Epox 8KHA+ or 8K3A+?

[Faceman]

Which m/b is better, the Epox 8KHA+ or the newer 8K3A+?

 

[jlanka]

Of course the 3A - it's got the KT333 chipset vs. KT266A.

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[Faceman]

Yes, well this from one review:

"The CPU/FPU memory scores on the 8K3A+ were a bit lower than both the other boards, however, not by a significant margin. The memory scores were, however, a cause for concern and will probably cause gaming benchmarks to post lower numbers... The low memory performance shows its ugly head as the Epox takes the back seat in the gaming benchmarks.

Overall, we felt a bit disappointed with the 8K3A+ as we were hoping for an Editor's Choice product. The performance on the 8K3A+ could sure use some fine-tuning and we hope Epox gives it that as the overclocking features on the board are just flat-out amazing."

 

[jlanka]

But you just asked to compare to the KT266A Epox board, not to other vendors KT333.

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[peartree]

I see the REAL question is '8K3A or 8K3A2'

 

[Faceman]

No, I asked which motherboard from Epox is better; the 8KHA+ or the 8K3A+? In otherwords, does the new chipset and features outweigh it's negatives and still make it better than the 8KHA+? Or am I better off going with the 8KHA+?

I will be mainly using my computer for gaming btw.

 

[Faceman]

C'mon, someone has to know their shite.

 

[peteb]

doesn't look like there are many (any) reviews out yet.

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[jlanka]

but the review you quoted "seemed" to be Epox boards vs. other vendors boards. Without a link to the actual review, it's hard to guess what it was really saying. Can you provide that link?

Also, what are the "negatives" of the KT333 chipset vs. KT266A?

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