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gmat · 11-18-2002, 01:09 PM

After throwing heaps of cash into watercooling and SCSI drives, i'll move to a new mobo.
I'll stick to an AMD setup - better perf/price ratio IMHO.
My choices are the following:
NForce2: Asus A7N8X, Epox (???)
KT400: Asus A7V8X, Epox (...?)
I see different brands but all have these restrictions on RAM:
- 3 PC2100
- or 2 PC2700
- or 1 PC3200

My first question is, how can we get the benefits of "twin-channel DDR" featured on the NForce2, if we can only put 1 PC3200 RAM stick ?

Now whats better, Twin PC2700 + NForce2 or Single PC3200 + KT400 ?

With NForce2 can I put, say, a XP1700+ and overclock its FSB @ 400 instead of 266 ??? (tuning down the multiplier if needed...)
Can i do the same with a KT400 ?

Lastly, i do not need any fancy IDE interface (i'm all SCSI), no RAID, no onboard ethernet (got an excellent one already), no onboard sound, no firewire. Which mobo will get me the best bang for the buck ?
I've been partial to Asus for maybe 8 years but i'm open to change. MSI KT4 Ultra ? Epox (which one?) ? Leadtek ? Gigabyte ?

(edit) i plan to do this in Jan. or Feb. 2003

11-18-2002, 01:09 PM	#1
gmat Thermophile Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: France Posts: 1,221	NForce2 / KT400 questions After throwing heaps of cash into watercooling and SCSI drives, i'll move to a new mobo. I'll stick to an AMD setup - better perf/price ratio IMHO. My choices are the following: NForce2: Asus A7N8X, Epox (???) KT400: Asus A7V8X, Epox (...?) I see different brands but all have these restrictions on RAM: - 3 PC2100 - or 2 PC2700 - or 1 PC3200 My first question is, how can we get the benefits of "twin-channel DDR" featured on the NForce2, if we can only put 1 PC3200 RAM stick ? Now whats better, Twin PC2700 + NForce2 or Single PC3200 + KT400 ? With NForce2 can I put, say, a XP1700+ and overclock its FSB @ 400 instead of 266 ??? (tuning down the multiplier if needed...) Can i do the same with a KT400 ? Lastly, i do not need any fancy IDE interface (i'm all SCSI), no RAID, no onboard ethernet (got an excellent one already), no onboard sound, no firewire. Which mobo will get me the best bang for the buck ? I've been partial to Asus for maybe 8 years but i'm open to change. MSI KT4 Ultra ? Epox (which one?) ? Leadtek ? Gigabyte ? (edit) i plan to do this in Jan. or Feb. 2003