HELP! Need ECS K7VTA3 Motherboard

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DDR266 lang bro. 256MB nga lang e. pero i'll use that na lang on my Duron.

mas ok ba S754 Sempron kesa Celeron?

I agree. Kasing level ng Sempron ang Pentium 4 sa performance... Celerons are not even considered in Benchmark Tests... palaging Pentium, Semprons at Athlon ang comparison...

In most benchmarks, Semprons would outpace the Celerons. The Net burst architecture Celerons are more superior when it comes to encoding MP3s and DiVx files, etc... Even so, that would mean the Sempron is only a few seconds slower. The Sempron is still the best all around performer when compared to any Celeron.

Napakamalas mo naman sa Asus dati kasi Asus mobo gamit namin sa shop nagtagal naman ng 3 years ang nasisira kasi sa asus pag nagtagal yung mga port nya pero nung nasubukan namin MSI mobo+AMD processor nag-stick na kami sa MSI matibay talaga pati video card MSI din gamit namin. Yung isang P4 ko yung MSI 865PE-Neo2 Platinum Series nilagay kong mobo so far ok na ok napakabilis talaga.

ASUS used to be the best brand but it is not really worth the premium price that they charge for comparable boards for other brands.

Asus MB of the olden days are bullet-proof. I have a '99 P2B-F and upto now, it is still running. This board has been running on a daily basis since its purchase. Also bought an untested second hand P3B-F two years ago, which still works perfectly to this day. It is also used on a daily basis.

The shops that I talked to, said that modern Asus esp. the A.I. series, are more prone to breaking down. They had a customer who has gone through two motherboards until he ran out of warranty. IMO, Asus is really overrated with such their selling price and spotty quality.

Buying a new microprocessor/motherboard combo might require you to upgrade your video card, power supply, memory.

Not necessarily, if the thread starter buys a Sempron/socket 754 MB combo. He has memory modules already. He can buy a MB with integrated video built in so he does not need to buy a video card or he can use his AGP card if the MB has an AGP slot. The Sempron does not come to anything close to power hungry Pentiums and if he ever needs a new power supply, it will cost him less than a thousand bucks only.

I agree that MSI is a better brand right now. A lot of the ECS boards are not lasting more than 2 years in our office computers.

This is quite a mixed bag to it. Given ECS' dirt low price, it is not surprising for people to have a low expectation of its longevity. But recently, the company has been trying to up its reputation. I wonder how will the current ECS fare in terms of years in service.

Reason why Asus boards conk out is due to them tweaking/overclocking components... results are very good performance but they won't last... But they offer a 3 year warranty so check out stickers on the board and you will get some picture of your item is still under warranty.

I never tweaked my motherboard. I think its an inherrent thing with Asus. There are lots of horror tales of Asus MB conking out all over the net. Search this on the net: system test cpu failed.

It must have gotten so bad that Asus needed to inject some confidence in their products by offering a three year warranty. It is similar in the automotive industry, where supposedly lowly brands like Hyundai gives a 10 years warranty for their powertrain while GM gives 5 years and the top dog, Toyota, only gives regular warranty.