Thoughts on: SOYO "SY-KT600 DRAGON PLUS V1.0"

zooner · Post by **zooner** » Wed May 26, 2004 10:17 pm

thanks!

need to replace an asus nforce1 mobo that's gone bad. They have it for $39AR at newegg:

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDe ... 133&depa=0

Cypher · Post by **Cypher** » Wed May 26, 2004 10:25 pm

I don't like Soyo myself. Besides it has a Via chipset. You'll want an nFOrce chipset for an AMD.

Dunster · Post by **Dunster** » Thu May 27, 2004 10:22 am

Zooner, I just had one delivered to my house yesterday. It's for my kid's computer running a 2000+ AMD. It's an okay board. Nothing special. I would not buy one for my main system, but for my kid's computer (they are 6 and 4) it is going to work just fine. I thought it's a great deal for the price. I did not have any installation problems. Just setting the FSB was slightly confusing. I've never set up an AMD XP processor before. Other than that, no other problems. The manual is very weak, but for $39 I'm not suprised.

WolfgangPC · Post by **WolfgangPC** » Thu May 27, 2004 10:32 am

Hey Zooner, love the Avatar...LOL

Dan · Post by **Dan** » Thu May 27, 2004 10:43 am

zooner wrote:thanks!

need to replace an asus nforce1 mobo that's gone bad. They have it for $39AR at newegg:

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDe ... 133&depa=0

I have had a Soyo Dragon+ running 24/7 for over 2 years now and never a problem or anything with it,I know it's a little outdated now,but it works great and I like the oc'ing features in the bios.

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Thu May 27, 2004 2:09 pm

"Via!"

///runs///

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Thu May 27, 2004 2:22 pm

I have no issue with VIA, but why not replace an nf1 with an nf2?

zooner · Post by **zooner** » Thu May 27, 2004 5:02 pm

YARDofSTUF wrote:I have no issue with VIA, but why not replace an nf1 with an nf2?

for NO REASON at all, it reboots and sounds off like a british police car. I have reseated the cpu, replaced the memory, and tried EVERY component; but I'm still suffering from the constant reboots.

The hd, cdrw and other parts are in a temporary fix.

This computer isnt for me. It's for a close friend on a system I put together with no profit involved.

I'd like to keep the setup cheaper then $60-$80, recommendations?

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Thu May 27, 2004 6:51 pm

i have a Biostar M7NCD PRO that works great, newegg has it for $65.

zooner · Post by **zooner** » Mon May 31, 2004 4:53 am

Mark wrote:i have a Biostar M7NCD PRO that works great, newegg has it for $65.

thanks!

I purchased the m7ncd today for another project I'm working with a nieghbor and will probably be buying another for the original project as well.

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Mon May 31, 2004 5:51 am

the one thing i don't like about it is there is no 10.5 multiplier in the bios version i have, not sure if the newer bios has one though.

let us know how it works for ya please.

qball15j · Post by **qball15j** » Mon May 31, 2004 7:24 am

I've been using a Soyo Dragon Plus board for about two years as well, haven't had a problem with it. It's been running 24/7 and now its in my home server getting hammered but its still kickin.