Looking for a new Motherboard

Bizznatch · 1st April 2002, 09:22

I'm trying to find a good Motherboard for my Athlon XP 1800+, Which one should I get?

The extras I'm looking for are

onboard LAN
onboard RAID
onboard 5.1 sound

right now the one that I think I'll get is the Soyo Dragon Plus, but there are other mobos out there Ive seen get higher reviews and such, what is your opinion?

Bizznatch · 1st April 2002, 09:51

Looks like the Gigabyte 7VRXP+ is in the lead, take a look at this interesting article I found on their website:

http://www.giga-byte.com/home/raid_ata133.htm

the only thing keeping me from buying this right now is this motherboard comes with onboard Creative CT5880 audio, I don't know if it's a 5.1 sound card, does anybody know?

Rocker · 1st April 2002, 11:47

Creative CT5880 audio is cheap shit.....

AC97 as I remember..which isn't 5.1

anything with the new nforce chips from nvidia...are 5.1

deathazre · 1st April 2002, 13:06

A7V if you want to overclock. They make it easy.
just make sure you don't have one of the new permanently locked CPUs.

apollos · 1st April 2002, 18:21

I have a motherboard from 1999. If I bought a new one and attached my same hardware (Geforce2 MX 400 64MB, 32bitsoundcard, 8.8GBHD, 400Mhz processor) what difference would I notice? Would it improve anything???

I know, my spec is a load of shit!

zootm · 1st April 2002, 18:54

Abit have never, ever steered me wrong- i'm hearing good things about gigabyte too, but i'd recommend the Abit first...

ujay · 1st April 2002, 19:19

Quote:

Originally posted by andrewsanders
I have a motherboard from 1999. If I bought a new one and attached my same hardware (Geforce2 MX 400 64MB, 32bitsoundcard, 8.8GBHD, 400Mhz processor) what difference would I notice? Would it improve anything???

I know, my spec is a load of shit!

If you upgrade the MoBo nowadays, it usually means a new CPU as well, the socket will probably not be compatible with your old one. Neither would your old memory be fast enough for the newer bus.

Bizznatch, if you are serious enough to want 5.1 you are better off with a separate sound card.

UJ

apollos · 1st April 2002, 20:43

zootm and ujay thank you for helping me. Im buying a new PC soon hopefully so this wont really bother me! When will 3Ghz be out goddamit!?

zootm · 2nd April 2002, 00:16

Quote:

Originally posted by andrewsanders
zootm and ujay thank you for helping me. Im buying a new PC soon hopefully so this wont really bother me! When will 3Ghz be out goddamit!?

almost immediately after you buy something slower

s1138 · 2nd April 2002, 02:08

bizz, you are ALWAYS looking for new computer stuff....

Bizznatch · 2nd April 2002, 09:14

not really, this is only my 2nd upgrade in 2 years, I always try to upgrade at least once a year now

My Soyo K7ADA motherboard lasted me a good 14 months now, time to move on to something faster

I already sold the board and CPU on ebay for $155, about $40 less than what I paid for the 2 last year.

WolfieD · 2nd April 2002, 09:39

The Soyo looks good, but has too many errors I don't want to deal with. Read about them on any motherboard discussion forum.

I'm going to wait. First a car, than a new video card, then a new sound card, then a new case, and THEN the motherboard.

Honestly. The motherboard is always the least productive upgrade. Oh well. It's tired, and I'm late. Good night.

Bizznatch · 2nd April 2002, 10:40

May I make a reccommendation for your video card?

Get the Gainward GeForce3 ti450 Powerpack @ 128MB DDR and 4ns, I have mine OC'ed to 225/520 and the performance is WAY better than a GeForce3 ti500! And they only cost about $150.

Very Cool.

apollos · 2nd April 2002, 11:06

Quote:

Originally posted by zootm

almost immediately after you buy something slower

That's kinda why Im gonna wait a while for like a 3Ghz or better with a respectable HDD and other peripherals to get better. I will buy the best I can find cos at least then my PC won't stuggle with small things such as Adobe Photoshop 6 which takes ages to load!

After all, my PC works ok as it is now. Just a little bit slow but at least ive got one thing to be thankful for - my PC doesn't take 20 minutes to load like the early computers did!

WolfieD · 3rd April 2002, 15:40

Quote:

Originally posted by Bizznatch
May I make a reccommendation for your video card?

