Athlon TBird @ 750Mhz DDR support...

[PhobMX]

Well, heres the situation, i sold a gf3 ti500 (The compugeeks one) to a friend and his crappy biostar mobo aint compatible LOL :D . We tried everything, psu, ram, hd and it would still lock the computer in bios!!! :mad:

Well my friend is on a VERY tight budget, but he asked for my opinion and i say theres no real point on upgrading to a better mobo if he will stick with crap sdram. So hes now looking for money even under the rocks to afford a ddr mobo setup, he will keep his 750MHz Athlon TBird.

So is there any chance that an Abit KX7-333 along with a pc2100 stick (VERY BEST BANG FOR THE BUCK, but not generic) will work with his old CPU???

P.S.: And pls forget about "tell him to save more and get an athlonxp 1600", hes really on a very tight budget, same as me, hes a student and his dad aint willing to fork out more money that the real essential. But we both think hell get a better cpu whenever possible...

[seoultrain]

hmm 750 Athlon is a slot processor... unless you can find someway for a slot to fit on a socket.....

[PCphreak]

Originally posted by seoultrain
hmm 750 Athlon is a slot processor... unless you can find someway for a slot to fit on a socket.....

There was also a socket 'A' version...and the Duron obviously was available at the time with the same core.


The best bang for the buck would be an ECS®, based on the SiS 735. ECS K7S5A (http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduct.asp?description=13-135-102&DEPA=1). I havn't had any experiance personally with this board, but it does bench close to a KT266a. A lot of people have this board, and are happy with it...The main reason I brought this board up, is because of the ability to support either SDR or DDR. A board like this would probably be great for a tight budget. $53.


-PC

[seoultrain]

yea... no real point in getting a kt333 if you're putting pc2100 ram in it... i'm also assuming your friend isn't overclocking, so ECS looks like a good choice

[daS_mAgg0t]

"yea... no real point in getting a kt333 if you're putting pc2100 ram in it"

My crucial has been over 190FSB on my brothers old PC ;)

[seoultrain]

this guy has a biostar with a 750 athlon... he isn't overclocking

but if he gets the abit, i would imagine he would start

[Dragon_Engineer2]

Get the ECS K7S5A bottom line.Unless you can find a better board for the same price get the ECS board.Dirt cheap and rock solid.I own two of them and two of my friends have it.

[PhobMX]

thnx for your replies ppl, yeah his cpu is a socket one, so i dont think there will be a problem. I guess ill have to tell him that its almost the same cost on buying an overclockable abit setup than a crap sis one, hes definitely getting ddr pc21000. Maybe that crucial one you mention :D . I guess ill just have to make a little pressure so he gets money for a nice heatsink and we are all set...

[SickBoy]

Any TBird or Spitfire CPU will work in any socket A board. They're all backwards compatible.

K7S5A is a good board especially since he can use his PC133 for now and PC2100 later.

[Top Hat Theater]

I don't like the ECS board very much...had some bad experiences with it (dead board, dying boards, etc.). When I need cheap stability, I go for gigabyte offerings like the board in my backup machine.

~THT