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  • #1

    SiS 735

    Has anyone used a board based on this chipset? If so what were your impressions.

    Secondly does anyone know where to buy one in the UK.


    regards MD
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  • #2
    You can get the Elite, (ECS), board from both TekHeads and Aria .
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    • #3
      Why the SiS now? It's hardly available and if you wait only few weeks you'll have the KT266A which is a much better performer - and it WILL be much more spread (how many MB companies support the SiS735?) so you'll have a bigger chance future products will be tested on compatibility.

      The KT266 is already fine stability- / compatibility-wise (none of the KT133A horrors), it's just not that great performing. The KT266A will cure this.

      And if you're a VIA hater, I'd still think about an AMD-based MP mobo instead.
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      • #4
        Apart from the 40% price difference?

        SiS have come out with a very good performer at a silly price. You get the choice of memory you use and if you want it has integrated stuff too. Ideal for building a second box.

        Apart from the fact that most of the manufacturers who support SiS have their heads up their rear ends with regard to quality control (not something you could POSSIBLY accuse VIA of ) i cant see any reason not to give it a try.
        1st system

        Athlon AXIA Y 1Ghz @ 1.40Ghz, coolermaster hsf, Elite K7s6a, 512 MB Crucial DDR RAM, 20GB IBM 7200RPM Hard drive, Radeon 8500le 64mb, SB Audigy, 3 com 10/100NIC, 300w PSU, midi tower, FPS 1600 Surround, Belinea 17" monitor, Intellimouse explorer USB

        System 2

        Athlon TB 1.4 @ 1.5, Zalman Flower in silent mode, Elite K7S6A, 768MB DDRAM, Ati Radeon 8500le 64mb ddr, SB Audigy, 3Com 10/100NIC, 80GB IBM 7200rpm, Liteon 16 speed DVD, Lite-on 24102b CDRW, Songcheer Superwide, USB scanner, Intellimouse explorer, Microsoft keyboard, 19in iiyama Monitor, FPS1600

        system 3
        Abit ST6 RAID, Celly 1.2 @1.4 ,512MB SDRAM, Zalman Flower HSF noisey mode, ATi Radeon 8500le, SBLIVE, 3com 10/100 NIC, 80GB Seagate barracude HDD, 40GB IBM120GXP, 60GB IBM60GXP,Extra highpoint controller card, 16x Pioneer DVD, Pioneer DVR-104 DVD-RW, ATX Full tower case. 300w psu, 17in LG monitor, 20in Samsumg telly, epson stylus colour 880, 200W RMS Surround sound amp with Mission M71 Speakers.
        .

        System 4
        Elite K7S5A, Duron 1.0, 128mb sdram, Coolermaster hsf, 80GB 120GXP IBM, Liteon 16x DVD, Radeon 7200 64MB DDR, SBLIVE.

        Linksys 4 port router/firewall

        512k Cable modem. nice

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        • #5
          I am considering the SIS for a number of reasons.
          1) Cost. cant afford much at the moment
          2) just recently bought a 512mb sdram dim that wont work on any of my other motherboards..didnt know that at the time.
          3) I was considering waiting to see what either the nVidia or KT266a woud cost but I reckon that either way I will still see a massive increase in speed going from a p3-500 to a athlon/duron. Stability is the key here.


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          • #6
            I have a friend in Florida who has tried the 735 about 2 weeks ago. He says it flies.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Indiana
              The KT266 is already fine stability- / compatibility-wise (none of the KT133A horrors), it's just not that great performing. The KT266A will cure this.
              Not everybody has problems with this chipset (KT133A), for instance myself. I haven't experienced anything but pure speed and stability and enjoyment!
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              • #8
                I'm using a SIS735 ( ECS K7S5A), its a great board for 60 quid you get on board LAN and audio. I got mine from Aria click here for a direct link.

                A few tips for when you use it:

                1. Connect the L7 bridges on your CPU.

                2. Use a high quality PSU, i'm talking about 400 Watt amd approved here.

                You need to do these two steps (especially the 2nd step) to avoid video posting problems from a cold boot, FYI this is the only problem i have ever come across using this board, its very stable and pretty fast.

                Check OCworkbench's ECS forum for all the latest bioses and overclocking bioses.

                If you wait apparently ABit, Asus and Gigabyte are releasing SIS735 based boards.

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                • #9
                  http://www.ocworkbench.com/hardware/...fy/modify1.htm

                  a little soldering-action to gain a little bit performance...

                  might be interesting for some people...

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