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June 25, 2001 Motherboard Woes

On today's show in the ending email segment they mentioned that they had switched to an MSI motherboard for UGM 3.0. They didn't say which one exactly, but since they said it was a VIA chipset, and I'm sure they stuck with DDR RAM, so most likely they have the MSI (Microstar) K7T266 Pro, which was reviewed by HardOCP as being a very stable motherboard. Warning! If you choose to visit MSI's DDR webpage, turn down your speakers. They have an extememly annoying and uncalled for sound effect that loops endlessly.

It seems that TSS has had quite a time with the Athlon DDR motherboards. They originally started with the Asus A7M266 and I think they also tried a Gigabyte board. Tonight they mentioned that they had used an Asus A7A266 before moving to the MSI board. Whew! I wish they'd keep us more up-to-date on problems with UGM, because some of us home PC builders rely on this information. It was fun to hear a bit from Darci Wood. It seems she's a real hard core techie. Just check out the specs on her own computer. She's also responsible for the Asteroids game on the set. Maybe TSS can get her into a segment on the air?

In the opening segment, Martin made a passing reference to "McNubbins". I'm a little fuzzy on the details, but McNubbins is a neighbor of Martin's in the same apartment house. For the most part, Martin has simply had fun using the guy's name on air, and McNubbins, at one point, wasn't exactly thrilled about that.

Posted by Christy on June 25, 2001 10:07 PM

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