anyone using ECS or Fic mobos?

[preludexl]

was thinking of getting the ecs ksem or k7vma board. but i've seen a lot of ppl having problems with their k7vza boards. am also considering buying the fic az11ea board.

[Peter M]

K7VZA is about the most trouble free mainboard you can get. Odd.

If you consider an integrated video socket-A board, then consider the PC-Chips M810LMR. It's the most mature of them all, it comes from the same company as the K7SEM and K7VMA, has a modem card included too, and its latest revision even has 4-channel sound.

regards, Peter

[bill1971]

I've had good success building a couple of Duron systems using the FIC AZ11,last fall.
Both have been stable w/no problems up to this point.They were the cheapest "name-branded" boards at that time that I could find.
I've also had good luck with,and read good reviews about, MSI and Epox boards,both of
which give you stability and extra features
at a good price point.(None of these boards
are really for hard OC'ing,I don't believe).
Hope this info helps.
Seems like I get the best mobo deals from
these three places,which also have decent to excellent resellerratings: www.essencompu.com (http://www.essencompu.com) (good selection) www.newegg.com (http://www.newegg.com) (also good selection) www.microbarn.com (http://www.microbarn.com) (mostly Abit and MSI)
Hope this info is helpful

[phunktion]

I bought the K7vza because it was very cheap, but after i looked it up and did some research and found that it it one of the best,(if you dont like overclocking that is), although i have overclocked my duron 800 to 1ghz and its stable as hell!!!
The only problem i have is that its not clear in the manual if it can support 266cpu bus speeds, but it is capable of yhe 1.4ghz tbirds! I give the k7vza a thumbs up!

[RobRich]

The K7VZA is one of the best SocketA boards available for stability and reliability. Its low prices doesn't hurt either! http://www.sysopt.com/forum/wink.gif

Read this:

http://www.sysopt.com/reviews/k7vza/index.html

The K7VZA comes in multiple versions with chipsets from both the KT-133 and KT-133a series. The latest versions will feature the 133a for 266 MHz processor bus support.

Also, as Peter noted, the M810LMR is another decent choice. Support from PC-Chips is usually poor at best, but the low cost of this integrated makes it a desirable board.

Robert Richmond

[achysklic]

I have both the k7vza and the k7vma and i think they both are great hassle free boards. the k7vma has intr. audio and video and its pretty good on both ends.....and the k7vza has only onboard audio.....For the price and ease of use and stability. take your pick both are super boards.

[ntwrkwz]

I just upgraded my girlfriend's computer with an ECS K7S5A, which has an onboard NIC as well as the built-in audio. It also has slots for both SDR and DDR RAM (two of each). I got the mobo along with a Duron 800 and fan for $115 shipped at www.compubuzz.com. (http://www.compubuzz.com.) I've only run the board for a little bit, but it has worked flawlessly so far. I definitely give it and ECS two thumbs up!

[This message has been edited by ntwrkwz (edited 08-27-2001).]

[bdunn]

I agree with Peter the 810lmr and 812lmr are good boards. I've also had good luck with the FIC AZ31 board.