AMD 64 motherboard help

[alynch75]

:hotbounce I have 2 motherboards here they are

1 Gigabyte GA-K8VT800M
2 Gigabyte GA-K8S760M

someone please help me. which motherboard is the better choice for a new amd 64 3000 system. i dont need to overclock. which is the best from a peformace and feature standpoint :grinthumb

 

[vegasgmc]

They pretty much have the same features except the 760 has firewire. I prefer VIA chipsets over SIS.

 

[alynch75]

MOre info needed

Hey can you tell me why you prefer the via chipsets. I need specifics if possible and as many opinions as possible

 

[RealBlackStuff]

A better choice would be MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum with the Nvidia 250 Chipset.
This is considered by most to be THE mobo for a socket-939 AMD64, as long as you don't require PCI-Express.

 

[alynch75]

Help

I have AMD 754 pin AMD 64 CPU not 939

 

[vegasgmc]

SIS is more of an econemy chip but they do perform well. VIA drivers have always been rock solid for me and easy to install and upgrade. Ive heard bad things about MSI's reliability lately. I prefer these boards
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-137-042&depa=0

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-138-240&depa=0

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-170-114&depa=0

 

[siegedan]

Just went through the same process (although I opted for the Abit AV8)...my research indicated that the 2 Gigabyte GA-K8S760M was the better of the two. To be honest, if you're not doing anything funky to the board, you wont notice the differences.