a stable mobo 4 k6-2?

[mohk 0]

HI,

 

atm i have a p5a (i know, its bull****!)

and with my g400 and my sb life .. win2k is a joke. no direct draw or direct 3d, mpep4-codec crashes with asf or divx ..

 

can anyone post me a good alternative?

[FrogMaster 0]

FIC PA2013. This is the best super7 mobo.

Cheap and stable.

[euankirkhope 0]

Sell up and get either a oldish AMD K7, or a celeron. I must admit SS7 has had its day.

[sandvic 0]

Epox MVP3G5 mobo is the best SS7 mobo by far and they are still releasing revisions and BIOS updates!

[DosFreak 2]

Soyo SY5EMA+.

[euankirkhope 0]

my (relatively speaking) FIC va503+ works with the following:

 

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System Spec:

FIC VA-503+ 1.1b bios JE438

CPU Current Limiter Disabled

AMD K6-2 550 (300 when I talk to FIC tech support)

128Mb SSi PC100

STB Velocity 4400 16Mb PAL TV-Out

Hauppauge Wintv

Realtek 8029 LAN

Creative ES1371 (PCI64v)

56.6K (AkA 44k) ISA Modem

Creative 48mx CDROM

Memorex TriMaxx200(DVD/CDR/CDRW, 6,4,24)

Maxtor 91301U3 13Gb

LS120

and com and lpt i/o conflict error during bios startup.

Hardware fault caused by win2k beta3 and dodgy bios, now irrepairable.

[FrogMaster 0]

Again, FIC PA2013.

Good side:

- extremely well built

- rock stable

- last bios dated April 8 2000

- overclockable

- can set front bus speed and memory independently

- my daughter was able to have it up and running just with the documentation, and yes, she overclocked it right away (tis the first machine she built alone - she must have inherited a few fast genes hehe )

Bad side:

- a jumper nightmare!

 

BTW it is the ATX version of the VA503+ which is still a very good board.

[shawkins 0]

Don't listen to all those other people. Decide for yourself by reading:

http://www.pctechguide.com/reviews/Rsup7mb.htm

 

I have an MSI 5169 (only rev 2 - so limited to 400mhz )It works just fine for me.

[DosFreak 2]

Yeah don't listen to the opinions of the people who actually OWN the product.

 

;( ;(

[euankirkhope 0]

My 503+ is limited to 400Mhz too, but who cares? If you get the right type of K6-2, then it will work. Most of the newer 500+ ones have lower current drains, than the 400-500 CPUs due to smaller/newer cores. Try it. I've used a 450 (dead now due to experimental alterations )and it was rock solid, along with my current 550.