Forum: Geek Forum
Topic: asus A7A266, DDR and my lack of expertise
started by: psychopharmacologist

Posted by psychopharmacologist on Aug. 02 2001,15:17
Is the A7A266 worth getting right now?
Does it have any known problems with GF2?
And how do I optimize the system for DDR?
Is DDR even worth it?

So here are my questions.
Help?


Posted by demonk on Aug. 02 2001,15:20
I can answer one of your questions:

Q) Is DDR worth it?
A) YES! If you look at the specs alone, you can see that it is on pare with Ramcrap as far as basic numbers, but DDR has an advantage: it has a much lower latency than RDRAM. Also, it is much cheaper, easier to make, and a natural evolution of the current technology. I think DDR will replace SDRAM very quickly, and RDRAM will die very quickly now that Intel doesn't bundle it with the P4's and with their DDR chipset for the P4 coming out Jan. 2002.

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Posted by psychopharmacologist on Aug. 02 2001,21:24
Hey, anztac, them's good prices.
Where are you ordering from?
Just curious.
Posted by The_Stomper on Aug. 02 2001,21:53
Stuff already at Stomper's house:

跊 - FIC AD11
Thunderbird 1.2GHz
FuturePower 400W Mid-ATX w/3x fan

๲ - 512MB PC2100 Crucial DDR

Not bad eh?

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Posted by DeadAnztac on Aug. 03 2001,05:12
Stuff on their way to Anztac's house
贝 - Asus A7A266
贉 - 1.2 Ghz T-bird 266 FSB
๞ - 2 sticks of 256Mb DDR2100 RAM (so 512)
๕ - Antec SX830 case (3rd one here in the house)

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Posted by incubus on Aug. 04 2001,20:34
if youre in the UK, i recommend < eBuyer.com >. They r0x0r. Plus they buy their bandwidth from us, hooha!

Mike

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Posted by Dark Knight Bob on Aug. 05 2001,01:21
or try the tech phreaks wet dream of techie goodness < www.overclockers.co.uk > i find they damn good as well

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