Upgrading POS computer..What MOBO/MEM for AMD THUNDERBIRD...?

[TheZaZ]

I have been out of the computer area for quite some time now. Was off in car audio. MY computer now sucks and is WAY too slow for me. PII 266, 80MB SDRAM PC66, AL440LX MOBO.....as you can see I was not lying.

I think I am gonna go with an AMD Thunderbird 900. The price is just too tempting to pass up. I just want to know what would be the best motherboard to go along with this and what memory would be the best. I was considering DDR but I have been told that its not that great right now and I should just go with PC133 and wait for the price to drop on DDR.

Lastly, I have a Diamond Viper II. Anyone know if there are any compatibility problems with it and the AMD or VIA chipset?

Thanks Guys.

 

[AmdEmAll]

I would go with an MSI K7T-pro2a for the motherboard and a Tbird 1ghz should only be a few bucks more. Get Crucial,Infineon,or Mosel PC133 ram. And the Viper II will work fine with an AMD/via system.

 

[TheZaZ]

Yeah, I just noticed the 1Ghz is like $20 more...I am gonna go for it. Good deal. Thanks for the info.

 

[BIGGDOG]

You have PM. I do like the MSI K7T pro 2A but I love having the built in Raid from ABIT

 

[Quickfingerz]

I'd wait for a solid KT133A motherboard becomes available.

 

[Dulanic]

KT133A boards are available, I own the A7V133 and I love it.

 

[TheZaZ]

I haven't looked at any KT133A boards. What do they offer over the KT133 boards? As you can see, ANYTHING I do get is gonna be one hell of a major improvement over what I have right now. LOL.

 

[PowerJoe]

Now now, I wouldn't say a PII266/80MB machine sucks... It's a perfectly good web/Office/server/burn-bed/etc. machine

-PJ