buttmanx Posted July 5, 2002 Share Posted July 5, 2002 ok guys, i need some input. I just accidently fried my Athlon 1.2ghz and now im getting a new chip and a new mobo. Between the Soyo Dragon Ultra KT333 and the ABIT AT7, which is the better choice? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Otto Posted July 5, 2002 Share Posted July 5, 2002 i hear abit is the best one to go with..but wait for more responses before u believe me ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted July 5, 2002 Share Posted July 5, 2002 Originally posted by buttmanx ok guys, i need some input. I just accidently fried my Athlon 1.2ghz and now im getting a new chip and a new mobo. Between the Soyo Dragon Ultra KT333 and the ABIT AT7, which is the better choice? thanks um, did you take off the heatsink? i'm just curious how you accomplished this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger H. Veteran Posted July 5, 2002 Veteran Share Posted July 5, 2002 i got the abit at7 and love it... :) What are you using now? If it's ok then wait a while till the KT400 chipset comes out. Abit will prolly have an Abit AT7 V. 2.0 and i'll be getting it :) Prolly just replace the KT333 chipset with the 400 one and prolly an integrated VIA southbridge with USB 2.0 and Serial ATA so if you can wait... wait a lil while when they come out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kryptonik Posted July 5, 2002 Share Posted July 5, 2002 Fried you're processor? Ohhhh....:o :o . That must suck... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc' Posted July 5, 2002 Share Posted July 5, 2002 I got P4 after i kept frying my fking athlons + XP's ... P4 ocing > all so i stick with P4 for now ;p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttmanx Posted July 5, 2002 Author Share Posted July 5, 2002 this is what i currently have Gigabyte 7DX 1.2ghz Thunderbird (burnt! *sniff* I cant still smell it LOL :s ) ATI Radeon 8500 64mg 256meg DDR266 AT7E = $121 AT7 = $151 (with the addition of raid and firewire) I've been doing some homework and the ABIT AT7E looks real promising and its cheaper than the AT7........I don't use raid and firewire anyway so why pay an extra 30 dollars. SHOTTA: do you think KT400 would have much improvement over KT333? maybe a tiny little but is it worth the wait and the money? sorry....how I burnt my processor is confidential....i do not wish to reveal it....I might make me look even more stupid :paranoid: *sniff* geez I can still smell it :s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nXP_151 Veteran Posted July 5, 2002 Veteran Share Posted July 5, 2002 Moved to Hardware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravager Posted July 5, 2002 Share Posted July 5, 2002 Originally posted by n@th@n_151 Moved to Hardware. 1 more post and you're at 1000! :D:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroChaos Veteran Posted July 5, 2002 Veteran Share Posted July 5, 2002 that sucks man. check out www.amdmb.com and their forums, there's a lot of good info there. i remember when i built my first athlon, i was so paranoid cuz of the horror stories i'd read about frying it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttmanx Posted July 5, 2002 Author Share Posted July 5, 2002 yeah i've been "frequenting" that site ever since it burnt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeza Posted July 5, 2002 Share Posted July 5, 2002 you get what you pay for :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nude Rooster Posted July 5, 2002 Share Posted July 5, 2002 If you want to overclock, go with the ABIT, if you want stability and a naturally faster board, go with the Soyo. For the last year or so Soyo has been cranking out some marvelous stuff, I am on a Dragon+ right now and I like it alot, not a whole lot of OC's flexability. Love the board tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessejlt Posted July 6, 2002 Share Posted July 6, 2002 Originally posted by dc' I got P4 after i kept frying my fking athlons + XP's ... P4 ocing > all so i stick with P4 for now ;p Yeah, I guess they haven't idiot proofed them as well as Intel has idiot proofed their cpu's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amoeba Posted July 6, 2002 Share Posted July 6, 2002 If I was to order a new board today, I would go with the ASUS A7V333...That, to me, is the best board. I love its layout too! Go here though, read for yourself: http://www.motherboards.org http://www.motherboards.org/rank/AMD/total...board-rank.html Hope that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uiop Posted July 6, 2002 Share Posted July 6, 2002 Originally posted by jessejlt Yeah, I guess they haven't idiot proofed them as well as Intel has idiot proofed their cpu's. ouch :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erichiwaann Posted July 6, 2002 Share Posted July 6, 2002 IMO, Abit mobo's are less that desirable! After having to RMA several of BE6II-RAIDs, KG7's etc... They're nice for OCing but in the long run... ASUS has been the best board for reliability... I work as a sys integrator for a VAR.:ponder: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handyman Posted July 7, 2002 Share Posted July 7, 2002 Here is a suggestion. Buy a motherboard that has that cop(cpu operating protection) meaning the system shuts down when the temp hits 82C. I know Asus ,Soltek, and MSi has this technology. Note: This tecnology only works on the Athlon xp chips. P.S The same thing happened to me, My cheep cpu fan died and the whole thing went up in smoke. Now I have a Asus a7v333 and xp2000 chip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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