I have built several systems around the FIC SD11 board, it is a good board,
although it is very picky about memory. But... it seems that way for all the
board for the Athlon's. Make sure to use Name Brand memory whenever
possible. And as for cases, just be sure to use one that has an Athlon
Approved Power Supply. If not, you may void your CPU warranty. As for power,
300 watt seems to be good, but I have used alot of 250 watt as well. The key
here is to be Athlon Approved.
Another board you may like to look at is the TYAN Trinity 2380 KX133. This
is what I have been using recently, since it far surpasses the FIC in
quality, and also uses the New KX133 chip from VIA see
http://www.viatech.com . One look at this board, and you know it is built to
last. It has huge cast heat sinks, as compared to the FIC's flimsy metal
ones, and only costs around
$20.00 more than the SD11.
Happy Computing!!!
Steve Wolfe.......
----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank R. Brown" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2000 3:59 PM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Asus vs. FIC Athlon motherboards
> My son and I are planning to assemble a
> computer. At the moment we are intending
> to base it on the AMD Athlon chip.
>
> We've seen both the Asus-K7V and the
> FIC SD-11 mentioned a number of times
> as good candidates for the motherboard.
> The FIC seems to be consistently a little
> cheaper.
>
> Would people on this list have any preference
> for one vs. the other? Would anyone know
> what we'd be giving up by going with the cheaper
> FIC?
>
> Also, we're looking at the following cases.
> casedepot carries two atx mid-tower cases
> with 300W power supplies: their 436 and 468.
> (The 436 is an In-Win A500.)
>
> Any recommendations (good or bad) about
> casedepot? Any recommendation about a
> case? We were thinking 300W for the Athlon,
> and to support some expandibility. We were
> thinking mid-tower with decent accessibility,
> also to support expandibility, and in general,
> just to make messing around easier. (After
> all, that's the whole point of this, isn't it?)
>
> Does this make sense?
>
> Thanks for sharing your experience with us.
>
>
> Frank R.Brown
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