Get the Gainward GeForce3 ti450 Powerpack @ 128MB DDR and 4ns, I have mine OC'ed to 225/520 and the performance is WAY better than a GeForce3 ti500! And they only cost about $150.

Very Cool.

After a 30 second search on PriceWatch, i've come up with a 64mb model. Can you post a link to the 128?

PS: The 64 was $137.

View Poll Results: Which one should I get?
Soyo K7VDragon Plus	4	22.22%
Asus A7V266-E	0	0%
Asus A7V333	4	22.22%
Abit KR7A133 RAID	3	16.67%
Epox EP-8KHA+	2	11.11%
Shuttle AK35GTR	0	0%
Soyo K7V Fire Dragon (not out yet)	0	0%
Iwill XP333-R	0	0%
Gigabyte Gigabyte 7VRXP+	4	22.22%
MSI KT3 Ultra-ARU	1	5.56%
Voters: 18. You may not vote on this poll

1st April 2002, 09:22	#1
Bizznatch Forum King Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 4,180	Looking for a new Motherboard I'm trying to find a good Motherboard for my Athlon XP 1800+, Which one should I get? The extras I'm looking for are onboard LAN onboard RAID onboard 5.1 sound right now the one that I think I'll get is the Soyo Dragon Plus, but there are other mobos out there Ive seen get higher reviews and such, what is your opinion?

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1st April 2002, 09:51	#2
Bizznatch Forum King Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 4,180	Looks like the Gigabyte 7VRXP+ is in the lead, take a look at this interesting article I found on their website: http://www.giga-byte.com/home/raid_ata133.htm the only thing keeping me from buying this right now is this motherboard comes with onboard Creative CT5880 audio, I don't know if it's a 5.1 sound card, does anybody know?

1st April 2002, 11:47	#3
Rocker Hiding in plain sight (mod) Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 9,910	Creative CT5880 audio is cheap shit..... AC97 as I remember..which isn't 5.1 anything with the new nforce chips from nvidia...are 5.1

1st April 2002, 13:06	#4
deathazre Major Dude Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: behind the wheel of a Cat service truck Posts: 1,847	A7V if you want to overclock. They make it easy. just make sure you don't have one of the new permanently locked CPUs.

1st April 2002, 18:21	#5
apollos Forum King Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Canterbury & Plymouth Posts: 4,176	I have a motherboard from 1999. If I bought a new one and attached my same hardware (Geforce2 MX 400 64MB, 32bitsoundcard, 8.8GBHD, 400Mhz processor) what difference would I notice? Would it improve anything??? I know, my spec is a load of shit!

1st April 2002, 18:54	#6
zootm Forum King Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: the nether reaches of bonnie scotland Posts: 13,375	Abit have never, ever steered me wrong- i'm hearing good things about gigabyte too, but i'd recommend the Abit first...

1st April 2002, 20:43	#8
apollos Forum King Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Canterbury & Plymouth Posts: 4,176	zootm and ujay thank you for helping me. Im buying a new PC soon hopefully so this wont really bother me! When will 3Ghz be out goddamit!?

2nd April 2002, 02:08	#10
s1138 Alumni? Join Date: May 2000 Location: joja Posts: 6,936	bizz, you are ALWAYS looking for new computer stuff....

2nd April 2002, 09:14	#11
Bizznatch Forum King Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 4,180	not really, this is only my 2nd upgrade in 2 years, I always try to upgrade at least once a year now My Soyo K7ADA motherboard lasted me a good 14 months now, time to move on to something faster I already sold the board and CPU on ebay for $155, about $40 less than what I paid for the 2 last year.

2nd April 2002, 09:39	#12
WolfieD Major Dude Join Date: Apr 2000 Posts: 503	The Soyo looks good, but has too many errors I don't want to deal with. Read about them on any motherboard discussion forum. I'm going to wait. First a car, than a new video card, then a new sound card, then a new case, and THEN the motherboard. Honestly. The motherboard is always the least productive upgrade. Oh well. It's tired, and I'm late. Good night.

2nd April 2002, 10:40	#13
Bizznatch Forum King Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 4,180	May I make a reccommendation for your video card? Get the Gainward GeForce3 ti450 Powerpack @ 128MB DDR and 4ns, I have mine OC'ed to 225/520 and the performance is WAY better than a GeForce3 ti500! And they only cost about $150. Very Cool.