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Hello,
Thanks for the information I am thinking I should upgrade the board sell this one for $80 with my 384 MB PC-100 memory... I was hoping that I could still use it because it was a good board when I originally was using it in my main computer... I suppose getting a cheap board would be alright although I don't have the money for a cheap board at the moment since any new board I would buy would need new memory. If I can get about $80 out of this board I can get a new setup with 128 PC-2100 for $88 the problem I think that I am having I am mixing brands of memory and also I am running PC-100 memory instead of PC-133 which might cause problems with the 1600+ athlon XP I'm running in it. I don't have any PC-133 to test in the board at the moment otherwise I would know if it was the memory speed that was causing the problems... I am thinking that I should dump this KT133 board since the KT133 had problems and was not a great chipset. I was just using this board because I had it lying around but I don't need a board with raid I just need one that will run games and whatnot with the chip I have. Thanks Marcus Hilderbrand "Jim" wrote in message news:xVJyb.43670$m24.1864@fed1read02... How are you checking memory, w/ Memtest-86, DocMemory (my favorites)? Be sure your getting an *actual* I/O 3.3v min in PC Health, a lot of PSUs are notorious for slightly undervolting, and your memory may simply be sensitive to this. Also, have you tried a little more I/O voltage too (I've run up to 3.6v (Enermax 365) on the KT7A w/ Crucial PC133)? What brand of memory you using? Are you mixing brands? Can't say much about whether keeping KT7A or upgrading makes sense, very subjective. I recently upgraded my wife's PC (office apps, very light gaming w/ FPS's, etc.) from KT7A-RAID 1.3 to Abit VI7, on the cheap. The VI7 is only $70 (Newegg.com), and I had a P4 2.4B (533MHz) and cheap K-Byte PC2700 (2 x 256MB) lying around (on sale now @ OfficeMax.com for $40 ea), all running sync (1:1) w/ CPU FSB=166). Since the P4 2.4C (800MHz) is selling for the same price as 2.4B, the "C" is the right choice for new purchase (or 2.6C even better). For just a few bucks, a nice budget system. The K-Byte PC2700 OC's for me quite nicely to PC3200, so that's possible as well for owners of P4 800Mhz. If I dump the KT7A on eBay for $20-30 (caps are still good), and memory (Crucial 2 x 256, say $80 or better?), I can recoup a lot of the costs. And if you want IDE RAID, pick up a Promise Ultra100 TX2 on eBay for about $40. Just an idea, worked for me. Btw, recapping the KT7A (if that's a problem) is a waste of time and $$$, so unless you're skilled at the operation, it's cheaper to upgrade. If the KT7A *is* OK as of now, dump it on eBay BEFORE it does come a problem! JMTC Jim "netnews.comcast.net" wrote in message news:8rWxb.345835$Tr4.1040859@attbi_s03... Hello, Are the KT7A-Raid motherboards notorious for their memory slots dying? I am having memory issues with mine and I cannot seem to find a fix... I'm running 3 128 sticks of memory in it for a total of 384 MB SDRAM and the test program reports lots of errors but on other motherboards the memory tests out with the same program to have no errors. Ideas? Thanks Marcus Hilderbrand |
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The KT7A uses a KT133A, and it's a decent chipset. I kept mine for 2.5 years
through three cpu upgrades, from a 1ghz Athlon Tbird to a 1.85 ghz Tbred. Wes and others are running at 2 ghz plus. It will run any current cpu and benchmarks pretty close to state-of-the art in everything but memory bandwidth, where DDR turns in better scores. In real world games and applications, a well-tuned KT7A is a competent board. Your money, your choice. But on a tight budget I'd suggest swapping the memory first. Mixed ram is hurting your stability, and 512 megs of PC133 would make a big difference. When finances permit, an overclocked XP 2100 Tbred B would give you a lot more speed for a relatively small investment. I can see why you want to start fresh, but 128 megs of PC2100 is not going to be emough memory for most uses and the performance difference with your existing cpu will be negligible. I'd suggest going cheap now and saving your money until you can afford to splurge on a new cpu, motherboard and ram at once. "Marcus Hilderbrand" wrote in message news:ZOGzb.301185$275.1041120@attbi_s53... Hello, Thanks for the information I am thinking I should upgrade the board sell this one for $80 with my 384 MB PC-100 memory... I was hoping that I could still use it because it was a good board when I originally was using it in my main computer... I suppose getting a cheap board would be alright although I don't have the money for a cheap board at the moment since any new board I would buy would need new memory. If I can get about $80 out of this board I can get a new setup with 128 PC-2100 for $88 the problem I think that I am having I am mixing brands of memory and also I am running PC-100 memory instead of PC-133 which might cause problems with the 1600+ athlon XP I'm running in it. I don't have any PC-133 to test in the board at the moment otherwise I would know if it was the memory speed that was causing the problems... I am thinking that I should dump this KT133 board since the KT133 had problems and was not a great chipset. I was just using this board because I had it lying around but I don't need a board with raid I just need one that will run games and whatnot with the chip I have. Thanks Marcus Hilderbrand "Jim" wrote in message news:xVJyb.43670$m24.1864@fed1read02... How are you checking memory, w/ Memtest-86, DocMemory (my favorites)? Be sure your getting an *actual* I/O 3.3v min in PC Health, a lot of PSUs are notorious for slightly undervolting, and your memory may simply be sensitive to this. Also, have you tried a little more I/O voltage too (I've run up to 3.6v (Enermax 365) on the KT7A w/ Crucial PC133)? What brand of memory you using? Are you mixing brands? Can't say much about whether keeping KT7A or upgrading makes sense, very subjective. I recently upgraded my wife's PC (office apps, very light gaming w/ FPS's, etc.) from KT7A-RAID 1.3 to Abit VI7, on the cheap. The VI7 is only $70 (Newegg.com), and I had a P4 2.4B (533MHz) and cheap K-Byte PC2700 (2 x 256MB) lying around (on sale now @ OfficeMax.com for $40 ea), all running sync (1:1) w/ CPU FSB=166). Since the P4 2.4C (800MHz) is selling for the same price as 2.4B, the "C" is the right choice for new purchase (or 2.6C even better). For just a few bucks, a nice budget system. The K-Byte PC2700 OC's for me quite nicely to PC3200, so that's possible as well for owners of P4 800Mhz. If I dump the KT7A on eBay for $20-30 (caps are still good), and memory (Crucial 2 x 256, say $80 or better?), I can recoup a lot of the costs. And if you want IDE RAID, pick up a Promise Ultra100 TX2 on eBay for about $40. Just an idea, worked for me. Btw, recapping the KT7A (if that's a problem) is a waste of time and $$$, so unless you're skilled at the operation, it's cheaper to upgrade. If the KT7A *is* OK as of now, dump it on eBay BEFORE it does come a problem! JMTC Jim "netnews.comcast.net" wrote in message news:8rWxb.345835$Tr4.1040859@attbi_s03... Hello, Are the KT7A-Raid motherboards notorious for their memory slots dying? I am having memory issues with mine and I cannot seem to find a fix... I'm running 3 128 sticks of memory in it for a total of 384 MB SDRAM and the test program reports lots of errors but on other motherboards the memory tests out with the same program to have no errors. Ideas? Thanks Marcus Hilderbrand |
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