does VIA still SUCK???

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do via chipsets still suck? it seems that the best deals and the best features for amd motherboards all have via chipsets.

thanks

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c'mon somebody please?

[tinmancp]

That depends on what CPU you are using and what RAM.

Intel with RDRAM, it got to be intel.
Intel with DDR, SIS
AMD with DDR, VIA or SIS they perform just as good.

my opinion only

[Cooly-O]

KT266A
Iwill XP333

[pharlap]

no via is find i just set my cousin up with a xp1800+ ,he sais it took 16 hours to do his avi-mpg conversion now it takes 53 minutes for the same file

[pharlap]

no via is fine i just set my cousin up with a xp1800+ ,he sais it took 16 hours to do his avi-mpg conversion now it takes 53 minutes for the same file

[mickboss]

VIA is not beautiful, AMD ATHLON XP IS!!!!!!

I have a Athlon XP 1700+ @ 1800+ with 256 Mb RAM PC133 and I KICKED a P4 1.7 MHz 256 Mb DDR when converting DVD -> SVCD (backup) with same setting, same movie!

PS: VIA helps of course! 8)

[statuspending]

so there's no reason i shouldn't get a motherboard that uses a via chipset then?

cooly-o. are those your system specs? do you ahve serious problems with your via chipset?

thanks ya'll

[kitty]

For encoding I don't think there is a problem...

For capture some device makers say don't use VIA boards

[leb2]

I have used VIA chipsets since the FIC VA503+ and have never had a single prob with their chipsets. I now use a FIC AD11 with a AMD 761 north bridge and a VIA VT686B I/O controller, Athlon XP 1700+, 256 MB DDR 2100 and it rocks. I rip, convert, remux or what have you with 98% success rate. I really recommend VIA

[statuspending]

it seems that the motherboards with the most features all have via northbridge chipsets! does anyone know of problems with amdnorthbridge/via southbridge setups?

this is such a headache.

[Cooly-O]

so there's no reason i shouldn't get a motherboard that uses a via chipset then?

cooly-o. are those your system specs? do you ahve serious problems with your via chipset?

thanks ya'll

Those are my specs in my "Computer Details" tab. It's not a VIA chipset. It's a ALi MAGiK1 chipset. There all good chipsets as far as I know.

REF:
http://www.vr-zone.com/reviews/IWill/XP333-R/
per:
http://google.yahoo.com/bin/query?p=%2b%22iwill+xp333%22+%2bchipset&hc=0&hs=0

[bbb]

As long as you get a recent VIA chipset (e.g., KT266a), running the latest MoBo bios, and you download and install the latest (1)VIA Busmaster Filter Driver (from 4 in 1 drivers) and (2)VIA Busmaster Miniport driver, your MoBo should run pretty darn stable.

VIA Busmaster Filter Driver (from 4 in 1 drivers):
http://www.viaarena.com/?PageID=2

VIA Busmaster Miniport driver:
http://www.viaarena.com/?PageID=66

Comment:
When you start adding additional components (e.g., capture cards, multi-purpose video cards, etc.), the potential for problems will most likely increase. But this affects AMD as well as Intel MoBos, Via as well as other chipsets.

Practical Tip:
Generally, newer drivers are more stable and yield faster system performance. But if you experience no problems with your hardware and drivers, don't upgrade to newer drivers.

[statuspending]

i have actually just settled on my mobo

abit nv7-133r

raid
usb2.0
ac3/5.1 channel sound w/ optical out
lan


all onboard...it's sweet. and most importantly,

NO VIA CHIPSET!


woohoo! thanks for your help everyone

[bbb]

How much did you pay and from where? Also, tell us if it's all that it is cracked up to be. That's an Nforce MoBo right?

[statuspending]

$81

www.qbitpc.com

damn thing won't support my voodoo3 though, so i need to upgrade my video card now...didn't wanna do that, but everything else about it looks golden.


thanks

i'll let ya know how it is when i get it.