DDR or SDR ? Help me build my system!

[Trevelyan]

Here's what I was seriously considering:

IWill KK266 Motherboard - $112.00
Tbird 1.33ghz (266FSB) - $175.00
256MB PC133 CL2 Crucial Ram (already have) - $0.00
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= $287 - $125.00 (selling old mobo and processor) - $20.00 (selling SBLIVE) = spending $142.00

But then I saw the low DDRam prices.. and I was thinking maybe about this setup:

Epox 8K7A Motherboard - $132.00
Tbird 1.33ghz (266FSB) - $175.00
256MB PC2100 CL2.5 Crucial Ram (don't have already) - $60.00
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= $367.00 - $55.00 (for selling PC133 ram) - $125.00 (for old mobo and cpu) = spending $187.00


I just have a few questions: Are the motherboards I picked stable? I'm pretty confident on the Iwill motherboardbut with the Epox motherboard I'm not so sure since it's an ALI chipset, and I've heard bad things about the ALI chipsets... Hopefully some owner can reassure me on the quality/stability of this motherboard. For instance, does it have SBLive compatability problems, and do you have to install chipset drivers for it like with Via?

Also, is DDR really that much faster than SDRam? because from what I've seen it isn't.

Thanks

 

[ledzepp98]

"with the Epox motherboard I'm not so sure since it's an ALI chipset, and I've heard bad things about the ALI chipsets..."

the 8k7a is the amd760 chipset mobo, not ali, and it has received great reviews and feedback (and i plan on getting one )

as for speed difference, there doesn't seem to be much of a difference between ddr and sdr (ddr is ~5% better on average), but ddr is the next step. i think it's worth it to go ddr instead of sticking with sdr if you are upgrading...that's just my opinion

 

[WildeBeast]

definately 8K7a, but you wont get 55 for the memory unless you trick someone, because crucial is selling 256MB PC133 brand new for much less, like 40. Go DDR anyway. What kind of proccesor are you selling that could possibly get you 125 dollars with mobo? Old tech sells too cheap.

 

[Clonexx]

I just tossed together a system using an Epox 8K7A mobo with an Athlon 1.2Ghz chip and 256MB Crucial DDR Ram.

The thing screams. I love it No problems either, totally stable.

The Epox mobo is the AMD 760 Chipset, not ALi (If it were ALi I never woulda bought it...)

Miniport driver update and AMD chipset update from Epox's site and I was rockin. Everything went in first shot, no probs whatsoever.

Id recommend Epox to anyone.