I've definitely had issues with a few VIA based mainboards, BUT I also have 3 epia mini-itx systems that have been rock solid running 24/7 for about 4 years. The mini-itx ones seem to be very stable when configured as these ones are. I used the same drive image for all of them, running win2k server.
lopaka DHSinclair <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Rick, Agree totally even w/o any technical specifics. Every AMD/VIA m/b I have ever used has been a problem, or, suffered what I perceive to be an early RTF. Maybe, just my situation, but still...... Best, Duncan At 16:11 10/31/2007 -0500, you wrote: >Actually, the remark about AMD/VIA and Soyo >stems from the fact they don't last over 3.75 years. >You can squeeze them a little longer, but two of mine went >pretty "belly up", and my wifes was VERY sensitive to >moderate heat this summer... The minute the temp dropped >a couple degrees it worked fine... (I have case fans, >I replaced the NorthBridge fans, and even the CPU fans...) > >For a short while, I was using an old "retired" Dell 800M >Win_ME to surf and get e-mail... It is Intel and still works >perfect under the same conditions, in the same room... >JMHO, YMMV... > > Rick Glazier > >From: "Thane Sherrington" >>Because of the puffed caps problem? Intel-based motherboard have had >>plenty of those. The P4 doubles as a cap-puffer due to the ridiculous >>power strain it puts on components. > >>At 05:03 PM 31/10/2007, Rick Glazier wrote: >>>I'm beginning to think it was a bad idea to stray away from Intel...
