DDR Problem

Dave65

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• Jan 11, 2002

• #1

Ok I just got OCZ 2700 DDR,and my bench mark test is showing only 63% it says low performance,so I was told to send back the OCZ memory,but I called a friend and he brought over his Kingmax 2100 and it showed the same problem,but if I put back in the SD 133 768 it works fine,Seti runs so slow with the DDR,both sets,so I know it isn't the DDR,he took mine with him the 2700 and put it in his PC and he said it rocks,so I am totally lost on this,is my MB bad?
It is the third one so far,all under waranty..
Thanks for any advise

 

Placid

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• Jan 11, 2002

• #2

Yes its your motherboard.
The boards built with sdr and ddr slots where just a gimmick to get you to buy them.
If you want to run ddr the way it's supposed to get a ddr only board.

You can also read this review of that board.
http://www.lostcircuits.com/motherboard/asus_a7a266/

 

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Dave65

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• Jan 11, 2002

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• #3

Well I guess your right,that was the only reason I got this board was so I could switch to DDR down the road,well the road ended here,what board would you go with Placid?

 

Placid

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• Jan 11, 2002

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Abit KR7A
Iwill xp-333 (rev 2.1)
Epox 8KHA+

Any one of these are good boards, the price and features you need or don't need are what you should consider for you personal choice.

 

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Dave65

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• Jan 11, 2002

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Ok thanks were is the best place to buy?

 

Placid

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• Jan 11, 2002

• #6

Depends what board.
www.newegg.com
www.mwave.com

Have resonable prices and good service.

If you pick the abit in non raid there is a good place in ny search on www.pricewatch.com for abit kr7a and you will find it.
If you pick the xp-333 non raid newegg is shipping the 2.1 version.

 

WyrmMaster

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• Jan 13, 2002

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Another good option is the 8K7A. Yes its a bit old, and has the older chipset, but im happy with mine. If the price is the same though, get the 8KHA

 

Billvill

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• Jan 13, 2002

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I will second the vote for the Iwill XP333


Billy

 

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Dave65

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• Jan 13, 2002

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Well I went with the MSI K7T 266 Pro 2,and I like it so far,had to reformat the HD to get it to boot,but no biggy
I read up on this board and every one said it was pretty user friendly and very overclockable so I bought it,got it for 102 bucks,all the puter stores wanted 159 and tax.
The ASUS board took a dump had to send it back to ASUS..