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SciManAl
11-15-2003, 08:07 PM
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3rd gen noob
11-15-2003, 08:08 PM
i'd say the best athlon board currently is the Asus A7N8X-D
SciManAl
11-15-2003, 08:09 PM
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SciManAl
11-15-2003, 08:11 PM
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3rd gen noob
11-15-2003, 08:13 PM
Originally posted by SciManAl@15 November 2003 - 20:11
i would however like to keep the two sets of dual ddr in there,(witha good mobo and correct clock rates those will scream)
the asus lacks 4 slots
so you have 4 ram modules? what size are the modules?

what is the system going to be used for?
SciManAl
11-15-2003, 08:22 PM
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clocker
11-15-2003, 08:23 PM
Originally posted by 3rd gen noob+15 November 2003 - 13:13--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (3rd gen noob @ 15 November 2003 - 13:13)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-SciManAl@15 November 2003 - 20:11
i would however like to keep the two sets of dual ddr in there,(witha good mobo and correct clock rates those will scream)
the asus lacks 4 slots
so you have 4 ram modules? what size are the modules?

what is the system going to be used for? [/b][/quote]
Yeah, what does Grandma do with this "screaming ram", run Pixar?
SciManAl
11-15-2003, 08:26 PM
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SciManAl
11-15-2003, 08:32 PM
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lynx
11-15-2003, 08:36 PM
The Via KT400 chipset does NOT properly support DDR400 memory. The chipset was designed before the spec for DDR400 was finalised, so they had to guess what it was going to do and they got it wrong.

If you want DDR400 memory support with a Via chipset you need the KT400A chipset (if they ever bothered to bring it out) or the KT600 chipset.

However, if you want to set up the ram timings manually (obviously not as DDR400) that board should suit you quite well.
SciManAl
11-15-2003, 09:24 PM
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bigdawgfoxx
11-15-2003, 11:46 PM
That board looks nice to me...I didnt see where it said it has daul channel support though...And the thing about guessing on the RAM is also new to me..thanx for the info&#33; I still ike the XFX Mach 4...and the asus one
lynx
11-16-2003, 03:15 AM
No, it doesn&#39;t support dual channel ram, but Via chipsets have supported bank switching for quite a long time, but you have to set it up right in the bios. Once set correctly, it is nearly as good as dual channel.
clocker
11-16-2003, 03:26 AM
How did grandma end up with twoGB of "screaming fast", high end memory and that weenie CPU?

Al, you&#39;re not hoping to inherit it, are you?
SciManAl
11-16-2003, 01:35 PM
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clocker
11-16-2003, 01:43 PM
Aha&#33;

She wouldn&#39;t happen to be in need of some fans would she?