The Soyo SY-K7VME motherboard is on rebate specials seemingly
everywhere. Has anybody got any experience running this board?

http://www.soyousa.com/products/proddesc.php?id=281

On Fri, 09 Jul 2004 02:05:03 +0000, Matt wrote:

> The Soyo SY-K7VME motherboard is on rebate specials seemingly
> everywhere. Has anybody got any experience running this board?
>
> http://www.soyousa.com/products/proddesc.php?id=281

Why not ask in the soyo NG.

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Wes Newell wrote:
> On Fri, 09 Jul 2004 02:05:03 +0000, Matt wrote:
>
>
>>The Soyo SY-K7VME motherboard is on rebate specials seemingly
>>everywhere. Has anybody got any experience running this board?
>>
>>http://www.soyousa.com/products/proddesc.php?id=281
>
>
> Why not ask in the soyo NG.
>
Whoops. Thanks.

Matt wrote:
> The Soyo SY-K7VME motherboard is on rebate specials seemingly
> everywhere. Has anybody got any experience running this board?
>
> http://www.soyousa.com/products/proddesc.php?id=281

My experience with a VIA chipset board had been very unsatisfactory. I
had a Syntax mobo with a Via chipset in it (the Syntax 8601a) and I couldn't
play DVDs with it, sound was horribly choppy, performance was very bad. That
was part of a barebones offer too - with PowMax mATX case. I still have the
case, but replaced the board, RAM, CPU and added a video card to get a nice
system. I went pure Intel the second time around.

I'm kinda leary of the "cheap" barebones systems now after my experience.
Especially if they are VIA powered.