Fry's Motherboard/Processor Sale!! Starts @ $90 for Athlon 2400+ Combo...

[TheeeChosenOne]

ECS K7S5A Pro mobo with Athlon XP 2400+ $89.99

Soyo SY-KT400 Dragon Lite Mobo with Athlon XP 2600+ $149.99

Soyo SY-P4X400 Dragon Lite Mobo with Intel 2.4GHz $219.99

FIC AU13 Mobo with Athlon XP 2800+ $249.99


(prices were advertised in San Jose Mercury news today)


So any of these smack of goodness? Hot? Warm? Cold?


Anybody hear of these Soyo or FIC Mobos?...........

 

[MiataPaul]

Soyo and FIC are both good brands, I am not up on the newer models, I would search Toms Hardware or over in the hardware reviews here.

 

[shady123]

nice

 

[Sneezer]

I have a Soyo Dragon Ultra P4 board. Pretty reliable so far. No problems, but I do not do much OC'ing. I think the Lite version should be OK, although I have heard a lot of complaints about the AMD version. That was the previous generation though, and may have been fixed.

 

[TheeeChosenOne]

Apparently the Soyo boards Frys has for this sale are the updated boards. The newer boards support 333 Mhz FSB and up to 2800+ Athlon chips. I confirmed this personally today.

I bought the 2600+ with Soyo board today--the deal was too good to pass up--even by Pricewatch.com standards.

A knowledgeable Frys rep said the new Soyo boards were great for overclocking. It has a "Anti Burn Regulator" to protect the chip and board.

 

[jamautosound]

Originally posted by: TheeeChosenOne
. . . A knowledgeable Frys rep. . .

Ya lost me there.


I call shenanigans.

*Serious note* edit: What city are you in?

 

[cheapgoose]

i think he's in sf bay. there's like 4 frys within miles of me, and believe me, knowledgeable and frys staff should never be used in the same sentence.

 

[fxsts]

Originally posted by: jamautosound

Originally posted by: TheeeChosenOne
. . . A knowledgeable Frys rep. . .

Ya lost me there.


I call shenanigans.

*Serious note* edit: What city are you in?

I second! I would rather ask chimps at Los Angeles Zoo about any computer hardware related questions or anything for that matter than morons at Fry's with an intelligence level of a shark.

 

[Tung]

stay away from ECS mobo

 

[TheeeChosenOne]

I agree that MOST Fry's reps are idiots when it comes to product knowledge, but this guy surprised me. He really knew his sh*t. I quizzed him on many detailed computer issues that I know thoroughly--he was spot-on with comments. What can I say?

Yes, these deals appeared in the San Jose Mercury news but can be PM'd with other Frys in other locales.

You can even get the Campbell, CA store to mail you the goods if you're out of State.

 

[gsaldivar]

Originally posted by: Tung
stay away from ECS mobo

This year alone, I've bought over a dozen of these ECS board combos to upgrade family & friends without a single problem.

Rock solid board at a rock bottom price.

 

[ZowieHowie]

it stinks that there are not any FRYs in Florida

 

[hevnsnt]

can anyone pick me up one of the ECS combos?

 

[forkd]

Me: Do you carry Thermaltake HSFs
Fry's employee: Here...(hands me a hard drive cooler)
Me: No, Do you carry Thermal take HSFs?
FE: Here...(hands me a coolermaster)
Me: No, Do you carry Thermaltake HSFs?
FE: This? (grabbing Thermal compound)
ME: No, Do you carry Thermaltake HSFs? Thurm-all-take.....heet-sink?
FE: We have this one, it is better (hands me the coolermaster again) At this point I am thinking. This employee clearly understands cooling because he is offering me a better product than I wanted to buy. A knowledge-able-employee

Or maybe he just didn't listen and has yet to listen.

I bought the FIC last week and am pleased with it....but I got the 2400 for a much lower price

 

[draggoon01]

how long is fry's pricematch? i bought the combo for $99 june 7

 

[kinkeads]

Here's a review of the ECS motherboard. Linky Keep in mind the review was from Aug 2001.

 

[SimpleTim]

Another buuuuump for ECS. I've got the earliest rev of that board, the one that did give some people problems, and it's been the most stable, problem-free board I've owned. If you want to dig into it, go to OCWorkbench and check out their ECS forum, it's the best one I found when I was setting up.

That said, I'd go nforce2 unless you're pinching the pennies.

 

[NorCalSci]

The XP2600+, the XP2800+, and the Pentium are all retail boxed CPU's, so that adds a little value to the deal too (youdon't have to buy a HS, Fan.


Hmmmm...so what's better, the Soyo or the FIC?

 

[NorCalSci]

Originally posted by: draggoon01
how long is fry's pricematch? i bought the combo for $99 june 7

The ad says Fry's self-pricematch is 30 days, BUT it says microprocessors only have a 15-day PM. I don't know whether they consider the combo deal a "microprocessor" or not.

 

[kitkit201]

i had trouble with this combo, until i bought a new hsf, i suggest a coolermaster one, or some thermal paste as it gets pretty hot !! gl1!

it is a pro mobo btw!

 

[nerdherd]

NorcalSci, I would suggest you order the xp2500+ from NewEgg for $90 then get the 8rda+ from Fry's. I saw it labeled for $79.99, best overclocker for the money.
GL and HTH.

nerd

 

[Rufio]

anyone know if this is one per customer?


I am going this weekend to pick one up for myself and my friend Winchester (he's in a state w/o a Fry's!)

If it's not one per customer, I'll gladly pick up a combo for anyone....just pay me for the product, shipping, and maybe a few dollars for having to deal with Fry's.

 

[AAman]

that ECS combo is 79.99 in SD,

it took me 6 hours to get the board working right,
troubleshooting like mad- then I discovered that disabling onboard sound solved
ALL probs, hehe (got it last Fri. on a raincheck with the 2200+ for $70), very fast

 

[rasputinj]

Good deal on the Soyo board combos, is this a Bay Area deal?

 

[Synth]

Originally posted by: fxsts



I second! I would rather ask chimps at Los Angeles Zoo about any computer hardware related questions or anything for that matter than morons at Fry's with an intelligence level of a shark.

Thanks. I needed a good laugh!!!