Mother board and CPU suggestions

[Cander]

ok we have a computer show saturday and that means it is time to upgrade my computer. I have choosen mobo and cpu this time as eveything I have is virtually top of the line.
So what kind of mother board and cpu should and get for AMD. I want around a 1.8 to 2.0 Ghz processor comparable AMD. I just dont keep up with this hardware stuff anymore so I have no clue what I need.

[Cander]

oh and if the mother board spports DDR ram, can I still stick my SDRAM in there with no problems? Id rather not buy more ram for now.

[DiGiTaIErRoR]

Originally posted by Cander
oh and if the mother board spports DDR ram, can I still stick my SDRAM in there with no problems? Id rather not buy more ram for now.

Boards that run both SD and DDR ram are ****ty.

[JungleMan]

XP2000+ and a KT333 or KT400 board by Epox, Abit, MSI, Shuttle, Gigabyte, or Soltek is good (listed in order of what I prefer). Sounds like it'll suit your needs withotu breaking the bank. If ya wanna pick up some PC2700 RAM that'd be good too.

[Cander]

He didnt say the RAM was ****ty. He said mobo's that run both are. But that is hardly useful information anyone.

[DiGiTaIErRoR]

I suggest...


The athlon 333's are nice. You may want to consider getting one.

You'll have the get an good fan. Copper is a plus. I doubt there are many, or any, 100% alluminum fans capable of cooling those monsters. You'll also have to get DDR333 RAM to get the benefit of the chip.

Getting a 2+ Ghz cpu and not using DDR or RDRAM. You may as well get a 4 MB video card, and harddrives without UDMA.

[JungleMan]

Originally posted by Cander
He didnt say the RAM was ****ty. He said mobo's that run both are. But that is hardly useful information anyone.

Ah, I see.

For the most part, most of them are ****ty, the ECS K7S5A doesn't have the best of quality control but it's still a good board for a cheap system, also pretty stable.

However I think you want something a little faster than that.

[Cander]

Originally posted by DiGiTaIErRoR
I suggest...


The athlon 333's are nice. You may want to consider getting one.

You'll have the get an good fan. Copper is a plus. I doubt there are many, or any, 100% alluminum fans capable of cooling those monsters. You'll also have to get DDR333 RAM to get the benefit of the chip.

Getting a 2+ Ghz cpu and not using DDR or RDRAM. You may as well get a 4 MB video card, and harddrives without UDMA.

hmm oh well..gues I am buying more ran..ill prolly just start with 256 hat should be enough for the time being(I have close to a gig in SDRAM which is why i preferred not to buy new ram)..

[DiGiTaIErRoR]

Originally posted by Cander
hmm oh well..gues I am buying more ran..ill prolly just start with 256 hat should be enough for the time being(I have close to a gig in SDRAM which is why i preferred not to buy new ram)..

You could buy a completely new system.

I'm guessing with a GB of ram it's fast enough.

[JungleMan]

Originally posted by Cander
hmm oh well..gues I am buying more ran..ill prolly just start with 256 hat should be enough for the time being(I have close to a gig in SDRAM which is why i preferred not to buy new ram)..

Cander you can always sell your SDRAM somewhere to cover some of your costs. eBay is good because people always pay too much

[Cander]

Well I gotta friend who is going to buy my left over bits(Dell case, mobo and 800 mhx processor) Ill just add in the memory for alittle more.

[msimmons]

Originally posted by Cander
oh and if the mother board spports DDR ram, can I still stick my SDRAM in there with no problems? Id rather not buy more ram for now.

They are different slot configurations. Last Dec I bought a new board and didn;t even notice it took DDR so I have my machine all apart and realized I had different ram... since it was in the middle of the night I had to put it all back together till I could get to the store.

[Cander]

I had thought a DIMM was a DIMM.

Guess not. No biggy though. This computer show always has excellent deals, so I can still stayin budget. Price is really no object, but why spend alot if you dont have too aye?

[Cander]

Thanks for all the help guys. Got a good a new motherboard and AMD XP 2200.

Also I found how awesome Win 2000 is. I was afraid I would have to wipe my hard drives and start over. No problem, Win 2000 picked up everything with no problem. Just had to re-install my video card drivers. I was so happy.