There is a web site dedicated to quieting your PC. Its called Silent PC review and they have a list of recommended fans.
I second the recommendation of SilentX fans by JBDan above. I too only use these fans in my rig and can personally attest to their virtually silent operation.
I...
For me the case has to be three things...
1. First it must hold my present and (presumed) future gear.
2. It must have good airflow to keep things cool
3. It should be quiet in its stock/original form.
The CM Stacker is a good choice - upgradeable to BTX form, holds lots of gear (up to...
The nice thing about the Sonata case **IS** the way the hard drives mount...sideways. The configuration allows the drive cables to be ran though the case in a fashion that virtually eliminates the usual air flow restriction caused otherwise. Useing round cables in the 18" size allows for an...
I don't know... but they are sure 'proud' of the "C" version as they go for around $50 more than the lesser versions.
Prices should drop quickly though as just 2 weeks ago they were charging a $100 premium for the "C" version.
Did your read the Anand Tech review of the Iwill?!? He says it is as stable as the MSI Turbo and the Asus AV7-133. The torture test that Anand puts these MBs through is WAY more torture than most any home user will ever approach.
You'll probly get more milage out of a Iwill KK266 as it will handle (with a simple BIOS update) the upcoming Palomino CPU... see overclockers article on this matter here.
The Asus AV7-133 probably can't handle the Palomino, & I think the MSI Turbo is in the same boat, but I'm not sure.
The reviewers agree on the Iwill KK266 as the better mainboard.
See Toms hardware review here
Anand Tech review here
Also a few notes... Unlike the Iwill KK266, the Asus AV7-133 will NOT be able to handle the upcoming Palomino CPU due to voltage/amperage issues of their weaker voltage...
You'll get more milage out of an Iwill KK266 as it will handle (with a simple BIOS update) the upcoming Palomino CPU. Go here to read the overclockers.com article. Asus simply won't be able to handle the job.
The Iwill KK266 was a favorite at Toms Hardware linktified
Anand Tech review...
To TungFree:
upcoming motherboard with the 266 FSB and the 2 sets of ram (sdram 3 slots and DDR ram 2 slots) will be using the A1 or the A0?
I was referring to the KT133A chipset. The KT133A will NOT do DDR ram. In regards to the DDR chipsets, Via is supposed to be coming out with one but...
I suggest you check 2 things...
1. Like 'Boonesmi' said check the power supply, go here to see list of AMD recommended power supplies for the AMD Thunderbird 900Mhz.
2. Check your IRQ resources and your use of Microsofts ACPI power management...As part of its drive to take control of...
The problem may well be Windows use of ACPI power management. ACPI can appear to have a performance hit if too many peripherals are forced to share just ONE IRQ. One user, running Windows 2000 on an ABIT KA7, had six devices sharing IRQ 7 - including his video and network interface card. After...
The Iwill KK266-R uses the AMI RAID controller yes...Iwill claims that they did this because of the lack of support for good quality RAID mirror/stripping on the other chipsets. The AMI chipset allows for the user to mirror THEN stripe, thus preserving your data and then backing it up, not vise...
The problem you all are complaining about could very well be the Windows 9x/Win 2000 use of the ACPI power management.
ACPI is the keystone in Microsoft's Operating System Directed Power Management (OSPM). With OSPM, the operating system determines when to do power management, and the BIOS...
How to Uninstall ACPI in Windows 2000
1. Open Device Manager from Control Panel - System - Hardware - Device
Manager
2. Go to Computer tab and select the "ACPI enabled" option that you
have there
1. Select Properties
2. Go to Driver tab
3. Press Update Driver...
3. "Welcome...
The Iwill KK266 is somewhat future proof as well as it uses a 3 phase power solution and (with a simple BIOS update) will probly be able to handle the upcoming Palomino CPUs. See the reason here. The Asus AV7-133 can't do that.
Also what Anand Tech fails to report is that the Iwill KK266...
Anand tech just put up a favorable review of the Iwill KK266 MB here
Also good reading about future proof and the voltage/amperage issue of the upcoming AMD Palomino CPU here.
It surmizes that the Iwill KK266 will be good to go with a simple BIOS uddate, whereby the Asus AV7-133 is NOT going to...
The Asus is not quite up to current specs, to wit:
1. Uses a software based audio Codec not an onboard audio CHIP. Iwill KK266 uses an onboard CHIP!
2. Will not handle the upcoming Palomino CPU due to voltage/amperage issues.
See overclockers.com article here. The Iwill KK266 (with a BIOS...
The others are correct, but before you buy the Asus AV7133 here is some food for thought.
It will not handle the upcoming Palomino CPU. Read overclockers.com articlehere as the Asus AV7133 uses a lower quality voltage chip.
Also the Asus AV7133 uses the original A0 stepping of the KT133a...
According to overclockers.com Its not the voltage, its the amperage article the Epox has a high quality voltage chip that (with a BIOS update) should be able to handle the upcoming Palomino CPU :-)
I second Biggs recommendation - go with the more stable KT133a MBs. Specifically I recommend the Iwill KK266 or KK266-R. You'll get more milage from them technology wise. Handles the 133/266 FSB and are improved KT133 models.
With the Abit KT7a you will be able to upgrade to the upcoming...
NO, the Asus AV7133 will NOT support the upcoming AMD Palomino CPU, read this as confirmation:
Its not the voltage, its the amperage
Both the Abit and the Iwill KT133a boards will support the Palomino (at least with a simple BIOS update... as both boards use the exact same voltage...
Here are some facts that none of the above posters have mentioned. Please read theis before making a decision on your motherboard.
MSI has poor to non-existent tech support... do a search in these forums to see what I mean!!!
Abit may not see the end of this business year: I cannot directly...
The Iwill KK266 will perform with a Palimino CPU per http://www.overclockers.com/tips343/ due to the volktage regulator chip the Iwill board uses. See article referenced at overclockers.com and you will see what I mean... I have quoted part of the above post here for your convience:
Begin...
Nino, you pose a very good point about the voltage range. Unfortunatley I cannot answer your question. But I do have a few other pionts you may want to consider before you buy.
The KT133a chipset is now in its second stepping, the A1 version. Asus and Abit bought up all the initial supplies...
Which board? Yes there are some attractive choices these days. RAID or no RAID? The other question you may want to ask yourself is how important tech support & driver support is to you.
MSI is reported in these forums to be of little to no value tech support wise. Abit is said to be in...
Yo MadAd, your suggestion that a review be done is valuable and indeed is in need of being undertaken. Anand is a good choice for this as his reviews are some of the better/best around. But speculatively speaking, since the PCI bus operates at a normal clock speed of 33Hz and overclocking (OC)...
The KT133A Northbridge is now being produced in stepping A1 which does FSB 266 better than the older/original A0 stepping ... or so says an article of Jan 31, at VIAhardware. They speculate that re-hashed KT133 mobos (ABIT and ASUS which bought up all the initial supply of KT133A in the A0...
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