 Rep Power: 88 System Specs	i use Abit KR7A-RAID mobo ... it is slightly over a year old but it still does the biz __________________ "They say when you play a Microsoft CD backwards you can hear satanic messages ..... but that's nothing, if you play it forward it will install Windows"

May 6, 2003, 10:27 AM	#8
Ryo-Ohki World Destroyer Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Masaki Shrine Posts: 196 Rep Power: 0	I look for stability above everything else when getting a motherboard. Performance is a close second, but if I must experience crash after crash, a fast system is of no real use. I also look for solid hardware with a good lifespan. I don't do O/C, so I don't really care if the board is good at that or not. For the reasons above I've come to trust the ASUS/Intel combo (with Intel chipsets of course ). I got two ASUS with non-Intel chipsets (Apollo Pro 133A and KT133A), and they never were as solid as the Intel based ones. For the moment, both ASUS P4PE and TUSL2-C rock my world. __________________ Join the Hanners cult NOW and save your soul! "Bork Bork Bork!" On Rear of Big Rig, San Fransisco, CA Warning! Do not attempt to drive under, over, or through this truck. If you should choose to ignore this warning, good luck and have fun! Do not pass on right side.

May 6, 2003, 11:07 AM	#9
Roadee Never forgotten Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Rest In peace, Joe. Posts: 2,198 Rep Power: 69	I have built several system's using Abit, Epox, Gigabyte, Asus, FIC, ECS, Shuttle, Chaintech, and Soyo. And because of that you couldn't give me an ECS, Shuttle, or FIC. Had nothing but problems with them. But out of all the system's I have come to enjoy building system's with Asus board's, though this A7N8X Deluxe was hell at first, gotta love that first BIOS!!! But it has paid off in the end. It alway's seems like a battle with the Abit, Epox, Asus, and Gigabyte boards, on who's going to have the fastest board, and they tend to pass the trophy back and forth on each chipset. I guess mobo preference is like what kind of beer you drink, or brand of car you drive, it is personal preference or just well taken advice from someone you know and trust. If you have good luck with a certain brand and it does what you want it to......it was well spent money, no matter what anyone thinks. __________________ We are born naked, wet, and hungry. Then things get worse.

Apr 26, 2003, 06:33 AM	#4
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	Asus! I have two -- a P4T-E and the one I'm using now is a A7N8X Dlx.

Apr 26, 2003, 06:54 AM	#5
Rayder Mostly lurking lately.... Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 2,161 Rep Power: 73	We're a bit partial to Abit. We've been using them for qute a few years now, since the old K6-2 days. Currently we have 2 KX7-333R's and 1 KD7-RAID. After 3DFX got bought-out, all of our PC's have been running some version of Radeon and have always had some version of Sound Blaster in them. My brother buys most of the parts and I do all the setups and maintenance.

May 1, 2003, 09:00 AM	#6
Hornizuka DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 13 Rep Power: 0	Abit is a very good brand for those hardcore OCers. It's really stable and reliable. I'm using a Abit AT7-Max2 MB currently. It's a board with all the neccessary bells and whistles.

May 1, 2003, 11:02 PM	#7
Wiz4rd- DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 54 Rep Power: 0	The motherboard you buy depends greatly on what you plan to do with it. If you are not an overclocker, then almost any of the above brands are fine. Given of coarse each board has differnet features and some boards aren't as stable as others. But if you want ultimate overclockability the Epox boards right now are your friend. This of coarse is subject to change, I remember when asus or abit baords were the overclockers friend. Now epox seems to cater to the overclocking enthusiest like me. 8rda @ 220 fsb rock stable .... Do i smell a w00t niqqa ?? !!

May 6, 2003, 03:03 PM	#11
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	asus __________________

May 11, 2003, 02:48 PM	#12
WilEE DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Hungary Posts: 27 Rep Power: 0	abit bx6 rev2 not the newest model but still rockin

May 17, 2003, 04:26 PM	#13
Kgentatszu] DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 1,802 Rep Power: 0	Asus!!!!!!!!

May 20, 2003, 01:27 AM	#14
fornicatarachnid Clanless Join Date: May 2002 Location: On the web, England UK Posts: 714 Rep Power: 0	ASUS A7N8X

May 20, 2003, 08:25 AM	#15
WyreTheWolf Wolfish Bastard Join Date: May 2002 Location: Cave; Ozark Mountains Posts: 2,110 Rep Power: 0	Heavily modified MSI KT3 Ultra2 - R

Jun 3, 2003, 04:13 AM	#16
Duffy Jr DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 28 Rep Power: 0	UPS man just brought me a new Asus A7N8X with a stick of Corsair CMX512 3200C2, oh and a AMD 2500+. Couple weeks ago either my 950 or BCM board croaked. So I thought it was time to join the big boys. Also worth mentioning is the Antec case (plus1080AMG) I got to put it all in. I was really impressed with the way this thing is built. The removeable drive cages and and drive rails are cool. This one came with a 430 watt TruePower power supply. It is said to control the speed of the fans to only turn as fast as needed to cut down on noise. Hope this all works out, looks good on paper anyway.....lol. As you can see from my sig (if it's still there) this is a big jump from what I had. __________________ A7N8X Rev.1.04/Barton 2500+(11.5x200)/Corsir CMX512-3200C2/Retail 9600pro 128mb/Santa Cruz/

Jun 12, 2003, 06:29 PM	#17
Johnny Chimpo DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Mass Posts: 22 Rep Power: 0	Soyo Very happy with it. __________________ XP3000+ Soyo Kt400 Dragon Ultra Black 2 x 80gig maxtor RAID 0 1gig Corsair ddr333 2-2-2-6-1t BFG 6800 Ultra OC 19in Sony trinitron A440

Jun 12, 2003, 07:21 PM	#18
~~craig588~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In clothing Posts: 3,510 Rep Power: 0	I have an asus A7V133-C and am impressed and dissapointed at the same time. The chipest it uses (KT133-A) was exclusively disinged for thunderbird procs, but on the asus board it supports palimanos and throroughbreds. I am dissapointed with the fact that even though other people can get throughbreds to work with this board, I cant get them to work in mine.

Jun 12, 2003, 08:00 PM	#20
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	ABIT