sdram mobo-need suggestions

[draboo]

am looking for suggestions on a new amd mobo that will run with sdram. rubys puter has 320 mb and i would like to use it on the next board. pretty much everything else,except for the p2-400mz cpu,will be used again.

have a 6 gig and a 30 gig hds.
gforce2gts video card
and a list of other usual stuff.

i have a xp 1500 that i am thinking of using in hers

and maybe sneak a xp 2600 in mine.


or would it be worth the extra expense of getting some ddram?
with ram prices edging up again,and her not in any great need for speed,i m thinking that using the sdram will be just fine.

also thinking about upgrading from 98se to xp pro.

TIA,EH??

bradraboo

[Atomic Rooster]

How about an ECS K7S5A-Pro? It's only $47 with free shipping at NewEgg! it has two SDRAM slots and two DDR slots.

[Tomteriffic]

Brad,

the ECS K7S5A mobo ought to do ya for Ruby's machine. Takes both DDR and SDRAM and not a lot of built-on hoo-hah. Lots of folks around here have them, so there's a fair amount of experience to be had with it here.

Here's a link from a vendor I deal with pretty regularly. NewEgg may have it cheaper. Unicom Computers

Tom

[Tomteriffic]

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Great minds, same gutter, AR

[JPMiller]

I second Atomic Rooster's suggestion only there is no major reason to go with a pro version if you can find a cheaper standard deal...
OR....you cvould shoot over to Omardeth's thread and snag up his deal...ecs k7s5a pro new unopened 33$
http://www.techimo.com/forum/t59698.html

[Atomic Rooster]

Originally posted by Tomteriffic
Great minds, same gutter, AR

ROFLMAO!!!

[Peter M]

K7S5A is the usual suspect for that kind of recycling task, and would be OK.

HOWEVER ... if the RAM from the old machine is PC100 not PC133, you _MUST_ fit a Duron, not an Athlon. The reason is that you can't run a 133 MHz FSB CPU with 100 MHz RAM.

[draboo]

Originally posted by Peter M


HOWEVER ... if the RAM from the old machine is PC100 not PC133, you _MUST_ fit a Duron, not an Athlon. The reason is that you can't run a 133 MHz FSB CPU with 100 MHz RAM.

i did not know that. thanks,pete

[Tomteriffic]

Good catch, Peter. I missed that