Motherboard for a Palomino

i'll try

the new chip will use socket a design, but i'll be buying a new mobo that supports the 133*2 bus and ddr ram.

I don't think the kt133 mobo's out there right now (a7v, kt7 raid, etc..) can hit a 133*2 fsb to take advantage of the palomino chip.

could be wrong though

Read Toms latest review. http://www.tomshardware.com/mainbo [...] index.html

I have just read the article<A HREF="http://www.tomshardware.com/mainboard/01q1/010104/index.html" target="_new">"The Three Musketeers - Athlon Platforms For 133 MHz FSB"</A> which you pointed out. I guess they are not out in the international market yet so we have to settle with other motherboards even for a Palomino.

At the end of the article, Tom mentioned the upcoming VIA KT266 chipset which will support DDR memory. Still, I guess it will be a long wait.

I wonder if it is worth the wait. I wonder if this VIA KT266 chipset would bring out the best in the AMD Palomino. Furthermore, which motherboard would use the VIA KT266? My guess is that ASUS would use the VIA KT266 since they are currently using the VIA KT133A for their A7V133. Maybe they will call it the ASUS A7V266.

Well it's just my speculation.

Problem is, now matter how good the performance (speed), if your computer is down several hours a month because of problems with the chipset, it's junk. I'd take the performance hit with the ALI chipset before I'd buy another VIA. Wondering which one will have the most flaws, the AMD chipset or the VIA. Wish Micron would introduce something SOON!