is there a p4 motherboard combo out there that will take pc133 ram?

[tremmer]

I want to get a new motherboard combo but I would like to spend as little as possible so I thought I would use my existing ram from my P3 combo. Do they make such a beast or am I going to have to get new ram as well!

 

[amdskip]

Newegg doesn't appear to have any. They have one listed but it appears that its listed incorrectly.

I'd highly advise upgrading ram for performance reasons. PC133 seems to be holding its value decently right now so you could sell it and not have to pay that much more.

 

[Zepper]

P4 mobos use only RDRAM (Rambus) or DDR. There are such mobos for Athlon (e.g. MSI KT2 Combo, ECS K7S5A Pro, etc.). Oh, and when you're talking low-cost solutions, how does P4 t even enter the equation?
.bh.

 

[tcsenter]

Originally posted by: Zepper
P4 mobos use only RDRAM (Rambus) or DDR. There are such mobos for Athlon (e.g. MSI KT2 Combo, ECS K7S5A Pro, etc.). Oh, and when you're talking low-cost solutions, how does P4 t even enter the equation?
.bh.

There are plenty of P4 combo boards that offer SDRAM and DDR-RAM slots, several are certified up to 3.06GHz and support HT. This is by no means a complete list, but is representative of what is available:

Asus

Asus P4S533-X SIS645DX

Asus P4S533-MX SIS651

Asus P4SGX-MX SIS650GX

Asus P4XP-X Intel 845


ASRock

ASRock M266A/P4M266A VIA P4M266A

ASRock P4I45G Intel 845G

ASRock P4I45D Intel 845D

ASRock PE Pro-HT SIS645DX


Elite Group (ECS)

ECS P4VXASD2+ v5.0 VIA P4X266E

ECS P4S5A/DX+ SIS645DX

ECS P4IBASD v3.0 Intel 845D


PC CHIPS (ECS)

PC CHIPS M922LU v5.0 P4X266E

PC CHIPS M930ALU v5.0 SIS645


Biostar

Biostar U8569 VIA P4X266E

Biostar U8568 Pro VIA P4X266E

Biostar U8668 "Grand" VIA P4M533(266A)

Biostar P4SDR SIS650GX

Enjoy!

 

[lobadobadingdong]

most people have stopped selling them due to thier extremely poor performance, a 1.2 P3 with pc133 will blow away a 2Ghz p4 with pc133. If you're looking for best bang for less bank, I'd suggest getting an amd combo. there are several amd boards that accept both pc133 and ddr, and the performance penalty is no where near as great as the p4's.