Does a good motherboard exist?

[Guest]

Hey, I'm juts about ready to give up waiting for the nForce 415-D and just build my new system with a KT266a. My problem is that I don't know what board to get, and every time I see someone recommend a given board, three people come along and say that it isn't stable. Do good boards exist, or are they just figments of my imagination?

btw, I don't plan on OCing, so that is not a factor in my purchase.

 

[pat]

The best board is the one that best fit YOUR need. When I've decided to buy my Soyo Dragon+, I've based my choice on my specifics needs, not those of other users. I wanted a fast and stable board first. I'm not a big gamers, just occasional one. So, good on-board sound is really enough for me. And the onboard sound from the cmedia chip is very satifactory for me. RAID is someting that I will concider later, but for now, being able to use the RAID connector as standard HD connector is a welcome plus. the same for onboard LAN. I dont have high speed acces at home, but when I bring my computer at my cousin house, then I can use his and that works very well for me. but, this set-up may not be satifactory for other user. So, check your need, then pick a board and ask advice on this forum from user of the same board. It will be much more useful than standard question like which mobo is best . Basically, most of the newest board are good so it is just a question of needs.

-Always put the blame on you first, then on the hardware !!!

 

[Guest]

Yeah, the Soyo board looks real nice, but it costs like $140. The Epox one seems to be the best bet for the features I needed (read: pretty much none) and for the price. The Soltek one is actually a few dollars cheaper on newegg and appears to be a bit better than the Epox, but the risk involved with it (shipping it back) isn't worth it, especially with people on here saying they've had problems with it.

Zoma

 

[o1die]

You may want to consider the shuttle ak35gtr for price and features. I've used the ak31a for over 3 months, with few problems. Shuttle has issued 3 bios upgrades for my board, so support is good, and the bios flash (while running windows) is the easiest I've ever seen.

 

[Guest]

Yeah, I thought about that board, but the reviewers didn't seem to like it. It's currently $25 cheaper than the Epox on newegg, though. Other than performing better, what makes the Epox board better?

Edit: Oops, that was the AK31A, not the K35GTR. The K35GTR is $18 more than the Epox.

Thanks

<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by Zoma on 01/31/02 09:43 AM.</EM></FONT></P>