MSI K7T Turbo

[araaraara]

Is this a good duron/athlon board? How good is it for overclocking?

[surrealchereal]

Let me know if you find out anything "quirky" I'm ripping my short hair out trying to get the one I just put in to work, which means (I bet) it's a good board.
Because nothing ever goes the way it should for me! Wah!

1. OOPS no hard drive, after 1st boot.
2. OOPS no CD ROM, after 2nd boot.
3. OOPS no floppy, after 3rd boot.
4. OOPS I can't get the BIOS to detect anything except the floppy.
5. Wah! I am sad.

Think I should post this as a topic?

[surrealchereal]

My personal opinion, is that MSI boards are really great, and flexible. But I also just put together an EPOX and wow I couldn't believe how sweet and trouble free it is (was).

[surrealchereal]

Well, they sure "look" the same I gave the MSI KT7 Pro I had to a friend, hmmm with a chip video card and case....
OK I built him a computer,, It works WAH!
sniff, sniff, I know I have done something stupid,, it's just my M/O.
OK nuff fun over here I'm gonna go work on it!

[Sweeper]

I have the MSI K7T Pro 2a. Didn't have any problems installing it. Not sure how close it is to the Turbo though.

Sweeper

[cheapster]

I have had my MSI K7T Turbo up and running with a Duron 850 for about a month now and I really like it. It gave me zero problems putting it together and performs great. The Duron chip does run a little hotter than an Intel processor so make sure your case has good ventilation and that you install a decent heatsink and fan on the processor. I am using a Coolermaster DB5-6H11, but I am sure that there are better options available. I am using an Enlight 7237 case with an extra exhaust fan mounted to go with the standard intake fan and power supply fan. The MSI boards are high quality, in my experience. All 3 of mine are working great and installed effortlessly.
Chuck