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I am installing a Gigabyte GA7VAX 1.2 with an Athlon XP 2600+ 333 this
weekend.  Will let you know how it goes.  I've had the GA-7DX for two years
now with an XP1500 and its been a rock solid board.


"Wisdom seeker" <durham-writer@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>     I had a particular motherboard recommended and available locally.
> I am upgrading and have gotten a great deal from someone I know on
> an Athlon XP 1700+.  Sure faster would be nice but I'm trying to do
> too much on my Athlon 750Mhz system which is one or two generations
> older.  So, this motherboard was recommended by a local computer
> dealer ECS L7VTA VIA KT400 Chipset ATX AMD
>
> It's not listed on AMD's website.  It does seem to support this CPU and
> up to 2700+.  It supports AGP 8X and has USB 2.0 which is what I wanted.
> Is this new and thus not listed on AMD's web site?  Anyone have any
> other recommendations to look for in a motherboard?  What's the difference
> between DDR2700 and DDR2100, specifically?  I do want to be
> able to have the option of cpu upgrades in the future.
> Bruce
>
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