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My experience; I think it's probably a tie between the MSI k8t and the
ASUS k8v. The reason I chose those rather than others is simple, both
support cool'n'quiet. Does anyone know any other motherboard that
supports cool'n'quiet?
I have tried both. And here is my experience.
1. The MSI has the advantage of dynamic overclocking, which will
automatically overclock the CPU depending on your usage needs, ASUS
doesn't have this feature, though you can overclock manually in the
bios. I'm not entirely sure that dynamic overclocking is pretty stable
to use. I had stability problems with with hindsight now i think they
were due to the PC-Cillin antivirus 2002.
2. ASUS has a green motherboard LED which i found quite useful when
installing the motherboard and checking out what could be going wrong.
The MSI motherboard doesn't.
3. The ASUS bios chip is socketed, the MSI motherboard soldered. A BIG
BIG BIG plus for ASUS, a minus for MSI.
4. ASUS motherboard also had BIOS specific recovery features. MSI
doesn't.
5. The ASUS hardware and software exuded solid quality, the MSI felt
rather cheap.
6. The CPU on the ASUS fits in a more central location than the MSI,
which in case you're using accessories like a CPU fan duct, it'd work
out well. The MSI's CPU socket is located out towards the edge of the
motherboard, which seems unconventional and may cause problems if
you're buying modding accessories.
7. The MSI is less expensive than the ASUS, but the difference in
quality is evident; with the ASUS, you get what you pay for, and
that's high quality.
Overall, I prefer the ASUS. Dynamic overclocking of the MSI is nice,
but hey, who cares; the athlon 64 is fast already, and better have
something stable rather than marginally fast.
My experience; I think it's probably a tie between the MSI k8t and the
ASUS k8v. The reason I chose those rather than others is simple, both
support cool'n'quiet. Does anyone know any other motherboard that
supports cool'n'quiet?
I have tried both. And here is my experience.
1. The MSI has the advantage of dynamic overclocking, which will
automatically overclock the CPU depending on your usage needs, ASUS
doesn't have this feature, though you can overclock manually in the
bios. I'm not entirely sure that dynamic overclocking is pretty stable
to use. I had stability problems with with hindsight now i think they
were due to the PC-Cillin antivirus 2002.
2. ASUS has a green motherboard LED which i found quite useful when
installing the motherboard and checking out what could be going wrong.
The MSI motherboard doesn't.
3. The ASUS bios chip is socketed, the MSI motherboard soldered. A BIG
BIG BIG plus for ASUS, a minus for MSI.
4. ASUS motherboard also had BIOS specific recovery features. MSI
doesn't.
5. The ASUS hardware and software exuded solid quality, the MSI felt
rather cheap.
6. The CPU on the ASUS fits in a more central location than the MSI,
which in case you're using accessories like a CPU fan duct, it'd work
out well. The MSI's CPU socket is located out towards the edge of the
motherboard, which seems unconventional and may cause problems if
you're buying modding accessories.
7. The MSI is less expensive than the ASUS, but the difference in
quality is evident; with the ASUS, you get what you pay for, and
that's high quality.
Overall, I prefer the ASUS. Dynamic overclocking of the MSI is nice,
but hey, who cares; the athlon 64 is fast already, and better have
something stable rather than marginally fast.