My Next Epox. What Should I Buy?

[DodgeViper]

Ok here's what happen. I had a Epox 8K3A+ MOBO and using Samsung PC2700.

Tonight I was get ready to check my email and smelled something really bad. Upon further investigating the ATX plug from the power supply had a complete meltdown taking out the female ATX plug on the MOBO. I have to buy a new P/S and MOBO. I have not kept up with the EPOX boards and need some good advice what to buy this time. I had the Epox board O/C to 1871 while using my AMD XP1600 AGOIA processor.

Let go shopping!!!!!

 

[Serraph]

Try to hold out for 1-2 more weeks and get the Epox 8RDA+ nforce2 motherboard. It'll be worth the wait seeing as it has lockable PCI/AGP, 5.1 audio, lan, dual channel ddr400 memory controller).

 

[Tarzan]

You are a happy customer. Im no technician but if mobo caused meltdown shouldnt you get a replacement? Or you know for sure it was PSU?

Yes seems best to wait a bit. Some have to test Nforce2 for the rest of us btw, just read somewhere that VIA is delaying KT400A so Nforce2 it is, for now.

 

[NEWBIE911]

How much will that nforce cost ?.. I just got my 8k9a monday
works a whole lot better than the gigabyte 7vrxp.

Just waiting for my slk-800 to come in the mail ...... I can't
use my mc462-A OR MY Alpha 8045T

I had my 1600xp @1.724 with my old alpha pep66 then the bsod
came i think i need better cooling.

 

[Serraph]

It'll be in the $120 range depending on where you buy it from. That's pretty cheap compared to the $150 and $200 Asus ones.

 

[SpoonMaN]

my guess is that the nforce2 boards will settle around $130 w/o the onboard video
and once the KT400A hits us it should drop to around $110 or so
but one never knows in this crazy world

 

[Samoyed]

What does AGOIA mean?

 

[Randy]

The epox EP8rda+ or EP8rda is looking pretty good. Lynn computor products has them listed on their website http://www.lynncomp.com/shop5/catalog7_3.html
due out in late november the 8rda+ is 115.00 and the 8rda is 105.00

 

[DodgeViper]

Has anyone found ANY reviews of the EP-8RDA+ mobo? I did find one reveiw of another mobo using the Nvida chipset. The article was not that impressive.

 

[malon]

What does AGOIA mean?

Read this

 

[RangerJoe]

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduct.asp?DEPA=&submit=Go&description=N82E16813123186

there you go...im very happy with my 8k3a+ but seeing as how you already had one..and it didnt work out, id get this one. hope you like it

btw, if you buy a new mobo..get it at newegg, their support is top notch

 

[Holst]

Has anyone found ANY reviews of the EP-8RDA+ mobo? I did find one reveiw of another mobo using the Nvida chipset. The article was not that impressive.

http://www.aoaforums.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=11033

 

[drewthomas14]

http://www.vr-zone.com/reviews/EPoX/8K9A2+/ . i read this review for mobo you mentioned and this board seems awesome ,but on newegg it doesnt have the neato fan with the light on the northbridge. however this board is supposed to unlock t-breds

 

[DodgeViper]

Thanks everyone. I am going to wait it out for the EPOX 8RDA+. This board appears to be an assume board. There is also a RAD verison of this board that will be out as well. I am just going to use this old AMD 750 until that board arrives at my door step.

 

[Yodums]

Thanks everyone. I am going to wait it out for the EPOX 8RDA+. This board appears to be an assume board. There is also a RAD verison of this board that will be out as well. I am just going to use this old AMD 750 until that board arrives at my door step.

It maybe awhile. The price will be really high at first since it's a new chipset and all and it will have bugs to sort out. Just something to keep in mind.

 

[DodgeViper]

Its already listed at $115.00. From those that are using the MOBO it appears they are have a great time playing with it.