MB vote: Fastest, most stable, and best support

[Guest]

What MB do you think is the best?


I took a trip, so to speak, from THW for the past 2-3 months. So now I'm looking at buying a new computer in the next 2 weeks.


Can you guys clue me in on what MB(s) is/are the best right now (or in the next 2 weeks). I want to get the fastest one I can get, but I want it to be very stable. I don't need onboard sound because I'm getting a powerful soundcard: either Creamware Luna 2 or Motu 2408. You guys might not have heard of these, but I'm building a computer for audio/music purposes.


The KT333 isn't out yet, is it? Are those dual MBs any good?
I've always been a AMD fan, but now I'm keeping Intel open being that they don't seem to have stability issues.

 

[o1die]

I like this epox 4sda+ with raid and ata 133. It's not the fastest board (using ddram), but overclocks nicely. Running a 1.6a at 2.22 gigs (138 fsb at 1.575 volts) now at memory settings of 1T, case 2.5, and ultra. If you don't overclock, I would go with the athlon, and put more money into your video card, etc. I'm sticking with ddram, in case the hammer outperforms the p4 so I can switch back to amd.

 

[FatBurger]

The Hammer will outperform the P4, guaranteed. Whether it outperforms McKinley is another matter.

As for which motherboard, I just bought a 1.6A, Abit TH7II-RAID and 2x256MB sticks of Samsung double-sided RAM, for what it's worth. Working great so far, I've only had it up for a couple of days.

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[pat]

Having a stable MB means that you wont need the best support. Using the best support means that your MB is not stable...


cannot answer your question...sorry!

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

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the replies. But the Hammer isn't out yet is it? And I'm not much of an overclocker. I wonder if the Dual MBs are stable. That would be good to get one of those being that they seem to haul ass. But those aren't out yet either, right?

 

[FatBurger]

There are several dual AMD boards out, just check Pricewatch. Everyone I've talked to that has one says that they're rock solid.

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