cant seem to find an answer..what board for pc2700, reliable, and fast?

[MrDudeMan]

i searched, but didnt seem to find anything about this

i need a board that supports pc2700 ram, xp2000+, fast, and its reliable. i have an xp333 but i have to RMA it..its not seeming to function

what would be a good board to replace it with?

 

[MrDudeMan]

oh yeah i need ATA 133 also

 

[Boonesmi]

boards based on the kt333 chipset should work for what your wanting

biostar M7VIF
soltek SL-75DRV5
MSI KT3ULTRA
gigabyte GA-7VRXP

the boards on this chipset are only just now hitting stores, the 4 listed above showed up on pricewatch after running a search for "kt333"

 

[MrDudeMan]

awesome...

is the iwill xp333 a good board? or have they had problems


i know mine is just DOA, but how does a working one compare speed wise to all the rest of those boards with the kt333 chipset?

 

[Boonesmi]

the chipset that the xp333 is based on (the new revision of the ali magik) is just slightly slower then the kt266a chipset... now with the kt333 hitting the street they are going to be even faster


edit... after i posted i realized i didnt really answer your question 🙂
the xp333 is a good board, but i would pick a kt266a based board over a ali magik

the kt333 boards are so new its to early to say much about them, but the reviews i have read show it has an aditional performance gain (even if you dont use pc2700 ram)

 

[MrDudeMan]

you guys are great...i love getting good answers to my questions


anyone else have any thoughts?

thanks again

 

[lahockey]

It all depends on the memory module.
What module is on your memory stick?
Samsung?
Hynix?
Micron?
Nanya?
To get PC-2700/DDR 333 performance, your memory must run at 6.5 nano-seconds or LESS.
If you have the right stuff ... the Iwill XP-333 or XP-333-R is the way to go.
The "R" denotes IDE RAID functionality.
The Via KT333 chipset is so RARE at this point (and will be over-shadowed by the KT333"A" and the KT400) that you should WAIT a little bit for a VIA solution.
Go with the Ali Magik 1 version "C" chipset (Iwill XP333 and Iwill XP333-R) or WAIT ... for a while ... for a MATURE and feature rich
product to develop.