Epox 83KA+ -vs- iWill XP333-R

[AMD_Man]

Originally posted by AMD Soldier


AMD Man, how can you even make a statement like that? (ie. "because neither is clearly ahead")

That mobo is probably on pair with the EPoX 8K7A in performance, an AMD 760 chipset mobo.

Add the facts that it only has 2.8 volts for the ram, 2.035 volts for the cpu compared to EPoX's 8K3A/+'s 2.2v. Not really personal opinion, these are just facts I throw out at you.

Lastly the 8K3A/+ also OCs better, thus making this an easy choice.

The Iwill XP333 significantly outperforms the AMD760 chipsets. The ALI Magik1 rev.C has seen major improvments in the memory controller. Latency is down significantly, and it's less than 5% slower than the KT266A and in some cases it's faster. KJY9 says I'm ignorant, but I have no interest in either board. I know the specs of both, but you seem to be a bit shortsighted, no insult intended. A bit extra voltage doesn't necessarily make a better board. There is, as was mentioned before, the 1/6 PCI divider, which is a crucial factor in high FSB overclocking. Of course, there's also the "VIA factor" as some people I've heard call it. VIA has in the past made some absolutely BUGGY chipsets. Granted, the KT266A, and KT333 have supposedly fixed most of these problems, but a hiccup is bound to arise here and there in terms of PCI card compatibility. Another board that might be considered great for overclock is the Leadtek WinFast 7350KDA based on the SiS 735. It also supports the 1/6 PCI divider. Extreme memory voltage isn't necessary if you already have the RAM that can handle a 200MHz FSB. The only thing lacking in these two boards is the extreme VCore.

As a final note, I nearly forgot to mention, the SiS 735 is neck and neck with the KT266A, give or take.

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