Need a new Mother Board for this CPU!

Sominex · 03-23-03, 07:35 PM

My friend needs a new MoBo for this setup below. His old MoBo overheated and froze the computer abput 12 times a day. So he is getting a new MoBo.

Any ideas?

Processor: AMD ATHLON XP 1800+

Memory: 512 SDRAM

Mother Board: ECS Elite Group K7S5A (chipset) SiS735

Hard Drives: Western Digital 60gig (7200rpm)

Western Digital 40gig (7200rpm)

DVD/CD-ROM: (Hewlett Packard) LG CD-RW CED 8083B

(Pioneer) DVD-ROM (DVD-114)

Disk Drives: Iomega ZIP 100 SCSI Disk Device

PCI Card: (Belkin) Ultra ATA/133 PCI Card

Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 420

Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster Live 5.1

crankyman · 03-23-03, 08:21 PM

i'd whole heartedly recommend the epox 8rda+. with this board, i have a 1600xp clocked at 1.7 ghz and 185 mhz fsb.

it has built in nic, built in sound (really very good too), 4 usb 2.0 headers, 2 firewire ports and a very stable nvidia chipset platform.

118 shipped from newegg.com.

Sominex · 04-08-03, 10:28 PM

Any other suggestions guys?

X · 04-08-03, 10:37 PM

Well, there's the K7S5A that has been working really well for my son and has the LAN and audio onboard.

Oh, that's what he has. If he wants to reuse the RAM that limits his choices.

Tell him to dump the sound card and see if it works better.

jon_jon · 04-08-03, 11:33 PM

Go to www.amdmb.com and look at all the reviews on all the popular AMD motherboards. They have a lot of useful information.

sn9ke_eyes · 04-10-03, 10:00 AM

his biggest problem is the SDRAM. He needs to upgrade to DDR.

crankyman · 04-10-03, 01:03 PM

yep...didn't notice that at first.

got the k-7s5a in gg's computer right now humming along peacefully.

Blake · 04-10-03, 04:18 PM

DO NOT - I REPEAT DO NOT GO FOR ANOTHER K7S5A!!!

Frys keeps offering these in motherboard/CPU combos and they suck! I'd just go to Frys and see what they have in stock that's not an ECS.

I can't recall what I just put in a friend's computer, but the ECS's are pieces of crap. I got lucky and got a good board once (it's running www.sd-3.com (I fear it may crash every day)), but two of my friends, liking the Frys bundle bought these - it took us a couple weeks to straighten everything out - finally ended up getting a higher-end board and works perfectly in both computers.

As sn9ke_eyes said, he needs to go up to DDR. You can usually get 512 MB of DDR for ~$100 and it's a good investment. Once you get the DDR, it opens up a lot of great options - there's the Soyo SY-KT333 (or KT400) and quite a few NVidia based mobos.

crankyman · 04-11-03, 09:53 AM

I REPEAT - I HAVE ONE AND IT WORKS FINE!!!! NO PROBLEMS WHATSOEVER.

Vespertillio · 04-11-03, 11:30 AM

I can definately recommend the Soyo SY-KT333 Dragon Ultra Platinum Edition. I have not had a single problem with this board. It comes loaded with everything you need. Check it out here:
http://www.soyousa.com/products/proddesc.php?id=46

There are also many reviews on the net you can check out.

Cheers.

Sominex · 04-16-03, 06:03 PM

Thank you ALL!

How about these?

Epox Motherboard for AMD, Socket A Processors, Model EP-8K9A2+

Epox Motherboard for AMD Athlon/Athlon XP/Duron Processors, Model# EP-8RDA+
Epox Motherboard for AMD, Socket A Processors, Model EP-8K9A3+

Asus Motherboard for AMD Athlon/XP/Duron Processors, Model# A7N8X (support AMD XP2800)

03-23-03, 07:35 PM	#1
Sominex DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Wilmington DE Posts: 2,651	Need a new Mother Board for this CPU! My friend needs a new MoBo for this setup below. His old MoBo overheated and froze the computer abput 12 times a day. So he is getting a new MoBo. Any ideas? Processor: AMD ATHLON XP 1800+ Memory: 512 SDRAM Mother Board: ECS Elite Group K7S5A (chipset) SiS735 Hard Drives: Western Digital 60gig (7200rpm) Western Digital 40gig (7200rpm) DVD/CD-ROM: (Hewlett Packard) LG CD-RW CED 8083B (Pioneer) DVD-ROM (DVD-114) Disk Drives: Iomega ZIP 100 SCSI Disk Device PCI Card: (Belkin) Ultra ATA/133 PCI Card Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 420 Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster Live 5.1

