Using DDR400 & GeForce 7800GS in Asus A7M266-D?

[ECX]

Hello!

I'm thinking about "upgrading" from my current Pentium 4 3.0GHz to a dual Athlon MP 2100+ setup. The processors are dirt cheap, as is the motherboard -- and I've always wanted a dual CPU rig.

Anyway, my P4 setup is using 2GB of DDR400, and I'd like to know if an Athlon MP motherboard, specifically the A7M266-D, will be able to use this ram without complaint?

Also, I'm using a GeForce 7800GS (which is an AGP 8x card) in this P4 machine, and I would like to know if the card would work in the AGP 4x/pro slot on the A7M266-D? Or is there some physical incompatability?

Thank you, all!

-ECX

 

[Geomagick]

Firstly welcome to anandtech.

This "upgrade" will most likely be a down grade in almost all applications. But yes I can't see any reason why it wouldn't work.

 

[stevty2889]

Originally posted by: George Powell
Firstly welcome to anandtech.

This "upgrade" will most likely be a down grade in almost all applications. But yes I can't see any reason why it wouldn't work.

I agree, you aren't going to really be doing much CPU wise, maybe some SMP aware aps will benifit. The 8x AGP card will work fine in the 4x slot. The ram is backwards compatible as well, although I'm not sure if the board for the MP's requires registered ram, which it may.

 

[ECX]

Originally posted by: George Powell
Firstly welcome to anandtech.

Thank you, I'm glad to be here!

This "upgrade" will most likely be a down grade in almost all applications. But yes I can't see any reason why it wouldn't work.

Hrm...perhaps two 2800+ MP chips may yield a benefit?

-ECX

 

[bdww00]

yes!!!!! well a faster memory bus would be good so try to get a 333mhz bus board or 400 if you can so u can oc
having two processors doesnt mean having 2x the power more like 1 1/4 so 2800 ='s about a 2.8 ghz p4 so....

 

[3chordcharlie]

the only amp board I remember that didn't require registered ram was the k7d-master, though I could easily be wrong; I looked into them a couple of years ago but at the time the total cost was going to be about $500 for a cpus, motherboard and ram, so I didn't bother.