Best motherboard for an AMD.....

[Stan]

I am new to upgrading my computer myself. Usually I would just go to the store by a new system and try to sell the old one on eBay.

So far I have purchased a VisionTek GeForce3 card and I also have 448 MB of SDRAM that I am happy with that. I have an AMD Classic 700 mHz that I was looking to upgrade but ran into a problem, my FIC SD11 motherboard can't take much of an upgrade.

So I figured I would ask the experts........what is the best motherboard to go with keeping in mind that I want to stick with AMD CPU's

 

[Stan]

BTW, I have read the post below and see that it will help if I provide some more info:

I have a CD-R and CD drive and my lovely 3.5" drive.

I just have one 19 GB hard drive that I willl be using and a Creative Sound Blaster Live sound card.

I would like to stick with my PC133 SDRAM but if someone could convince how much better DDR would be for me then maybe I would consider.

I am not sure how much motherboard's cost but I would like to keep it low in price and not go crazy.

Plus, I would like to just get a motherboard that is compatabile with the most things.

 

[WillysNut]

Stan...Welcome to the Forums...your obviously bound to get a lot of answers...because a lot of people like a lot of different stuff. Try looking back at the pages from a couple of day's ago...the same questions always come up. Or...try typing exactly what your subject line states in the "search" section. The search engine on the site is very good w/ basic statements like:

Best Mobo for AMD; Mobo for AMD processor, what mobo do you sugg for AMD, etc, etc. Try it, your bound to find some answers. Good Luck.

 

[Da Whip]

Welcome to the forum and hope you get as much out of it as I do.
There are lots of great mobo's out right now for AMD chips. Here are a few items to look for in a mobo;
1. Via KT133A chipset
2. Via Northbridge 8363A chip
3. 3 DIMM slots w/ ability to go 100-160+mhz SDRAM
4. Min. 4 PCI slots and 1 AGP
5. 266 FSB
Here is a very recent review of KT133A Mobo's;

VIA KT133A Motherboard Roundup - June 2001

www.anandtech.com

 

[Stan]

Thanks for the tips. I will keep my eyes open for those requirements and see what I can dig up from the search.

 

[Subzer0]

yeah hi, if its good brand names you want, then i will segest what i regard as GOOD mobo's: Abit kt7a ,IWILL kk266 ,most ASUS boards, EPOX 8KTA3L ,MSI K7T266Pro .they would be what id say " the mainstream mobo's with the most features and it would be a hard argument to best 3 of them. hope it helps!

 

[SCOdoubleT]

the Abit KT7A board is sweet. Anything by Asus, Abit, or Iwill is reliable.

 

[William]

SCOdoubleT (Jun 20, 2001 01:34 p.m.):
the Abit KT7A board is sweet. Anything by Asus, Abit, or Iwill is reliable.

Don't forget the MSI K7T Turbo! Its a sweet board too!