VIA DDR board preview, hold off on that 133a!

Kagemushka · Post by **Kagemushka** » Tue Mar 20, 2001 7:14 pm

First off let me say that I was just about to purchase a ABIT KT7a-R (litteraly a click away) when I said to myself, "I wonder when that VIA DDR chipset is comming out."

So doing the logical thing I went to www.viahardware.com where to my supprise I stared strait at that beautiful golden chip.

Nuff said boys, be careful with this one it might induce a panic.

Kagemusha

Brent · Post by **Brent** » Tue Mar 20, 2001 7:25 pm

yeah, and?

it's been out....

I'm waiting for a PURE DDR mobo, currently all the ones out there are hybrid DDR/SDR for compatibility's sake so you don't have to go buy all new DDR right away

Personally though I WANT a PURE DDR board, I'm waiting for Abit to make one with pure DDR and 266bus and their on board high point 370 RAID 100 controller....

Kagemushka · Post by **Kagemushka** » Tue Mar 20, 2001 7:46 pm

Personally though I WANT a PURE DDR board, I'm waiting for Abit to make one with pure DDR and 266bus and their on board high point 370 RAID 100 controller....

Hmmm, you make a good point. Abit is my choice for mobos so here is some juice on that.
http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/#985044429

Brent · Post by **Brent** » Tue Mar 20, 2001 8:08 pm

i'm sorry my bad!

i thought you were talking about the VIA Apollo KT266, the Abit KT7A uses that one

but the NEW chipset just announced is the VIA Apollo Pro266 which is even better! And the Abit VR6 will use that one

Kagemushka · Post by **Kagemushka** » Tue Mar 20, 2001 8:23 pm

Ok first off I think you are still confused, the VIA PRO266 is for PIII's, the VIA KT266 is for AMD.

Tests have shown that the VIA PRO266 has almost no advantage over regular SDRAM.

My days of Intel loving are over, if yo

Kagemushka · Post by **Kagemushka** » Tue Mar 20, 2001 8:24 pm

My last reply was cut off.

I meant to say that if the 1.7 ghz P4 can't even stack up to a 1.33 GHZ Tbird, then why bother with the extra money.

Brent · Post by **Brent** » Tue Mar 20, 2001 8:36 pm

your right, i'm confused, my apologies

shows you I don't keep up with VIA chipsets huh lol

Maybe i should catch up sometime

downhill · Post by **downhill** » Tue Mar 20, 2001 9:50 pm

I too am waiting for a DDR board with a raid controller on it...since we are on the wish list wagon, how about USB 2 also.

Heaven_No · Post by **Heaven_No** » Tue Mar 20, 2001 10:14 pm

Originally posted by Kagemushka:
My last reply was cut off.

I meant to say that if the 1.7 ghz P4 can't even stack up to a 1.33 GHZ Tbird, then why bother with the extra money.

A dual PIII 1GHz will compete.......

The 1.33 T-birds have been mad o/cers!!! 2GHz on a Japanese site. Damn.