333 Chipset

[eschroeter]

Which chipset is better for a 333 machine? Sis 745 or KT 333. These are the two chipsets ASUS uses for the AMD CPU. Does anyone have any reservations about ASUS 333 boards?

<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by eschroeter on 06/06/02 07:28 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

[AMD_Man]

One is for the Pentium 4 and one is for the Athlon XP, you can't compare them directly.

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[Crashman]

I like the SiS 745, simply because SiS pays more attention to things such as data integrety and compatability.

What's the frequency, Kenneth?

 

[lhgpoobaa]

well the SIS 745 is good, but unfortunately isn't very common.

some argue that via is crap, but they have got alot better with recent chipsets.
the kt333 is quite mature and stable, with lots of options to choose from.

personally i dont like asus as they allways cost alot more. you can find other choices that offer the same features at a much better price.

plus, asus tech support is non existant and the a7v333 is only a mediocre overclocker.

for speed, stability and potential overclocking i love my epox 8k3a+.


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[upec]

VIA have improved a lot lately. I have no problem with my Asus A7V266-E.

 

[upec]

I would suggest you to get the ASUS A7V333 because not all KT333 motherboard will work stably with 333MHz CPU bus. Asus A7V333 is one of the motherboard that works stably with 333MHz CPU bus.

x-bit labs states that

Here it should be also mentioned that setting 166MHz FSB frequency is no big deal for any VIA KT333 based mainboard (the AGP and PCI bus frequencies will be equal to 33MHz and 66MHz respectively). However, far not all the boards will work stably with these settings. Many mainboards on VIA KT333 owe their instability to older PCB design borrowed from the VIA KT266(A) based products. Moreover, many mainboard makers regard 166Mhz FSB as an overclocking friendly feature and hence to not run any stability tests for their products working in this mode. All in all, we could recommend only two products out of four VIA KT333 based mainboards tested recently (see our article called: "5 Socket A Mainboards Supporting DDR333 on VIA KT333 and SiS745"). They are: ASUS A7V333 and MSI KT3 Ultra. Another couple of mainboard didn't show any stable operation at 166MHz FSB frequency.

Link to the article
http://www.xbitlabs.com/cpu/athlonxp-166/