- Joined
- Jan 4, 2001
- Location
- Northern VA
Hey guys, right now I'm in a bit of a financial crunch due to school and stuff. My old Abit board died, so I've been using an old ECS K7S5a.
I've been browsing the newegg refurbs, and found 2 epox boards for great prices.
One, is the 8K5A2 with the KT333 chipset.
Second is the 8RDA (no plus) with the nForce2
The KT333 board is 29 bucks, the 8RDA is 31 bucks. I'm looking for a good board that will last until the winter break, possibly until I graduate in spring and get to work more.
I've been searching around the forums about the 8RDA, it seems like it's discontinued and sorta forgotten about. What did the + version add? Just soundstorm or RAID? Or a different revision? I'd hate to buy into some of the nforce2's early problems...but I certainly don't mind BIOS flashing if that will help.
The KT333 is probably the "safe bet" then, but I wouldn't mind having some nforce2 goodness.
Someone help me decide...
I've been browsing the newegg refurbs, and found 2 epox boards for great prices.
One, is the 8K5A2 with the KT333 chipset.
Second is the 8RDA (no plus) with the nForce2
The KT333 board is 29 bucks, the 8RDA is 31 bucks. I'm looking for a good board that will last until the winter break, possibly until I graduate in spring and get to work more.
I've been searching around the forums about the 8RDA, it seems like it's discontinued and sorta forgotten about. What did the + version add? Just soundstorm or RAID? Or a different revision? I'd hate to buy into some of the nforce2's early problems...but I certainly don't mind BIOS flashing if that will help.
The KT333 is probably the "safe bet" then, but I wouldn't mind having some nforce2 goodness.
Someone help me decide...