Motherboard suggestions

[Civic2oo1x]

I'm thinking about upgrading my system to a DDR machine and these are the ones I'm looking at right now.
Tyan Tiger MP
Abit KR7A Raid
Asus A7V266-E


Any thoughts?

 

[Strych9]

I have the first two and both are rock solid. The Tyan is a proven dually. The Abit is one of the best, if not the best, KT266A board. You can't go wrong with either, just decide if you want to go dually or not.

Edit: Just saw your listed system and I'm not sure you really need an upgrade. You might want to wait a few months for the new stuff just around the corner.

 

[Civic2oo1x]

Well I wanted to make the jump to DDR back in September when I assembled this rig, but was waiting for the new wave of DDR boards. Back then the ones out where only a fraction better then the SDRam. From what I've been told I would see an increase in my gaming performance.

 

[Civic2oo1x]

Also do you have to use the MP Athlon chips in the Tyan setup?

 

[Strych9]

You can use XP's in the Tiger MP. I'm using 2 XP 1600's w/o any problems.

 

[Civic2oo1x]

Strych9, how do you like the Tyan board? It is solid? How much of a performance increase do you think I'll get by getting two Athlon 1800XP+'s as opposed to just one? And what's the difference besides price between the Tiger MP and the Thunder 7?