I know there are some but are there any quality ones? I was hoping to get a C2D setup soon and maybe use my DDR till prices come down on some good DDR2. But if most/all of them can be flaky/picky on what video cards they use or memory. I'd rather not bother.
Quality C2D board that supports DDR and DDR2?
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Fallen Kell
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I personally wouldn't bother. I did this for the SDRAM -> DDR change and I never got around to getting newer ram before I upgraded the entire system. It was a little flacky as well at the time. Either bit the bullet and get the new RAM or just get a quality DDR board.
Are there any quality DDR C2D boards? Also how much of a hit in performance using DDR instead of DDR2 on a C2D?
Asrock 775Dual-VSTA can use 2 slots of either.
Many, many ppl have bought this board, and the only "complaint" I here is the very limited OC'ing, and the limit to 2 memory slots.
DDR400 on this board holds it's own quite well against DDR2. In fact, I think it was anandtech itself that showed benchmarks where the DDR-400 would beat DDR2-533. It was only until DDR2-667 that benchmarks started showing a difference.
(Partially had something to do with memory/cpu ratios, since 1:1 is optimal. Other websites have also shown there is little to no performance hit in going DDR over DDR2).
DDR2 has options for faster RAM, and is much more future proof - but you get what you pay for.
I'd check the thread on this mb on this website.
Many, many ppl have bought this board, and the only "complaint" I here is the very limited OC'ing, and the limit to 2 memory slots.
DDR400 on this board holds it's own quite well against DDR2. In fact, I think it was anandtech itself that showed benchmarks where the DDR-400 would beat DDR2-533. It was only until DDR2-667 that benchmarks started showing a difference.
(Partially had something to do with memory/cpu ratios, since 1:1 is optimal. Other websites have also shown there is little to no performance hit in going DDR over DDR2).
DDR2 has options for faster RAM, and is much more future proof - but you get what you pay for.
I'd check the thread on this mb on this website.
I looked at that ASRock board earlier but it's only PCI x4.
Does anyone know a good board that uses PCI x16 and DDR ram?
Does anyone know a good board that uses PCI x16 and DDR ram?
Since the Asrock is so cheap I think I would probably be better off getting it and using my 1gb DDR for now. Then in a few months maybe get a better board when hopefully DDR2 will be lower priced. I can get a C2D E6300 and a Asrock board for about $250 now vs $550ish for new mobo,memory and C2D.
Better question is, is it worth it over my x2 3800+ @2.4ghz(performance wise)?
Better question is, is it worth it over my x2 3800+ @2.4ghz(performance wise)?
It is definitely worth it performance wise. I went from a P4 Northwood @3.45GHz with HT to an E6400 and this board and the performance jump was like night and day. Doubled and tripled framerates in many games and my framerates before were not that bad!
I started with AGP and DDR back in August. I bought a PCI-E card a few weeks ago and just today ordered some DDR2 ram.
This board, in addition to being very capable, has made it very economical for me to upgrade my components as I can afford to. I will be upgrading the ASRock 775Dual-VSTA motherboard to a P965-chipset based board in the last week of this month.
Anyway, my experience has been quite nice with this board. As mentioned before, it doesn't overclock very well but being able to run a new C2D with your old AGP and DDR for under $300 has been a lot of fun and the board was really easy to work with. I'd recommend this board to anyone. :thumbsup:
Yup - PCI-e 4x, that was the other "complaint".
Benchmarks shown that it hardly makes a difference at all unless you have an absolute top of the line card. The DX10 cards would have a performance hit. But I *think* I remember the 7900GTS was only 3-4% slower running at 4x vs 16x on other boards.
Bottom line - if you can afford to throw that kind of money towards a DX10 card, you can afford to buy some DDR2 memory and a non-budget MB that OC's too.
Benchmarks shown that it hardly makes a difference at all unless you have an absolute top of the line card. The DX10 cards would have a performance hit. But I *think* I remember the 7900GTS was only 3-4% slower running at 4x vs 16x on other boards.
Bottom line - if you can afford to throw that kind of money towards a DX10 card, you can afford to buy some DDR2 memory and a non-budget MB that OC's too.
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