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Tiger Shark
 MSI vs. Asus
Hey guys,
I'm a CADD user, Photoshopper, and only occasional gamer - and I figured at age 27, I'd bring my ancient self here to ask a question. I'm looking for a mainboard for an AMD-based system and the two I am seriously considering are by Asus and MSI. I've heard tons about Asus' quality but I also have heard they had to re-release one of their boards because of stability/compatility problems... true? I like the MSI because I've heard it's rock solid, plus it'll save some bucks.
I'll run a 1.33 or 1.4 GHz chip, at least 512 MB DDR RAM (hopefully more), and would like to have four EIDE controllers on the board, if possible. I don't know a lot about the specific models, so...
Just wondering. Thanks! 
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slight edge to MSI and from an Asus man too.
you may also take a look at the Epox 8K7A
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Hammerhead Shark
I'd say asus over MSI but the epox over them both.
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1.33 GHz AYHJA ThunderBird (CAK38 w/ Delta)
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Tiger Shark
What's the Epox got that MSI and Asus haven't? Haven't heard too much about them... are they stable, etc?
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Dell Dimension XPSR400
192MB RAM
Plexwriter 12/10/32
IBM 8 GB/Quantum 26 GB
...but to improve this fall!
The Extreme was here...
God Bless America!
Semper Fi
Romans 13:4
Always Remember - Sept 11, 2001
The Tower of Power:
ABIT IP35-E
E4400 Allendale 2.0 GHz (OCd to 2.1)
XFX GeForce 8600 GT
2GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2-800
Creative Audigy 2
Acer 16x DVD Writer
Lite-On 40x12x32 CDR
Seagate Barracuda SATA 250 GB
WD 160 GB PATA 8 MB Cache
Dell 21" P1130 Trintron
Logitech X-530 Speakers
Logitech G5 Mouse
Logitech G15 Keyboard
Windows XP Pro
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Hammerhead Shark
stability, overclockability, and better bios.
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1.33 GHz AYHJA ThunderBird (CAK38 w/ Delta)
Asus A7A266
Antec sx830
Prophet II MX
SB Live! Value
Cambridge 4 point surround w/ sub
Kingston NIC
Creative 52x cd-rom
some random 6x dvd-rom
60gxp 40gb
256mb Crucial PC2100
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