socket 478 mobo, with sata and ddr2?

[dtokez]

hi all, does anyone know if 478 socket boards support ddr2? if so could someone recommend one?

many thanks

 

[jbloggs]

hi all, does anyone know if 478 socket boards support ddr2? if so could someone recommend one?

many thanks

I've never come across or heard of a socket 478 motherboard supporting DDR2...I doubt if such a thing exists.

 

[WJA96]

hi all, does anyone know if 478 socket boards support ddr2? if so could someone recommend one?

many thanks

Yes, several S478 boards supported DDR2, but you'd most likely only get a really good one second hand now. If you've not already done so, get onto Member's Market wanted pages and ask for offers.

If you just want a board then typing "S478 motherboard DDR2" into froogle.co.uk will chuck up a couple of perfectly respectable boards. The Intel 945 chipset was about the best that S478 ever got to.

 

[jbloggs]

Yes, several S478 boards supported DDR2...

Well, you learn something new everyday...

 

[dtokez]

thanks very much i have posted in the wanted section of members market but no relys yet.

froogle brings up a quite a few thank you

 

[WJA96]

thanks very much i have posted in the wanted section of members market but no relys yet.

froogle brings up a quite a few thank you

I think there are actually only 2 boards - the ASRock and the Biostar, and of the two I'd buy the ASRock as it has an Intel 945 chipset whereas the other has a VIA chipset which isn't as fast or as feature rich.

 

[dtokez]

ok thanks, i think there are 3 or four as the Asus Socket 478 P4M900 seems to support ddr2.

i have had bad experience with a via chipset on a sata controller card so i would rather go with the intel 4 sure