help with a AMD upgrade, all I know is Pentium

[Vad3r]

I'm looking to upgrade my system. I've put together a Pentium4 upgrade in my budget.
P4 1.6Ghz
Asus P4B i845 (socket 478)
256mb SDRAMM
Asus GeForce3 TI200 Deluxe.
60gb H/D

This comes to roughly $1300 Canadian.

I read a few reviews on this motherboard, and most are positive on it, but a few mentioned that a AMD setup could be purchased Faster and cheaper then the P4. I'm not the overclocker, I just like stability and speed. I know nothing about AMD M/B's. All I've noticed is that most AMD motherboards support DDR Ram and the P4 I've chosen does not. Could someone suggest a better AMD combo within my price. Also, I do not want to go below 256mb's of RAM.

If it helps (for any combatility problems), the rest of my old system going with this is:
SB Live value
Plextor CDRW
Windows 2000 pro
old 5400 13gig HD (as slave) ?
ps2 mouse
ps2 kb
USB Scanner

thanks in advance for advice.
A informed choice is a good choice

 

[grifterspawn]

err....I was about to until i saw it was in Canadian...some canucks help him out!

 

[J Heartless Slick]

Check out Anand Tech's review of KT266A motherboards.

 

[Vad3r]

thx, ok I checked Anand latest review of KT266A M/B's. The Abit KR7a with a XP Athlon 1600 (1.4ghz) falls in with my budget. Will this be faster/slower then the p4 1.6ghz ?
Sorry, I should put in title somewhere Cdn $'s

By the way, I use this site http://www.pccanada.com/ for putting together system. It updates price as u change components in the quote area.

 

[AA0]

That was the combo I'd have chosen, just dump the rest of the money into cpu if you have any left over.

 

[sledge0001]

I would take the AMD rig anyday! Also check out the Epox 8kha+ mobo. This combo has done me really well!
sledge

 

[J Heartless Slick]

Yes an AMD XP1600+ with a KT266A motherboard will be faster than a P4 1.6 gHz.

Does anyone know if Intel sells a 1.6 gHz P4 Northwood?

 

[sandorski]

BTW, $1300 CDN is approx $800-850 US.

 

[Athlon4all]

O yea Baby! A XP 1600+ will spank a P4 1.6GHz especially on 845 SDRAM.

 

[Journeyman]

<< thx, ok I checked Anand latest review of KT266A M/B's. The Abit KR7a with a XP Athlon 1600 (1.4ghz) falls in with my budget. Will this be faster/slower then the p4 1.6ghz ?
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Significantly faster.

I'd spend the savings on more RAM - 256mb is relatively low by today's standards...

 

[desy]

try www.ncix.com it also a pc configurer interface with real time quotes and maybe cheaper too in Can $
They are outa BC so if thats where you are maybe nice and close.