Epox 8KHA+ or Soyo Dragon+?

[Tullphan]

 

[Bovinicus]

If you need the LAN, sound, and RAID controller provided by the Dragon+ then it is your only choice. If you want to do some extreme overclocking, the 8KHA+ is a better choice. The 8KHA+ is also a better choice if the extra features included with the Dragon+ aren't needed by you. I have the 8KHA+. It my be the best motherboard I have ever owned.

 

[KGB1]

Same as Bonivicis!!

And... also HOW much Moolah you got?? $90 for the Epox (extra money from faster CPU and other things)
or $146 for the Soyo Dragon+ (you wont need sound, NIC..maybe a slower CPU depending on cash)

 

[oldfoof]

For Me the Epox 8KHA+ What Defiantly the answer!!!

 

[Imyourzero]

I have to give my vote to the Dragon+ since I own it and it rules, but if I were to purchase another KT266a mobo, the EPoX would definitely be on my short list of boards to consider (along with Asus and Abit).

 

[Mem]

Another vote for Epox 8KHA+ ,one sweet rock stable board .

 

[Syntax]

SOYO Dragon !! Great onboard audio 5.1 Dolby, SPDIF IN/OUT, LAN, RAID, Plus overclock setting in bios....

 

[t4t3r]

just get the epox 8kha+. you wont be disappointed...




t4t3r

 

[oldfoof]

just get the epox 8kha+. you wont be disappointed...

You got that one Right!@

 

[Darlantan]

I have an epox, and its sweet.

 

[DoobieOnline]

If you're asking, then you must not need RAID. Go with the 8KHA+ and save some serious $. Now that the bios chips are pretty much all good, well, it's all good

 

[Boonesmi]

ill vote for the dragon+

some of the reasons...

it has one of the best manuals ive ever seen for a mobo,

it has a smart card reader which includes 2 extra usb ports,

it has raid and even if you dont want to run a raid the extra ports can be used as an ata100 controller so it supports up to 8 ide devices

the onboard sound is great, better then most sound cards

onboard LAN (so you dont need to add a NIC)

agp pro slot (i know for most people dont need an agp pro slot, but if you ever did need to add a high end cad/cam card you could )

 

[stevens]

<< it has one of the best manuals ive ever seen for a mobo, >>



I built my fist system with this motherboard and i have to say that the manuel is amazing. It is around 200 pages long. It covers everything that you need to know. I would recomend this board to everyone. It is very stable and alot faster than my old dell.

 

[oldfoof]

So Tullphan What are you going to Choose?

cough cough Epox 8KHA+....

 

[JimMc]

Absolutely impossible to answer without considering what you are looking for. Budget overclocking? Epox. Need RAID, integrated LAN, 5.1 sound, front USB's etc, get a Dragon. They are both great values depending on what you are looking for.

 

[dvander64]

One more vote for the dragon+. Great board, used it in my first build and everything went perfectly. All the extras were great too.

 

[ilikemovie]

Another vote for epox 8kha+. It is really stable and fast.

 

[Tullphan]

I had a Soyo SY6BA+4 before & was pleased with it.
I could use the LAN & even though I don't need raid, the thought of the extra IDE devices is nice. I don't do much gaming so the sound isn't an issue as I have a SB Live lying around somewhere.
But what about the pretty PCB?? hehe
Now i'm torn between these 2 & the Soltek!! hehe
What would match the Gainward GF3 the best? (j/k)

 

[DoubleL]

From someone that has built just about all the new boards, My last two were the 8KHA+ and just now getting the dragon+ done, I would have to say even if they cost the same I would take the Epox, If you want raid then I would take the Epox and get a card, Epox is the fastest board out their and I don't care what anyone say unless their is a setting on this dragon or on the Asus and I don't mean alittle faster, I also like most my usb ports on the back, Sorry but I don't run my scanner or printer in the front so Epox has that covered, The more you work with the boards the more you like the 8KHA+

 

[oldfoof]

From someone that has built just about all the new boards, My last two were the 8KHA+ and just now getting the dragon+ done, I would have to say even if they cost the same I would take the Epox, If you want raid then I would take the Epox and get a card, Epox is the fastest board out their and I don't care what anyone say unless their is a setting on this dragon or on the Asus and I don't mean alittle faster, I also like most my usb ports on the back, Sorry but I don't run my scanner or printer in the front so Epox has that covered, The more you work with the boards the more you like the 8KHA+

Yeah you better Belive it its great! I have had a couple crashes... but that was due to screwing around! Besides thats its WICKED!

100% Satisfied

 

[Jen]

i have this Epox 8K7a and cant say enough about how rock solid it is. I have heard the Epox 8KHA+ that there is a beta bios out there that enables the 1/5 and 1/6 dividers.



Jen

 

[LongCoolMother]

i have an audigy, lan card...etc...the only thing id like on the soyo is the RAID controller....but then again, i dont have a second hard drive...so i guess its epox for me!

 

[Wind]

<< Another vote for Epox 8KHA+ ,one sweet rock stable board . >>


Same here !....except tht I have some minor VGA probs...still in the mist of fixing it.

 

[Tullphan]

Why can't the Epox have the pretty pcb? (hehehe...j/k... )
Ok...anyone got an Epox 8KHA+ that they wanna trade for a Tyan S1834D?? :Q

 

[konichiwa]

Here's my question. I don't really have any need for the onboard RAID and I already have a NIC ... although it would be nice to not use up a PCI slot with NIC and Sound Card, how does the sound chip on the Dragon compare with, say, a TB Santa Cruz?

$90 for the EpoX + $60 for Santa Cruz is about the same price as the Dragon. So it boils down to whether the onboard sound is as good as a retail card such as Santa Cruz or even Audigy?