sapiens74

Thats not a VIA issue. THats a hardware issue

the ti 4200 would be a rahter nice choice for under 200

HAd smae problem, it was the network card as well, I removed it and put it in another slot and that helped me

The cache means better performance, and they are about the same price so go with the better one. The newer "A" models use the .13 micron and use less Voltage so you get less heat. THe 423/478 pin count they perform the same. They make different flavor mb with the 423 and 478 sockets, the 478 being the newer one.

NAh. Try to get a cheap Gf4 with DDR, like the 460 or something. Wont break the bank and will play games rather nicely

ASUS hands down. If anyone can make a halfway stable AMD system its ASUS

I used to make the same points you make Gen. But when you support PC's in an enterprise situation you begin to realize how much stabilty and reliability are important. Neither of which VIA has shown they can do. As to all those so called issues you pointed out, you know one person I sold an 820 MB ever had issues like BSOD but INTEL recalled it to be safe. VIA has been producing crap for years and instead of recalling thier faulty products like the kt266 chips they add an "A" to the chipset and make you buy a whole new board, with all "new" features ........ like working USB.

I own a Toyota. I also own an INtel based system. Both are known for reliability.

You know your argument is like an owner of a Ford Explorer with defective Firestone tires saying "Well I've never had any problem with mine" Your ignoring the others that are. And they arent all idiots. ANd Intel chipsets don't have issues like the VIA ones. Like I said I get paid a lot of money for tech issues, and those who are my peers agree, even those who run AMD at home, that VIA is a second class compnay. PERIOD!

you try the compatability tool?

I have had every Via chipset from the Kt133 through the KT266A, and they all had some sorty of issue, whether it be USB, or the SBlive issue, or not being able to run at AGP 4x. It's always something

Kia sells a lot of cars, does that mean they are high quality? Your right I mean we all know VIA has the same quality as INtel, that's why so many large companies use VIa based systems now. VIA sucks plain and simple. If you want to use a shitty chipset be my guest. If it was a s easy as installing drivers, then it wouldnt be an issue. It's when you install the right drivers and Bios and heatsink, and tweak your settings, and you still geting ****ing BSOD's for no apparent reason till 3 months later a "fix" is issued, or an "A" version of a chipset is released making your board not only obsolete but one that doesn't function right.

I can fix almost anything. But the fact is an AMD machine takes 3 times more work to maintain and setup then an INtel one. From Putting on the heatsink, to bioses, 4 in 1 drivers, or whatever else, they are a pain in the ***. And sometimes it cannot be fixed. like the VIa problems with the SB live. You just have to hope all your stuff is going to work right, or go with INTEL when you KNOW it will

Idiot users are the cause of a lot of it. But VIA chipsets suck. Thats why Highly paid Pro's usually stick with INtel and not a cheap ripoff.

it works fine with XP.

mine

GF4

It rules, Rock solid stable, a ton of feautres, and more options then I can shake a stick at.

Not a good idea unless your running it with only s 4 mb video card and a little ram

btw the reason y ou guys thought that because it was a limitation of older IDE controllers

Cool you got it to work, but the you can mix different speeds. Read the link

seriously Id save it, moving to Hawaii in Sept, and I really could use it

I wouldnt put like a CDRW and a hard drive on the same channel unless I was out of room. Tho I believe USB 2 takes care of this by taking the slower devices off the IDE channel and letting on hard drives occupy it

it kills me to see the people that support this software you gotta buy to get the no ad version, and know one buys it. Wonder why?

I gotta tell you. I get so frustrated with poor AI nowadys. Renegade is just plain Horrible. Standing there while I shoot them. JK2 tho has great AI, cept for the StormTroopers which have been dumb since the first movie. I took a look back at the games I used to play to see which one had the most poorly coded AI and I found a Winner! The Mortal Kombat series. I did a test to see how bad it actually is. IF you take a character in the second of third versions of the game against the computer, and you act as if you are going to make a move, it will react as if ready to counteract. I kept pressing forward, the move requires a forward and low punch, and the computer kept backing away. After like 30 pushes I finally execute the move and the computer reacts to me the instant I hit the button. Not afterword as if to react, but as I was controlling both characters. ANother game with terrible AI is everquest. The reason I quit the game. These dumb *** mobs will stand there and watch while you beat on its brother, but if you run by it real fast it, and the whole zone, will chase you.