64 Bit PCI + DDR ram + Intel P4???

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Im trying to locate a motherboard from a reputable manufacturer and I
needs to have a 64 bit PCI bus, support DDR ram, and an intel pentium
processor.
right now im running a system that is using:
Motherboard: MSI intel 845D Chipset (845 Ultra-ARU)
Processor: Intel Pentium 4, 1.7Ghz
Memory: 1Gb PC2100 DDR
I also have 2 64 bit pci cards i need to set up..

seems that all 64 bit pci motherboards i have seen so far do no
support the DDR ram. can someone please help, any input is appreciated
thank
 
rew1099 said:
Im trying to locate a motherboard from a reputable manufacturer and It
needs to have a 64 bit PCI bus, support DDR ram, and an intel pentium 4
processor.
right now im running a system that is using:
Motherboard: MSI intel 845D Chipset (845 Ultra-ARU)
Processor: Intel Pentium 4, 1.7Ghz
Memory: 1Gb PC2100 DDR
I also have 2 64 bit pci cards i need to set up..

seems that all 64 bit pci motherboards i have seen so far do not
support the DDR ram. can someone please help, any input is appreciated.
thanks
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If you've actually located a motherboard that supports
two 64 bit PCI slots, and the only thing wrong with it
is the RAM type, then just buy some new RAM to go with
it. RAM prices are at an all time low. If the RAM type
is really obscure, then you could buy it used on
Ebay.

This is a case, where you should build the project around
a motherboard you managed to find. And then buy the necessary
processor or RAM type it needs, to finish the job.

Example - A Tyan board with a *single* PCI-X slot $67
Takes an LGA775 processor - you could use a Celeron.
Memory type - DDR2, so $25 or less gets you 1GB of RAM.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813151075

Second example - An Asus board with *two* PCI-X slots $194
Takes an AM2 processor, and you can get a Athlon 64 3200+ single
core for $22, and a stick of DDR2-800 RAM for $18. Total
project cost $234.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131134

The motherboard with the 64 bit slots are going to
cost a few bucks. It has to do with market positioning,
and "workstation" motherboards are one variety that
support 64 bit slots (one slot only), as do the odd "HTPC
with Pentium-M" style project boards - those went
for $200+ when new, and were a bad bargain.

A server board is more likely to have multiple slots
like that. What you want to find, is someone's discarded
server. Check your local computer recyclers, and see
what junk they have in their inventory. Even if it
has been stripped of RAM and processor, you might find
something to use as a basis for your server design.

Paul
 
Unless youre looking at yard sales from the 70s or early 80s,tyan
motherboards
start at 300.00,most well exceed this price as tyan only mfg server boards,
desktop boards do not exist...As for ddr ram & 64bit & intel p4,go to
intel.com,
locate motherboard dept,locate the motherboard selector option.This allows
a user to give the input as to what they want in a MB,the results are given
with
any company MB so long as intel hardware is installed.
 
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