KT7A-RAID vs GA-7DX .. which to use with AthlonXP 2000+ ?

[srsanborn]

I won an athlon xp 2000+/mobo combo today at one of amd's street promotions, and found the mobo to be one i am unfamiliar with.. model is GA-7DX, I believe it is made by gigabyte. i'm currently running an athlon 1.33 on an abit kt7a-raid board, and am wondering if i should run the 2000+ on my current board, or if there is some advantage to using the other board. i have had minimal problems with my kt7a (compared to other horror stories), and would prefer to keep with a comfortable board (and the raid arrays are a nice bonus). is there any reason why i should use the GA-7DX with the 2000+? will the 2000+ work properly on the kt7a board? any insight/opinions are appreciated.

 

[DaviDaVinci]

Bump cause i want to know also. I have the GA-7DX with 850 Athlon and my friend has th KT7 with 1.13 Athlon, i'm upgrading to XP1700, he wants to know also whether he should keep his board or get one like mine.

 

[hovenas]

I used to run the ABIT KT7A-RAID and I was very happy with it. Now, I felt the urge to go DDR so I went Soyo, but I think this will solve your problems:

1. Go to ABIT's homepage and see whether (can't see what would stop it) the board can run the 2000+
2. Do a search on the phorum about your GA-board and see what ppl say about it.
3. When you've done that, sell both together with the RAM and old CPU and get a good DDR solution