IS asus A7A-266 or ECS K7 good overclcoking Mobo??

[Guest]

hi everyone

i was wondering if the above mobos are good overclocking mobos - i will be using SD ram (pc133) ram for a while and then DDR. It is liekly to have a athlon 1.4+ on it so anyhep would be apprecitad?? bye

 

[btvillarin]

Here's an A7A266 review:
<A HREF="http://www.ocworkbench.com/hardware/asus/a7a266/a7a266reviewp1.htm" target="_new">http://www.ocworkbench.com/hardware/asus/a7a266/a7a266reviewp1.htm</A>

From reading some reviews on the ECS K7S5A, I know for a fact that it isn't meant for overclocking. It's just good as a cheap, but stable motherboard.

Here's a ECS K7S5A Review:
<A HREF="http://www.ocworkbench.com/hardware/elite/k7s5a/k7s5ap1.htm" target="_new">OC Workbench</A>

If you wanted to use the ECS motherboard, it'll let you use the SDRAM until you wanna upgrade to DDR. But, don't expect to overclock. I guess the A7A266 does too, but I think it overclocks probably better. It's $120 <A HREF="http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?submit=manufactory&catalog=22&manufactory=1315" target="_new">here</A>, compared to the ECS for $57 <A HREF="http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?submit=manufactory&catalog=22&manufactory=1414" target="_new">here</A>.

Anyways, hope that helps a little. Happy hunting!

<A HREF="http://www.anandtech.com/mysystemrig.html?rigid=13406" target="_new">My System Rig</A>

 

[Crashman]

I would recommend the K7S5A with the overclockers BIOS offered on several sites.

Back to you Tom...