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Suggestions for KT333 Motherboard.
18.11.04 at 15:29:23

In the market to finally build a proper platform for my V5-6000. I'm looking for a KT333 motherboard that will support the fastest AMD ECU possible without overclocking.

Some suggestions thrown out on a few boards-

ASUS A7V333-R
Epox 8K5A2

Pro's? Con's?

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Will be run dual boot under Win98 and Win 2000 pro.

Call me biased, I'm not looking at the SIS chipsets at all, bad memories from the Pentium I days Wink

Thanks for your suggestions.

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omega_supreme Full Member Offline Posts: 220 Netherlands Gender:	Re: Suggestions for KT333 Motherboard. Reply #1 - 18.11.04 at 16:01:34 I use(ed) MSI KT333 Ultra Aru. Its the first Ultra revision. The 2nd Ultra has been tested as the best board for 6K by the 3dfxzone team. I could reccomand one of these. Ofcourse the ones you mentiond are also fine boards.
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3Dfx_tweaker Junior Member Offline Posts: 85 The Netherlands Gender:	Re: Suggestions for KT333 Motherboard. Reply #2 - 18.11.04 at 16:59:54 I am so happy reading this, because I am in possesion of this motherboard And I never gonna sell it . I am V5 6k ready so to say. But why where these boards the best? Can you post a link here Omega_supreme.
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Re: Suggestions for KT333 Motherboard.
Reply #3 - 18.11.04 at 17:58:48

Obtaining one of these boars is not a very hard thing.
Anyway here what Amigamerlins website tells :

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Hi guys,
here a list of mb that are compatible with voodoo5 6k.

These MB were tested by me and are fully compatible with 3dfx Voodoo5 6000

- JETWAY VB266
- GIGABYTE 7VRX(P) (VIA KT333)
- GIGABYTE 7VTXE (VIA KT266)
- MSI KT3ULTRA2 (KT333)
- ECS K7S5A (SIS 735)
- DUAL XP TYAN S2466N TIGER MPX (AMD 760 MPX)

These MAINBOARD that are defined compatible by forum users

- MSI KT3 ULTRA ARU (KT333)
- MSI K7D MASTER-L
- ECS K7VTA3(KT333)

Other MAINBOARD that are defined compatible taked from the site of LOGICAL MADNESS (www.voodoo6000.com)

- ABIT KD7E ( VIA KT333)
- SOYO DRAGON ULTRA (VIA KT333)
- ABIT SA7 (SiS 745DX)
- Epox 8k5a (VIA KT333)
- MSI 7MS6561 (SIS745DX)

MAINBOARD for PIV that are usable with 6k taked from www.voodoo6000.com

- GIGABYTE GA-8SIMLH (SiS 651)
- SOYO P4S DRAGON ULTRA (SiS 645)

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gdonovan YaBB Administrator Offline Infernal Collector Posts: 2361	Re: Suggestions for KT333 Motherboard. Reply #4 - 19.11.04 at 15:36:10 What do you think? Anyone using this one? http://www.ecsusa.com/products/k7vta3_6.html You can still buy them new for $29!
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Reply #5 - 19.11.04 at 16:02:14

@gdonovan,

Although my board is a bit different, I can only say that my experience has been excellent and the board has been solid as a rock Wink

Your 6000 should really "come alive" with a 2000 + mhz cpu, my upgrade from a 1 ghz pentium 3 to a 1900 mhz athlon was fantastic with a 5500 Wink

http://www.ecsusa.com/products/k7s5a_pro.html

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Re: Suggestions for KT333 Motherboard.
Reply #6 - 19.11.04 at 16:23:15

My only concern is it might be a later revision (it's marked V6) and not work with a 5500/6000 card.

Looks like I'm going to have to spend some time doing a lot of digging.

What is the fastest AMD CPU the KT333 supports? Is a Barton 2500 faster then a XP 2400? (Not a simple question as it sounds)

I'm just not up on the specs any more, been a long time.

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Reply #7 - 19.11.04 at 17:11:11

Fastest is XP3000+(Barton ), it will work very good in the MSI KT3 Ultra2. I took the next step and put it next to 2 MP2800+ (Barton) Only something went wrong...but thats a whole different story. If you want fast, I suggest you take the MSI KT3 Ultra2 and a 3000+ processor. This is the fastest setup possible (without AGP2PCI, which I dont like Tongue

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3Dfx_tweaker Junior Member Offline Posts: 85 The Netherlands Gender:	Re: Suggestions for KT333 Motherboard. Reply #8 - 19.11.04 at 18:54:59 I can buy a brand new Kt3 ultra-2 for 40 euro. That is where I going to build my new V5 system on.
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Reply #9 - 20.11.04 at 18:40:33

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Is a Barton 2500 faster then a XP 2400? (Not a simple question as it sounds)

generaly yes, it is. Barton has bigger cache and fsb (333), but it has lower frequency. Also barton 2500+ overclocks better (as it is the slowest cpu from family) than 2400+. Actually, Mobile Barton seems to me even better choice, because it needs less power (and heat is lower), has cool and quiet system (drops mhz when idle) built-in.
If money is not limited you could also take XP3200+..

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3Dfx_tweaker Junior Member Offline Posts: 85 The Netherlands Gender:	Re: Suggestions for KT333 Motherboard. Reply #10 - 20.11.04 at 19:12:15 The fastest you can get is 333mhz bus with a 3000+, if you want to go faster you must overclock the FSB (if the CPU is locked )and that includes the AGP speed. I doubt that overclocking the AGP bus is very good for a V5 6K.
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gdonovan YaBB Administrator Offline Infernal Collector Posts: 2361	Re: Suggestions for KT333 Motherboard. Reply #11 - 20.11.04 at 19:19:12 Quote: The fastest you can get is 333mhz bus with a 3000+, if you want to go faster you must overclock the FSB (if the CPU is locked )and that includes the AGP speed. I doubt that overclocking the AGP bus is very good for a V5 6K. 3000+ will be fine, I have no desire to overclock the FSB.
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FalconFly YaBB Administrator Offline 3dfx Archivist Posts: 2445 5335N 00745E Gender:	Re: Suggestions for KT333 Motherboard. Reply #12 - 20.11.04 at 19:23:34 I currently have an AthlonXP 3000+ (FSB166) running on a KT333a Motherboard. Shuttle AK-35 GT2 Works like a blast, and has 3.3V AGP support.
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gdonovan YaBB Administrator Offline Infernal Collector Posts: 2361	Re: Suggestions for KT333 Motherboard. Reply #13 - 22.11.04 at 15:03:29 Quote: I currently have an AthlonXP 3000+ (FSB166) running on a KT333a Motherboard. Shuttle AK-35 GT2 Works like a blast, and has 3.3V AGP support. Anyone know where I could find one of these units new? This model doen't seem to be popular on this side of the pond.
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gdonovan YaBB Administrator Offline Infernal Collector Posts: 2361	Re: Suggestions for KT333 Motherboard. Reply #14 - 08.12.04 at 03:55:24 Quote: Fastest is XP3000+(Barton ), it will work very good in the MSI KT3 Ultra2. Any board number I should look for? I found one but don't trust the seller.
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