Info Needed?

DjBenC · 31 Dec 2006 at 11:50

What would be the best purchase for a motherboard that will take DDR2 533 PC4200 memory? I have 6GB at home in 1GB sticks laying spare I would like to use, I know I wont be able to use them all but 4GB in a machine should be quick enough

I will need SATA and PCI-Express also, not too worried about the processor or sound card I will be buying a new ones soon.

Thanks

Tetras · 31 Dec 2006 at 11:59

Pretty much all the LGA775 boards support that memory type/speed along with SATA and PCI-E, it is also what you need to run a Core 2 Duo in sync with the 1066 FSB

Take yer pick

DjBenC · 31 Dec 2006 at 12:28

Ok i'll check them out thanks for your help and i'll look into the core 2 duo chips

Tetras · 31 Dec 2006 at 13:20

Make sure that RAM isn't ECC btw

And if you aren't aware not all LGA775 boards are compatible with Core 2 Duo

DjBenC · 2 Jan 2007 at 09:36

I'll check the ram when I get home. Not too worried about core 2 duo ive just seen the prices lol, i might just stick to a cheaper one i'll only be using the computer for browsing the net anyway

WJA96 · 2 Jan 2007 at 09:51

At today's prices you should think about selling 4 of the sticks of RAM. depending on what they are and if they will run as matched pairs, they are worth somewhere between £180 and £250 which should be enough to fund a goodly part of the rest of the machine.