On Mon, 25 Mar 2002 18:21:28 -0500 (EST) Roger Sherman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sun, 24 Mar 2002, FemmeFatale wrote: > > > > > I got an answer & it was mostly for Asus motherboards > > > > Couldn't find out much else. Sorry > > Femme > > > > > > Hi Femme...you weren't referring to me with this, were you? If so, thanks! > But I'm American, not Brasilian (though thanks to a 5 year relationship > with a Portuguese girl, I do know when I'm being henpecked in portuguese > ;-)). > > At this point, I'm looking at two motherboards - the Soyo Dragon Plus, and > the Asus A7V266-E/AA. Both the same price, according to Pricewatch, about > 120 clams...at this point, I'm leaning toward the Asus...they are both on > AMDs XP recommended motherboards, but the Asus is listed as AMD Assured, > which gives it a slight edge. Anyone with a yea or nay for either board? > Annoyingly, both have integrated sound. I know, I know...I can turn it off > in the BIOS...but I just can't help but feel that something physically > attatched to the board could somehow make my life more difficult than it > needs to be. > I vote for the Dragon+. I have 1 using the XP1900+ and you could not give me another ASUS. Both use the same audio which works well and without problem in Mandrake. With the Dragon+ you also get built in ethernet, also no problem in Mandrake, and 4 ide controllers all of which can be used at UDMA 100. If you want independent advise check this link from Tom,s Hardware. http://www6.tomshardware.com/mainboard/01q4/011126/index.html Charles
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