looking for new p-4 board

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i am in the market for a new p-4 board and a 1.8 cpu.

i am thinking of going with a board that will support my pc-133 memory due to i dont have any extra cash to buy more memory.

i have looked at the abit BL7, and the asus P4B which both use the i845 chipset.

is there a faster or better board out there using another chipset like via or sis?
 

jlanka

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There is another chipset which theoretically supports SDR SDRAM - the VIA P4X266 but the only board out there (the Shuttle AV40) is using DDR. So the only chipset out there for you would be the original i845.

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pr497

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the sis645 chip w/ ddr ram is actually about the same price as the i845D chip....just FYI.
if you are going to look into the sis645 chip <A HREF="http://www.xbitlabs.com/mainboards/sis645-boards/" target="_new">here's</A> something to read about 3 different sis645 boards.

:mad: <A HREF="http://gamershq.madonion.com/compare2k1.shtml?2096468" target="_new">P4 + SDRAM</A> = <b>BAD</b> :mad: