What's the new trend? cpu/mobo

[frail]

Hey guys, looking to make a small upgrade with a little advice.
The big trend around 2 or so years ago was the p3v4x with a 600e or so, and oc a few hundred mhz (what I have now)...since then I really haven't paid much attention to cpu/mobo scene.
I see a lot of people getting the 1.4ghz, and I hear they are all unlocked? What's the best board to use, with or without ddr ram?...or is ddr ram that big a difference?

And where's the best place to order these, or any other parts from?
Thanks for any help

 

[antness]

i think the trend right now is the $65 ECS board based on the SiS chipset, with a Thunderbird 1.4GHz. A month ago it was the Epox 8K7A and a Thunderbird, but ..i could be wrong. The next trend will probably be either the nforce w/ Palamino or the KT266A w/ palamino

 

[smp]

I'm waiting on the KT266A or the nforce... but that's just me.. don't know about the trend, but antness seems to be pretty correct.