AMD t-bird 1.4 board

ShibasScotch · Post by **ShibasScotch** » Tue Oct 08, 2002 2:27 pm

Ok, so i am gonna RMA the SECOND Asus Board, and i worked it out to get an exchange for another one... the choice is between an MSI and a Gigabyte --- here are links -- which would you choose?

http://www.mpcparts.com/prodspecs/260297.asp

http://www.mpcparts.com/prodspecs/260313.asp

--- ANyone here have any exp with either of these boards please share !

also, the MSI board, for the same price that i am gettin back for the Asus will be for the MSI /w raid -- but they dont got specs on it ..

Gand1 · Post by **Gand1** » Tue Oct 08, 2002 2:39 pm

I have the non-raid version of the Gigabyte board. It has been an awsome board to say the least. In fact I have use two of them, one for me on for a pc I built for a friend. They both did one strange thing though, when I put the cpu in I had to burn in for a minute or two at 100 FSB and then I was able to switch to 133 FSB. No problems ever since. I also love the dual bios and the ability to update the bios over the web while in the OS!

ShibasScotch · Post by **ShibasScotch** » Tue Oct 08, 2002 6:01 pm

Update the BIOS from the OS, that is a cool feature.... thanks

LoneWolfX1X · Post by **LoneWolfX1X** » Tue Oct 08, 2002 7:44 pm

I'd go with the gigabyte...a proven solid fast board

The MSI is supposedly good but I am less than impressed with the company

ShibasScotch · Post by **ShibasScotch** » Tue Oct 08, 2002 9:27 pm

really? MSI no good? Well I heard that there MOBOS are Pretty decent... compared to their GPU's. And another vote fot the GIGABYTE...

LoneWolfX1X · Post by **LoneWolfX1X** » Tue Oct 08, 2002 9:56 pm

they make good enough boards but the service stinks (took them months before theyd even admit the hw monitoring was broken on the 645U and even then they'd ban ppl from the forums just for asking about it)