I guess I am just sick of VIA and maybe they are not quite a death trap.
However, they always have problems. For example, my Geforce2 works crappy
with the chipset (blurry at any good resolution/refresh rate on a 19
inch). The problem is well known and nvidia and via blame each other and
will never get fixed. Also, there is the corruption problem with the IDE
that causes corruption. They *think* they can fix it by a bios update but
still have not provided a fix (at least not for my ASUS A7V133.) There are
other wierd things too, such as the fact that an SB Live card in the
system systems to make things worst for the file system corruption.
I believe the only other chipset option is only really one by AMD. I love
AMD CPU's , but the pickings are small for chipsets! I am just saying I
will not buy VIA again, as I have had enough with them.
For video card, if you don't care about 3D, matrox rocks!
For sound, SB Live is the best too.
CPU: Well, I love AMD, as they work best for me and are cheaper than
Intel. However, you must take into account the chipset thing.
On Thu, 26 Apr 2001, OOzy Pal wrote:
> Carlos,
>
> You scared me man. I am planing to buy a new computer
> soon and I am thinking to buy AMD and the MB has a VIA
> chipset. So you don't recommend VIA. What motherboard,
> video card, sound card and CPU do you recommend?
>
>
> --- Carlos Arig�s <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > El Mi� 25 Abr 2001 20:28, escribiste:
> > > VIA is a death trap. Problem after problem after
> > problem..... I will never
> > > again buy VIA chipsets. STAY AWAY.
> >
> > I don't know about AMD. My system: MDK 7.2, 128 mb,
> > mobo SOYO 7BVA, P III
> > 733 mhz (Via chipsets) + 2 SCSI Adaptec (1 HD and 1
> > CD Recorder) + 3 IDE (1
> > CD 2 HD Seagate Barracuda UDMA 66 7200 rpm) +
> > USRobotics external, + Epson
> > Stylus Photo 700, since the first install 6 or 8
> > months ago, works fine, very
> > fine.
> > Perhaps the problem is with MDK 8.0?
> >
> > Carlos
> >
>
>
> =====
> Regards,
> OOzy
>
> What is the purpose of life?
>
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