Recommendations on DDR board needed

[rkoenn]

I am planning on converting my system from an MSI K7T Turbo to a DDR board. Probably not really worth the effort, but I have a home business building systems so the option is there at reasonable cost and I need the experience in DDR. Anyway, I currently am using Promise RAID and Win2K and I really don't want to reinstall Win2K, which I think I would have to do unless going to another MB with the Promise controller on it. I had pretty well decided on the MSI K7T/266 using the Via chipset with the Promise controller but am wondering if the AMD 760 is better. Most reviews seem to show the AMD just a tad faster than the Via for most things, although the Via does surpass the AMD in a few areas. Anyway, I was looking for recommendations on this if anyone is interested in enlightening me. Also, the only board I have seen so far with the AMD and Promise RAID is the Gigabyte board. Thanks for any help on this matter.

 

[Zer]

I'd say an AMD760 board would be a good idea. Try the FIC AD11 or the Biostar M7MIA. Both are reasonably priced, though their Southbridge is unfortunately the Via 686B as with all AMD760 Northbridge boards that one can find on the market *mumbles* (well, aside from that one Tyan dual proc board).

KT266's performance in general just isn't as good, and from what I can tell it really isn't any cheaper either.

 

[kylebisme]

also, rember any pci ide raid controler can replace your need for one on the motherboad.