SDRAM or DDR motherboard??

[Cebu]

Hi, I am currently running an Asus A7V and I am getting ready to upgrade. I am wanting to know if I should get a SDRAM or DDR board. Is there that big of a difference in upgrading to a ddr board to justify the cost or should I save my money and get a faster cpu. If I should get a ddr board which one would you recommend. Thanks in advance.

Cebu

 

[Boonesmi]

with the current cost of ram its really a good time to switch to ddr

if i was in your position i would probably get an epox 8k7a and 256mb of crucial ram total cost under $200

if memory serves the mobo is at www.newegg.com for about $130 and the ram is at www.crucial.com for about $60

 

[chainbolt]

PC133 is history . You get up to 20% more performance (not always though) for the same price with DDR memory

 

[canadianpsycho]

Personally, I'd wait on DDR for the newer chipsets that are destined to come out (SiS, Nvidia) if you have a PC-133 system right now. If you're upgrading from an ancient system, then you might want to try DDR.

 

[Coligeon]

Yeah, it is definately worth it, if you're going from scartch. I had to deal with the some decision, and I chose to do DDR, since I plan to keep my sys a while. Currently, I'm wainting on the KT266 chip to get better, wait for July, it should be a good Month.

 

[greenpoint]

Does the MSI K7T266_Pro work with 2 or 3 DDR banks equiped?
Some review said: it doesn't.

 

[NelsonMuntz]

Sounds like you are probably set up okay for now, so if I were you I would wait until some of the new chipsets on the horizon become readily available and have been tested so that your next upgrade will be a really good one. In fact, that's what I am doing.

 

[Coligeon]

<< Does the MSI K7T266_Pro work with 2 or 3 DDR banks equiped?
Some review said: it doesn't. >>


Yeah, it got nothing but Praise over at Hothardware.com. If you like the KT@66 chip, you might want to read the review of the Shuttle Ak31 at Cluboc.net. Good motherboards, I'm waiting for Msi to realease revision2 of the K7T266 though, like the Ak31.