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OK, sob story, my mainboard died and I need to get a replacement. I'm as
close to broke as you can get without actually being broke, so I need to
transplant my old parts to a new board. I'm thinking that I want an ASUS
board since I have really liked their products in the past. This is what I
have at the moment:

ATI Radeon 9700 Pro
512 MB of PC2100 DDR
80 GB ATA133 HDD
Athlon XP 1600+ (the 266 MHz FSB version)
SBLive! Value (from like 1998!)

At any rate, ideally I would like to buy a system board that will run my
current 266 MHz stuff, and that I could later upgrade to an XP 3000 or 3200
with the 400 MHz FSB. My only question is the memory. Will any of the
current boards allow you to run your memory at 266 MHz with your CPU at 400
MHz, or would I need to get PC3200 memory for that? I was looking at the
ASUS A7V8X-X, but when I checked the manual all it said was to make sure
that the memory and CPU FSB were set to the same speed or "Auto" or else it
wouldn't work.

Any ideas?
 
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Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus (More info?)

Have a look at the Asrock motherboards. They are made by Asus but are a lot
cheaper. I have built 3 systems lately using them and they perform
excellent.

http://www.asrockamerica.com/Products/K7v88.htm



"ocbwilg" <ocbwilg@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:4Un8d.3768$kC2.1942@fe2.columbus.rr.com...
> OK, sob story, my mainboard died and I need to get a replacement. I'm as
> close to broke as you can get without actually being broke, so I need to
> transplant my old parts to a new board. I'm thinking that I want an ASUS
> board since I have really liked their products in the past. This is what
> I
> have at the moment:
>
> ATI Radeon 9700 Pro
> 512 MB of PC2100 DDR
> 80 GB ATA133 HDD
> Athlon XP 1600+ (the 266 MHz FSB version)
> SBLive! Value (from like 1998!)
>
> At any rate, ideally I would like to buy a system board that will run my
> current 266 MHz stuff, and that I could later upgrade to an XP 3000 or
> 3200
> with the 400 MHz FSB. My only question is the memory. Will any of the
> current boards allow you to run your memory at 266 MHz with your CPU at
> 400
> MHz, or would I need to get PC3200 memory for that? I was looking at the
> ASUS A7V8X-X, but when I checked the manual all it said was to make sure
> that the memory and CPU FSB were set to the same speed or "Auto" or else
> it
> wouldn't work.
>
> Any ideas?
>
>
 
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Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus (More info?)

The ASRock K7VM4 sells here in Canada for $75.
US $ will be a lot less.
Here's a link with the specs:
http://www.asrock.com/product/product_k7vm4.htm

"RonK" <hereiam@homenow.com> wrote in message
news:Qeo8d.13157$jj2.635917@news20.bellglobal.com...
> Have a look at the Asrock motherboards. They are made by Asus but are a
> lot cheaper. I have built 3 systems lately using them and they perform
> excellent.
>
> http://www.asrockamerica.com/Products/K7v88.htm
>
>
>
> "ocbwilg" <ocbwilg@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:4Un8d.3768$kC2.1942@fe2.columbus.rr.com...
>> OK, sob story, my mainboard died and I need to get a replacement. I'm as
>> close to broke as you can get without actually being broke, so I need to
>> transplant my old parts to a new board. I'm thinking that I want an ASUS
>> board since I have really liked their products in the past. This is what
>> I
>> have at the moment:
>>
>> ATI Radeon 9700 Pro
>> 512 MB of PC2100 DDR
>> 80 GB ATA133 HDD
>> Athlon XP 1600+ (the 266 MHz FSB version)
>> SBLive! Value (from like 1998!)
>>
>> At any rate, ideally I would like to buy a system board that will run my
>> current 266 MHz stuff, and that I could later upgrade to an XP 3000 or
>> 3200
>> with the 400 MHz FSB. My only question is the memory. Will any of the
>> current boards allow you to run your memory at 266 MHz with your CPU at
>> 400
>> MHz, or would I need to get PC3200 memory for that? I was looking at the
>> ASUS A7V8X-X, but when I checked the manual all it said was to make sure
>> that the memory and CPU FSB were set to the same speed or "Auto" or else
>> it
>> wouldn't work.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>>
>
>
 
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Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus (More info?)

I found a number ASUS boards for about $60 US at NewEgg, they all seem
adequate spec-wise and I don't mind spending that much money. The only
question mark is running the memory asynchronously (at 266 while the CPU FSB
is 400).

"RonK" <hereiam@homenow.com> wrote in message
news:Qeo8d.13157$jj2.635917@news20.bellglobal.com...
> Have a look at the Asrock motherboards. They are made by Asus but are a
lot
> cheaper. I have built 3 systems lately using them and they perform
> excellent.
>
> http://www.asrockamerica.com/Products/K7v88.htm
>
>
>
> "ocbwilg" <ocbwilg@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:4Un8d.3768$kC2.1942@fe2.columbus.rr.com...
> > OK, sob story, my mainboard died and I need to get a replacement. I'm
as
> > close to broke as you can get without actually being broke, so I need to
> > transplant my old parts to a new board. I'm thinking that I want an
ASUS
> > board since I have really liked their products in the past. This is
what
> > I
> > have at the moment:
> >
> > ATI Radeon 9700 Pro
> > 512 MB of PC2100 DDR
> > 80 GB ATA133 HDD
> > Athlon XP 1600+ (the 266 MHz FSB version)
> > SBLive! Value (from like 1998!)
> >
> > At any rate, ideally I would like to buy a system board that will run my
> > current 266 MHz stuff, and that I could later upgrade to an XP 3000 or
> > 3200
> > with the 400 MHz FSB. My only question is the memory. Will any of the
> > current boards allow you to run your memory at 266 MHz with your CPU at
> > 400
> > MHz, or would I need to get PC3200 memory for that? I was looking at
the
> > ASUS A7V8X-X, but when I checked the manual all it said was to make sure
> > that the memory and CPU FSB were set to the same speed or "Auto" or else
> > it
> > wouldn't work.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> >
>
>
 
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