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DasDoomper
posted on 03-12-2002 @ 12:16 PM      
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Registered: Jun. 01
OK, my Pentium 700 just ins't cutting it anymore, and with the price of Athlon XP processors starting around $100, I think my next machine will be AMD based. Does anyone have mobo recommendations for Athlon XP processors? I have always been very happy with ASUS mobos, but I was wondering which chipset is the best for the Athlon XP? I would also like it to be compatable with Linux. Thanks in advance.



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posted on 03-12-2002 @ 12:54 PM      
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my buddy & I just built a dual athlon mp system...two 1.2 ghz processors....it smokes...i got the mother board off pricewatch..




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posted on 03-12-2002 @ 2:07 PM      
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I'd suggest going to a site like
http://www.anandtech.com/
or
http://www.amdmb.com/

I've been looking, but still haven't done anything - I may just buy a system instead of bothering.

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I've been considering building myself a machine lately as well, also trying the AMD route. My Dell is still smokin', but Uncle Sam is throwing me a hell of a bone this year in the form of a tax refund, so I thought I'd finally get some stuff together and build myself a sweet machine to toy around with. I know shit about what a good or bad MoBo is, so any thoughts here would be appreciated by me as well.

I'm gonna check out those links when I get home too, but it's always good to hear reviews/recommendations from regualr people - wait, regular people on OA.Com? What the hell am I smokin'? ;)


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DasDoomper
posted on 03-12-2002 @ 4:14 PM      
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Registered: Jun. 01
I've been considering the ABIT KR7A:

Support AMD Athlon XP 1500+ ~ 1900+ or future Socket A Processors based on 200/266 MHz (100MHz/133MHz Double Data Rate)
Support AMD Athlon 700MHz ~ 1.4GHz or future Socket A Processors based on 200/266 MHz
(100MHz/133MHz Double Data Rate)
Support AMD Duron 600MHz ~ 950 MHz or future Socket A Processors based on 200 MHz
(100MHz Double Data Rate)

Chipset
VIA KT266A / VIA VT8233
Supports Ultra DMA 33/66/100 IDE protocol
Supports Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface (ACPI)
Accelerated Graphics Port connector supports AGP 2X(3.3V)and 4X(1.5V)mode (Sideband) device
Supports200/266 MHz (100MHz/133MHz Double Data Rate) Memory Bus Settings

Memory
Four 184-pin DIMM sockets support PC1600/PC2100 DDR SDRAM module
Supports 6 banks up to 3GB DRAMs for unbuffered DDR modules
Supports 8 banks up to 4GB DRAMs for registered DDR modules



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HYBRID THINKS I'M A GENIUS		posted on 03-12-2002 @ 4:25 PM      
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I just built an Abit VP6, dual P3 gig processors, running great for a month after working out some little kinks. I'd definitely recommend going with an Abit board, KG7, KR7, KT7 are some Abit AMD boards that I've heard good things about.






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Teh funny blah blah absent blah blah teh blah		posted on 03-13-2002 @ 7:53 AM      
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I just built an Athlon XP 1800 system about 2 weeks ago. The board that I got is the Soyo SYK7V Dragon Plus. It has a Raid Card built in and supports up to 8 IDE devices (4 ports). The board can handle up to 3GB of ram and comes with a front access panel for a smart card reader and two usb ports.

I found mine on pricewatch by doing a search for the board and bought it for $133.00 plus $10.50 shipping.



  

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