Best VIA KT266A Board ?

[Shuten]

I know Tom's has a done an extensive review but was
wondering if anyone had any comments on
(price + features) to performance ratio of the
266A boards. I'm buying a XP 1700 and looking for a board that
would idealy have onboard sound and possibly integrated LAN.

Any boards out there with theses two features and are
moderately priced around 80-120 bucks?


Thanks in advance to everyone

 

[Wind]

Just got my new mobo...Epox 8KHA+. Installation & setup is smooth. O/Cing is easy. So far no stability issues. Recommended.

My mobo is the rev 2.0. U= bios w/ the latest bios file 02/11/2001 installed.

Got onboard sound but no LAN.

 

[hollowman]

8kha+ for the price + feature ratio... if money isn't an issue, i think KR7 is better mobo.

 

[Mem]

Another vote for Epox 8KHA+ since I own one .

 

[mboy]

Not to flame you bro, but why dont you do a search and find out what everyone has to say. There is at least 4 new posts a week asking what the best kt266a board is. DO a search first, then if you cant find, then post.

 

[Cancer12]

More like 4 posts a day.

 

[Evertull]

put down another vote for Epox 8kha+. Installation took about 45 minutes. Everyhting up and running pretty smoothly for one week.

 

[Leeb00]

<< My mobo is the rev 2.0. >>



I'm ready to buy a 8KHA+, which vendors are selling rev 2.0?

Thanks

 

[Lysimachus]

What about the Shuttle AK35 KT266-A? ppl seem to be forgetting about that one. It has everything the Epox 8KHA+ has, plus more I believe. And it is only $76-$80!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[DARTHSINDER]

My vote is for the Soyo Dragon +

 

[Daovonnaex]

I'll have to agree with Thomas Pabst and say the Soyo Dragon+.

 

[tigerbait]

I just read that article over at Tom's. How is that SOLTEK SL-75DRV2 he is raving about?

 

[Quixfire]

I l like the Shuttle AK35 KT266-A, for the price you can't beat the performance. I have used three of these to build low cost gaming machine with no problems. It's nice to spend that extra 30-40 dollars on a better video card for someone.

 

[CraigRT]

I like the looks of the Soltek SL75DRV2 - Soltek is well known with a few people as being a super-reliable great running board.. I have definitely witnessed that, I'd even consider myslef buying the SL75DRV2, but my first choice for KT266A is the MSI K7T266Pro2, after owning a K7T Turbo LE which is a similar board with a KT133A chipset, I'd definitely get the KT266A board!!!

 

[Sapilas]

I vote KR7A.


And DONOT buy av7266...is nightmare...created by asus only.........:|:|

 

[Collije]

Anyone know whose selling these yet (& at what price)? Don't see anything on pricewatch...





<< I l like the Shuttle AK35 KT266-A, for the price you can't beat the performance. I have used three of these to build low cost gaming machine with no problems. It's nice to spend that extra 30-40 dollars on a better video card for someone. >>

 

[Zak]

I've been using Epox 8KHA+ for few weeks and zero problems. I bought it because at the time very few 266A mobos were actually shipping and my first choice K7T266Pro2 died within a week so I exchanged it for the Epox board. I don't overclock but run the memory in turbo mode with a 512 stick of Mushking Special DDR. I'm very satisfied, there are no stability issues at all.

Zak

 

[frazzled]

Leeb00,

I just received a Rev 2.0 U= 8KHA+ from Mwave

fraz

 

[Maki]

I like the Soyo Dragon+. It is more expensive ($146 from Newegg.com last I checked) but it has been rock solid. (Once I updated the BIOS.)

 

[Daovonnaex]

This may be of interest--the epox board allows you to run memory at 3/4ths the FSB speed.

 

[tazdevl]

A7V266E. Plenty good and is putting the smack down on the KR7A. Cheaper too. Check out HardOCP, Bench House.

 

[romanji]

Soyo Dragon Plus-- very good performance , nice features, very stable, comes with a few extras

 

[Leeb00]

<< I just received a Rev 2.0 U= 8KHA+ from Mwave >>


Thanks.
PCNut says theirs are Rev 2.0 as well.

 

[Regalk]

Another vote for Epox 8KHA+ Rev 2 , U= bios - mine took 20 minutes to setup.

 

[CraigRT]

From the last review I read, the A7V266-E is looking to be definitely a top contender for "best KT266A" solution, Also the Soyo Dragon+ is a well known good board, but these 2 boards are the most expensive on the market right now! Shuttle, Soltek, MSI, and EpoX are all a LOT cheaper than those 2, and probably just about as good, if you want to save QUITE A BIT of money, get one of the other 4 mentioned, but if you simply want one of the best, and cost does not matter, the Dragon+ and the A7V266-E are suppose to be top notch.