what's best board for amd/intel?

[Racer94]

I want to upgrade to over 1gig and want some advice on motherboards for either intel or amd chips.
I am running two older bx boards both abits but they have done great for me so far. but they are limiting me on going higher.
Thanks,
Tim R.
Racer94

 

[stultus]

Not many people on here recommend Intel if you're buying/building a new system. Intel just doesn't keep up with the priceerformance ration that AMD provides. Regardless, why don't you pick either AMD or Intel and then people can help you out from there. You might do a bit of this general resarch and then come back with a more specific question.

 

[SVTSnake]

I would steer away from Intel if you can! The extra money for the processor isn't worth it IMO! Pick up a T-Bird!

If you have a lot of cash, go for the AMD760 chipset motherboard and pair it with DDR Ram, or go for a KT133a chipset board! The KT133a rocks! I have a Abit KT7A-RAID and this system smokes! VIA is about to release the KK266 chipset which will support DDR memory! Just read a review of the MSI KK266 chipset board and it looked promising surpassing the AMD760 chipset and blowing away the ALi Magik1 chipset!

I recommend the following:

AMD760: Abit KG7 (not out quite yet)
Asus A7M133 (doesn't have multiplier adjustments)

KT133a: Abit KT7A-RAID (they also make the KT7A w/o RAID)
Iwill KK266-R (they also make the KK266 w/o)
Asus A7V133 (this comes with RAID, option for audio)

I don't know enough about the ALi Magik1 chipset, but all the benches show that they are somewhat slower(?).

I went with the KT133a over the DDR based solutions, because in most situations, you will only a slight increase if you look at the benches. The difference in RAM price just doesn't justify the added expense (most AMD760 boards range in the $180+ range) and PC2100 ram will run you anywhere from $110+ for 128MB to $210+ for 256MB. PC133 can be had for $45+ for 128MB and $75+ for 256MB. Also, the KT133a motherboards are cheaper in price too!

This is just my opinion... Hope it helps!

 

[Racer94]

I was interested in the exact info given by SVTsnake. I realize people may prefer one or the other but I am just looking for ideas to research and didn't want to limit myself to either one or the other. Something else too is how overclockable a board may be in terms of difficulty etc.

 

[rlism]

You really won't get over 1GHz with an Intel chipset unless you go P4: your options would be limited and the cost would be pretty high. If you wanted to go P3 tho, I would suggest the Asus CUSL2. Very easy to work with / overclock and very cool, very stable as well: I have a P3-700 @1Ghz on a CUSL2.

I'm looking for a good AMD board as well.

 

[webmonkey8888]

My opinion, don't go intel, get an AMD t-bird. For the board, i recommend an Asus A7V133. I just got mine in and it is very stable.

my $.02