mobo/cpu
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woody
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Hi bud.The Asus motherboards are generally considered one of the best motherboards.The Athlon XP is considered favourite for processors.They are alot cheaper than P4 with just as good performance(or better).Do some review searches to help you decide.
I always prefer Intel myself(diehard).If P4 go with a DDR board.The Rambus boards are also good,but the RAM is more expensive.
I'm sure you will get more responses...good luck!
I always prefer Intel myself(diehard).If P4 go with a DDR board.The Rambus boards are also good,but the RAM is more expensive.
I'm sure you will get more responses...good luck!
M/B cpu
This just a personal opinion, but if it were me i would go for the Elite motherboard with the sis735 chipset and although cheap it competes very well with the "big boys". The add bonus is that it supports DDR as well as SDRAM the advantage here is if you have only got SDRAM you can use it untill you can afford to upgrade at a latter date. It also supports 266 FSB. You can buy the board in the UK for about £45.00 and it wll accept just about all the Socket A AMD cpu's. Fit a 1.4 Thunderbird cpu or if you can push the boat a bit further one of the XP range. I would not bother with a Duron or Celeron. I have built 67 machines with this combo and found them to be very nearly as fast as the Abit or Asus board for half the cash. Very stable into the bargain
This just a personal opinion, but if it were me i would go for the Elite motherboard with the sis735 chipset and although cheap it competes very well with the "big boys". The add bonus is that it supports DDR as well as SDRAM the advantage here is if you have only got SDRAM you can use it untill you can afford to upgrade at a latter date. It also supports 266 FSB. You can buy the board in the UK for about £45.00 and it wll accept just about all the Socket A AMD cpu's. Fit a 1.4 Thunderbird cpu or if you can push the boat a bit further one of the XP range. I would not bother with a Duron or Celeron. I have built 67 machines with this combo and found them to be very nearly as fast as the Abit or Asus board for half the cash. Very stable into the bargain
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But then again i am not a great beliver in o/c. To my mind if you want 1.5GHZ why stress a 1.3GHZ to get it, just buy the 1.5 in the first place. Given also the fact it is not just the cpu that gets stressed. Stress breeds instablilty and higher temps. o/c is about trying to get something for nothing, but can also lead to substaintal loss.
But then again i am not a great beliver in o/c. To my mind if you want 1.5GHZ why stress a 1.3GHZ to get it, just buy the 1.5 in the first place. Given also the fact it is not just the cpu that gets stressed. Stress breeds instablilty and higher temps. o/c is about trying to get something for nothing, but can also lead to substaintal loss.
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K7S5A has some overclocking potential, with a modified BIOS to allow selection of FSB/RAM speeds up to 166 MHz (for O/C of Athlons) and intermediate speeds between 100/133 (for O/C of Durons without expecting a whole 33% over)
h**p://www.ocworkbench.com/ocwbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=4&t=000697
Multiplier setting (of an unlocked CPU) is not possible without major surgery - I think they DO show that addition of a switch bank in one of the main articles on their site.
h**p://www.ocworkbench.com/ocwbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=4&t=000697
Multiplier setting (of an unlocked CPU) is not possible without major surgery - I think they DO show that addition of a switch bank in one of the main articles on their site.
DFI boards are crap lol (my opinion & those of the amdmb site). Perhaps that's why they have never faired well in mobo comparisons (ofcourse they work ok with everything set to just standard operation, but so do most mobos, although they can have more hardware failures)
These all tend to be based on the worst via chipset (KT133). I guess what the question should be, what is the CPU you plan on using with your mobo?
In all honesty, I can't say I would recommend any of these boards (though asus & shuttle would have the better ones).
@malbolgia
ok DFI might not be total crap lol, but they are the at the lower end of the scale compared to asus & shuttle & a few others. They aren't even mentioned at the mobo section for amd forum. I guess if on a budget they can make do, but if you can afford a better brand, then go for it.
In all honesty, I can't say I would recommend any of these boards (though asus & shuttle would have the better ones).
@malbolgia
ok DFI might not be total crap lol, but they are the at the lower end of the scale compared to asus & shuttle & a few others. They aren't even mentioned at the mobo section for amd forum. I guess if on a budget they can make do, but if you can afford a better brand, then go for it.
Seb
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After some thinking, i have decided to buy the athlon XP.
The asus mobo is fine but far too outdated.
So, that leaves me with qdi's kinetix-7A and dfi's AD70-SC.
I've heard that ppl are having prob with qdi mobos.
Which one should i buy??? DFI or QDI??
Also, i have a PC133 module. Will i be able to use it with these mobos??
The asus mobo is fine but far too outdated.
So, that leaves me with qdi's kinetix-7A and dfi's AD70-SC.
I've heard that ppl are having prob with qdi mobos.
Which one should i buy??? DFI or QDI??
Also, i have a PC133 module. Will i be able to use it with these mobos??
no you won't be able to use your athlonXP with some of those mobos (I think) & I doubt very much PC133 RAM (as they require DDR memory). There are some boards that allow for the use of PC133 RAM:
Abit KT7A, Gigabyte GA-7ZX, a few others, but they aren't really recommended with Athlon XPs.
Is it possible that any of the computer shops in your area can maybe order parts for you? (as in motherboard & such)
'cause I find it hard to believe they would sell Athlon XPs without proper mobos for them.
DFI would be better than QDI (not a big fan of rebagged stuff)
*you might also want to look at some online shopping:
h``p://www.newegg.com/ has a good rep & good prices though am not sure what countries they deliver to (but there are a few good online shopping sites that deliver to almost any country)
Abit KT7A, Gigabyte GA-7ZX, a few others, but they aren't really recommended with Athlon XPs.
Is it possible that any of the computer shops in your area can maybe order parts for you? (as in motherboard & such)
'cause I find it hard to believe they would sell Athlon XPs without proper mobos for them.
DFI would be better than QDI (not a big fan of rebagged stuff)
*you might also want to look at some online shopping:
h``p://www.newegg.com/ has a good rep & good prices though am not sure what countries they deliver to (but there are a few good online shopping sites that deliver to almost any country)