any foreseeable problems

[choasforages]

im interested in a new computer, or building one. i have ran across a few sweet motherboards and am wondering this would have any sort of problems
http://usa.asus.com/mb/socketa/a7v8x/overview.htm
and the one i am looking at has the firewire

[dawsonmd]

Its a good motherboard, the only thing i would be careful about is the via chipset, i've had a few bad experiences, notably compatibility issues with the graphics card, just be careful what graphics card you use.

[KernelPanic]

This Gigibyte motherboard is comparable and is at a similar price. I have had good experiences with Gigabyte boards and I have just ordered a new one to go with my new CPU.

[KernelPanic]

[Although I could only afford the version that uses PC2700(DDR333)]

[dawsonmd]

quote:Originally posted by West Side Gangsta Massive.:
VIA are suspossed to be really good, but Gigabyte ones have never gave me problems.

Thats what i keep hearing... it was probably something wrong i did but i could never get AGP texture acceleration working,a problem with the 4in1 drivers, one of the most annoying things is having a really good 4x card working at 2x

[choasforages]

what about the 6channel audio and spdif. i have looked and found no reference to it

[KernelPanic]

http://tw.giga-byte.com/products/7vaxpultra_spec.htm

 

quote: AC97 Realtek ALC650 6-channel sound Chip

[choasforages]

err, on alsa i mean