Motherboard, CPU, Memory Bundles

[Xeroid]

Anyone seen this? AccessMicro has a new Motherboard, CPU, Memory Bundles feature.

I am interested in the AMD Athlon 266 Motherboard Bundle.

Abit KT7A Via Apollo
Athlon K7 1.2ghz Thunderbird 266mhz FSB
128 mb PC133 SDRAM
Cooler Master EP5-6l11 Heat Sink

-assembled and fully tested
-24 hours burned in
-2 year warranty , 12 months new swap

ALL FOR $256 + $12.75 shipping
http://www.accessmicro.com/bundle/index.phtml?kitid=KTAATH266#product


What do you think of the Abit KT7A ?
How bout the other boards offered?

Mike


[This message has been edited by Xeroid (edited 06-16-2001).]

[shocksyde]

wow that is a pretty good deal. funny thing is i've been looking for that exact combo (minus the RAM, but i could always use more ram).

edit: just looked them up at reseller ratings...not good at all. some good stories but the horror stories are..well...horrendous http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

[This message has been edited by shocksyde (edited 06-16-2001).]

[Xeroid]

shocksyde,

I noticed the ratings. I've placed 2 separate orders from them in the past. An Intel P3 550mhz and a 128mb PC133 sdram.

Had good service on both orders.

Mike

[Xeroid]

I don't have any personal experience with this cooler. It is on AMDs recommended list.
http://www1.amd.com/products/athlon/thermals

Seems it's rated to Athlon 1400.

Mike

[randy48]

I've ordered from them before, you shouldn't have any problems with them. As for the cooler-master...request an upgrade to an FOP, Volcano, or something better! The cooler masters are OK, but from the 8 or so that I've used, I had to lap each of them, the base and the heatsink is quite coarse and the fan doesn't have the power of most HSF combos!

[shocksyde]

how reliable is that heatsink/fan combo? i may just go ahead and order from them...

[Xeroid]

Thanx for the input randy48!

Mike

[Nixona]

If it's a package deal, expect to pay mucho $$$ for an upgraded heatsink/fan. They're more than likely giving you the components at their cost, so they are going to try and make money off shipping and upgrades. We use the Coolermaster fan here, and it's good for everyday use, it's going to keep any processor in it's limits, Not much room for OC'ing though. Also, I've ordered from Accessmicro a few times in the past, they were a bit slow for my tastes, and the customer service guys were everything you'd expect, but I got all my stuff in working order.

[robin801]

mwave has an epox 8kta3+ and thunderbird 1g. and 256 pc133. 314 + 11.74 total.

is this a good price and a safe store to order from?


robin

[Xeroid]

The motherboards offered are the:
Abit KT7A
Epox EP-8KTA3
Epox EP-8KTA3+
MSI K7T Turbo MS-6330 & the
MSI K7T Turbo-R MS-6330 V3.0b

Does anyone have any experience with these boards?

Mike

[half-hazard]

Robin801 - that price is OK, but nothing special. Mwave has always been very reliable for me - never had to do any RMA though.