03-23-03, 08:21 PM	#2
crankyman DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: chokin' you out in less than 30 seconds Posts: 10,629	i'd whole heartedly recommend the epox 8rda+. with this board, i have a 1600xp clocked at 1.7 ghz and 185 mhz fsb. it has built in nic, built in sound (really very good too), 4 usb 2.0 headers, 2 firewire ports and a very stable nvidia chipset platform. 118 shipped from newegg.com. __________________ always check my sig for evidence of how bad ass i am.

04-10-03, 10:00 AM	#6
sn9ke_eyes DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 1,166	his biggest problem is the SDRAM. He needs to upgrade to DDR. __________________ please stop blaming George Lucas for everything that is wrong with your life.

04-10-03, 01:03 PM	#7
crankyman DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: chokin' you out in less than 30 seconds Posts: 10,629	yep...didn't notice that at first. got the k-7s5a in gg's computer right now humming along peacefully. __________________ always check my sig for evidence of how bad ass i am.

04-10-03, 04:18 PM	#8
Blake Moderator Join Date: Feb 1999 Location: Orange Posts: 7,736	DO NOT - I REPEAT DO NOT GO FOR ANOTHER K7S5A!!! Frys keeps offering these in motherboard/CPU combos and they suck! I'd just go to Frys and see what they have in stock that's not an ECS. I can't recall what I just put in a friend's computer, but the ECS's are pieces of crap. I got lucky and got a good board once (it's running www.sd-3.com (I fear it may crash every day)), but two of my friends, liking the Frys bundle bought these - it took us a couple weeks to straighten everything out - finally ended up getting a higher-end board and works perfectly in both computers. As sn9ke_eyes said, he needs to go up to DDR. You can usually get 512 MB of DDR for ~$100 and it's a good investment. Once you get the DDR, it opens up a lot of great options - there's the Soyo SY-KT333 (or KT400) and quite a few NVidia based mobos. __________________ =Blake=

04-08-03, 10:28 PM	#3
Sominex DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Wilmington DE Posts: 2,651	Any other suggestions guys?

04-08-03, 10:37 PM	#4
X Administrator Join Date: Oct 1987 Location: AA- Posts: 10,130	Well, there's the K7S5A that has been working really well for my son and has the LAN and audio onboard. Oh, that's what he has. If he wants to reuse the RAM that limits his choices. Tell him to dump the sound card and see if it works better.

04-08-03, 11:33 PM	#5
jon_jon Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 199	Go to www.amdmb.com and look at all the reviews on all the popular AMD motherboards. They have a lot of useful information.

04-11-03, 09:53 AM	#9
crankyman DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: chokin' you out in less than 30 seconds Posts: 10,629	I REPEAT - I HAVE ONE AND IT WORKS FINE!!!! NO PROBLEMS WHATSOEVER. __________________ always check my sig for evidence of how bad ass i am.

04-11-03, 11:30 AM	#10
Vespertillio Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Colorful Colorado Posts: 235	I can definately recommend the Soyo SY-KT333 Dragon Ultra Platinum Edition. I have not had a single problem with this board. It comes loaded with everything you need. Check it out here: http://www.soyousa.com/products/proddesc.php?id=46 There are also many reviews on the net you can check out. Cheers. __________________ --Don't count your weasles until they pop, dink!-- --I don't really like my friends. Yeah, I don't really like your friends either.-- -Lee Harvey Oswald was not a male model... You're god damn right he wasn't, but those two lookers who capped Kennedy from the grassy knoll sure as shit were.- 5 line max signatures allowed

04-16-03, 06:03 PM	#11
Sominex DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Wilmington DE Posts: 2,651	Thank you ALL! How about these? Epox Motherboard for AMD, Socket A Processors, Model EP-8K9A2+ Epox Motherboard for AMD Athlon/Athlon XP/Duron Processors, Model# EP-8RDA+ Epox Motherboard for AMD, Socket A Processors, Model EP-8K9A3+ Asus Motherboard for AMD Athlon/XP/Duron Processors, Model# A7N8X (support AMD XP2800)