Re: A7A266
- From: "tigger" <blackie944cat@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 16:14:01 +0100
>
> You picked the perfect motherboard to ask that question :-)
> The A7A266 has both SDRAM and DDR RAM slots. You are trying
> to preserve one or the other, but since you didn't mention
> the RAM type...
>
> http://support.asus.com.tw/cpusupport/cpu_support_right.aspx?type=1&model_name=p4b&SLanguage=en-us
>
> If you have DDR RAM, that means you get to move ahead one
> generation. P4C800/P4P800 family or a P5P800 support DDR, and
> are quite flexible about it. They are all AGP motherboards, but
> again, no 3.3V-only video cards will work. The first pair of
> motherboards are S478, and handle just about anything in
> that form factor. The P5P800 is LGA775 socket, which is
> the current generation of single core processors.
>
> http://support.asus.com.tw/cpusupport/cpu_support_right.aspx?type=1&model_name=p4p800-e%20deluxe&SLanguage=en-us
> http://support.asus.com.tw/cpusupport/cpu_support_right.aspx?type=1&model_name=p5p800&SLanguage=en-us
>
> Seriously, if you are planning on upgrading, I'd toss your
> current RAM, and buy some DDR. (You are only going to find
> the P4B board on Ebay, and finding a processor for it could
> be a challenge as well. Powerleap.com might have a FSB400
> processor, but it won't be cheap.)
>
> The cheapest I see on Pricewatch, is $41 a stick for DDR
> PC3200 512MB Elixir. Two of those sticks will be a good match
> for a dual channel motherboard, and bring you a little further
> along. (If you are using Win98/Win98SE, you might want to
> investigate the memory limits of the OS, which is 512MB with
> no problems whatsoever, and up to 1GB with a little fiddling
> of the boot.ini .)
>
> For a new P4 board, you'll need an ATX power supply with the
> 12V connector on it. The P4B motherboard has a disk drive
> connector, that you can use as a substitute for the +12V
> connector, if you don't want to buy a new power supply. But,
> what you cannot avoid, is the power consumption spec - the
> label on the power supply should say it can supply at least
> 12V @ 15A , as that is a good minimum rating for a computer
> without a lot of "toys" installed in it. If you own eight
> disk drives, you'll need more current than that.
>
> And, to state the obvious, there are a lot of little gotchas
> to watch for, when changing to a newer generation of hardware.
> After all, the industry has strived hard, to make you throw
> away as much hardware as they can manage. Once you have a
> better idea of what you want to buy, download the PDF version
> of the user manual, and read it. If you have any questions
> about what you are seeing, post them here. That way, maybe
> there'll be no surprises when the cardboard boxes arrive.
>
> This page will tell you a lot about AGP, so you'll be able
> to match up your video card with the motherboard:
>
> http://www.playtool.com/pages/agpcompat/agp.html
>
> Paul
tks for your input paul
as you MAY have noted am very newbie to this. whilst i did mention a P4 it
is not essential. perhaps i should have said an athlon 3200 or thereabouts.
ok, the ram is 184 pin 2.5v unbuffered ddr sdram.
and the video card is GEFORCE MX400 AGP 4X but i cant find the voltage.
regards
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