Pole, you're right. I don't know what I was smoking to recommend Crucial for RAMBUS memory. Duh. As far as AMD instability... that's BS. I've been running at least 1 AMD machine for the past 3-4 or so years. My main machine that I'm typing this on is an AMD machine. I've never run into problems. The only "major" problem I can think of related to AMD turned out to be a Microsoft Windows problem in supporting an AMD chip. Microsoft issued a fix for this a long time ago. If you're looking for a good motherboard, I love the IWill KK266+ board. It was a cinch to set up with my Duron 750. I've used the Abit KT7 series as well. The original KT7 (which the PC I'm typing this on is running) had some glitches, but I understand most of them are solved. I'd still rather go with the IWill KK266+, though. Just about everything can be set from the BIOS; no need to pop jumpers (there may be 1 jumper you need to set). As for how "stable" a motherboard is, Intel has similar problems. The biggest stability problem people have is when they attempt to overclock a CPU to run faster than it was intended to. Of the manufacturers I've used so far (ASUS, Gigabyte, Soyo, AOpen, and IWill) I like IWill's mobo the most because I had absolutely no problems with the thing setting it up. A lot of that has to do with the fact that it is a fairly new board, too. I noticed you wanted to use RAMBUS, so I'm guessing you'll want DDR memory support on the AMD side. If performance is that important to you, the KK266+ doesn't support DDR memory. They do have a version that supports DDR called the KA266, but I don't have any experience with that. If you want to check out a site that reviews motherboards and does a pretty good job of it, try www.anandtech.com and their forums. It's a great place to look for this type of information.
I agree completely with dylan. This is an AWESOME chipset that smokes anything out there right now. The only thing I'd worry about is buying anything based on a brand new chipset -- the possibility of bugs is much higher. That being said, it may well be worth the wait.
Yes but at least I dont copy other peoples links and post them as my own just to get closer to 6000 posts. Damn your only 60 away. I envy you guys who can post so much. I want to be one of you guys. Damn School
If any of you were waiting for a KT266A-based board, the EPOX EP-8KHA+ has been released. You can go to www.newegg.com and buy one if'n ya want for the sum of $116 + $10 shipping.
I've got a Dell laptop...just ordered 512MB of ram for pennies over $100...these were unheard of prices not too long ago...
