Sanosuke_Sagara Posted April 9, 2004 Posted April 9, 2004 Heres the Soyo mobo Nforce 3 i was thinking about: http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc....-139-135&depa=0 And the MSI Via Chipset board: http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc....-130-434&depa=0 I was really thinking about getting an MSI to build for my friend. the thing is. It looks like soyo has caught up to things for the moment. Heres a good review of the soyo board: http://www.3dxtreme.net/index.php?id=soyosy-ck8dp5 and now heres a review of the Soyo Board Vs the MSI Board. http://www.hothardware.com/hh_files/Mother...yo_ck8(3).shtml The soyo beats the MSI in every catagory, but the thing i thought was weird is that i thought that Via makes the better performing chip set then Nforce when it comes to 64 bit processor, and the soyo is using an Nvidia chipset, witch is supposed to underperform. The cost difference is MSI costs 3 more bux then the Soyo. So witch do you guys think i should buy? Iam leaning towards the Soyo, Soyo has been good to me in the past, on 2 different systems already. And i have 5 different friends that built Soyos that are still working after a years use. But on these forums i've seen some really good things about MSI(thats why iam considering about getting MSI for a change). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted April 9, 2004 Posted April 9, 2004 I've used MSI for years, and I have never had one burn out...they are stable and can be wicked fast. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seth_Man Posted April 9, 2004 Posted April 9, 2004 go msi, soyo makes junk. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigred Posted April 9, 2004 Posted April 9, 2004 again it goes back to my issue with review sites. sure it's nice when you take it out of the box. but in 6 months is it still running? case and point with soyo. quality control is humorous to them Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravix Posted April 9, 2004 Posted April 9, 2004 I have only owned about 10 different boards in my life, three of them have been soyos. 33% of my boards have died in the first year, can you guess which ones? Soyo is crap. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eva_Unit_0 Posted April 9, 2004 Posted April 9, 2004 Man, that's a no brainer. MSI all the way. Soyo boards are crap. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkScorpion Posted April 9, 2004 Posted April 9, 2004 Yeah, soyos may look nice, but they really are crap. Plus, MSI is alot more "experienced" than soyo, so you'll have a more stable board. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanosuke_Sagara Posted April 10, 2004 Posted April 10, 2004 thankyou for everyones input, i have already ordered the MSI Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liltroy Posted April 11, 2004 Posted April 11, 2004 I realize you have aready ordered but, I just wanted to add my two cents . My SOYO is serving me very well and when contacted about my "no v-core adjustment" issue, soyo sent me several suggestions about bios updates and even recomendations on third party programs. I love my SOYO! Just my two cents Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanosuke_Sagara Posted April 18, 2004 Posted April 18, 2004 ya i love my 2 soyos i built too, i don't see everyones big deal about them... and i have 2 friends that are currently running soyo mobos for over a year now (never turning them off either) But if everyone says their bad.. they must be. I just didn't want to take a chance with building a computer for my friend on a company everyone seems to hate so dearly. I might just end up using soyo again on my next computer(for my self), because if it does turn bad on me, it would be my fault for trusting soyo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigman397 Posted April 21, 2004 Posted April 21, 2004 My Soyo Dragon KT333 Ultra is still running like a charm, 2 years after i put it in =) waiting for money and DDR2 mainboard ram until i upgrade... may be a while =) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bogus Posted April 22, 2004 Posted April 22, 2004 How about the new MSI NForce3 250Gb? Does anyone experience it? http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/mai...ail.php?UID=572 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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