Dao any of these mobos support....

[B.Calhoun]

Duel channel?

(754-pin Socket) Albatron K8X800 PRO VIA K8T800 Chipset AGP8X w/LAN,USB2,&Audio
(754-pin Socket) MSI K8T Neo FSR VIA K8T800 Chipset AGP8X w/LAN,USB2, &Audio [+10]
(754-pin Socket) GigaByte GA-K8NS Pro nForce3 250 Chipset AGP8X w/LAN,USB2,IEEE,&Audio [+36]
(754-pin Socket) NEW ASUS K8V SE Deluxe VIA K8T800 Chipset AGP8X w/LAN,USB2,IEEE,&Audio [+53]

and if they dont will it big down preformance alot for an AMD 64 system?

 

[Asus]

None of the compatible CPUs support Dual Channel. Socket 939 and 940 CPUs are dual channel.
The performance is not an issue because it is built into the Performance ratings yet it doesn't always hold true.
E.G.
3400+ 2GHz 1MB L2 cache Single channel
3500+ 2GHz 512KB L2 cache Dual channel
look at D3's performance with:
Single vs Dual and 1MB vs 512KB L2 cache.
and
Overall performance between the 3400+ and 3500+.
1MB over 512KB L2 cache adds almost 4 FPS while Dual channel over Single only adds almost 3 FPS in this case.

Other times the 3500+ is ahead by 100+ worth rating, like it should.

The Athlon 64 2800+-3400+ and 3700+ are all single channel while the 3500+, 3800+, FX53 and the Opterons are Dual channel, by the way.

 

[B.Calhoun]

None of the compatible CPUs support Dual Channel. Socket 939 and 940 CPUs are dual channel.
The performance is not an issue because it is built into the Performance ratings yet it doesn't always hold true.
E.G.
3400+ 2GHz 1MB L2 cache Single channel
3500+ 2GHz 512KB L2 cache Dual channel
look at D3's performance with:
Single vs Dual and 1MB vs 512KB L2 cache.
and
Overall performance between the 3400+ and 3500+.
1MB over 512KB L2 cache adds almost 4 FPS while Dual channel over Single only adds almost 3 FPS in this case.

Other times the 3500+ is ahead by 100+ worth rating, like it should.

The Athlon 64 2800+-3400+ and 3700+ are all single channel memory, by the way.

ok cause i might be getting the Athlon 64 2800 over an AMD 2600 XP, i think it will be worth the extra money even without dual channel memory.

In the long run the AMD 64 would be better to have than the XP, right?

 

[bosox188]

Definitely better, especially in games.

 

[B.Calhoun]

Definitely better, especially in games.

ok sweet, im going to be ordering this rig by the end of today.
(yeah the sound system does suck, but im low on cash)

Athlon 64 Configurator - NO MONITOR

# CPU: (754-pin) AMD ATHLON64 2800+ Processor [+167]
# CAS: ATX MEDIUM TOWER CASE 350 WATT [+28] (BLACK COLOR [+0])
# CD: 16X DVD ROM [+26] (BLACK COLOR [+0])
# FAN: AMD ATHLON64 CERTIFIED CPU FAN & HEATSINK [+0]
# FLOPPY: 1.44 MB FLOPPY DRIVE [+10] (BLACK COLOR [+0])
# HDD: 80GB 7200 RPM ATA 100 HARD DRIVE [+69]
# KEYBOARD: PS2 MULTIMEDIA INTERNET CONTROL KEYBOARD [+6] (BEIGE COLOR)
# MOUSE: Microsoft® Optical Wheel Mouse [+10] (BLACK COLOR [+0])
# MOTHERBOARD: (754-pin Socket) Albatron K8X800 PRO VIA K8T800 Chipset AGP8X w/LAN,USB2,&Audio [+89]
# MEMORY: 512 MB PC3200 400MHz DDR MEMORY [+92] (Standard Major Brand)
# NETWORK: ONBOARD 10/100 NETWORK CARD [+0]
# OS: Microsoft® Windows® XP HOME EDITION [+89]
# POWERSUPPLY: STANDARD CASE POWER SUPPLY [+0]
# SOUND: 3D WAVE ON-BOARD 5.1 SOUND CARD [+0]
# SPEAKERS: 120 WATT STEREO SPEAKERS [+5] (BLACK COLOR [+0])
# VIDEO: ATI RADEON 9800 PRO 128MB DDR AGP 8X W/ TV-OUT & DVI [+235]

 

[Asus]

Rock on.

 

[B.Calhoun]

Rock on.

I Shall.

It just sucks i have to wait till like august 30th for it.

 

[craig]

ok sweet, im going to be ordering this rig by the end of today.
(yeah the sound system does suck, but im low on cash)

Athlon 64 Configurator - NO MONITOR

# CPU: (754-pin) AMD ATHLON64 2800+ Processor [+167]
# CAS: ATX MEDIUM TOWER CASE 350 WATT [+28] (BLACK COLOR [+0])
# CD: 16X DVD ROM [+26] (BLACK COLOR [+0])
# FAN: AMD ATHLON64 CERTIFIED CPU FAN & HEATSINK [+0]
# FLOPPY: 1.44 MB FLOPPY DRIVE [+10] (BLACK COLOR [+0])
# HDD: 80GB 7200 RPM ATA 100 HARD DRIVE [+69]
# KEYBOARD: PS2 MULTIMEDIA INTERNET CONTROL KEYBOARD [+6] (BEIGE COLOR)
# MOUSE: Microsoft® Optical Wheel Mouse [+10] (BLACK COLOR [+0])
# MOTHERBOARD: (754-pin Socket) Albatron K8X800 PRO VIA K8T800 Chipset AGP8X w/LAN,USB2,&Audio [+89]
# MEMORY: 512 MB PC3200 400MHz DDR MEMORY [+92] (Standard Major Brand)
# NETWORK: ONBOARD 10/100 NETWORK CARD [+0]
# OS: Microsoft® Windows® XP HOME EDITION [+89]
# POWERSUPPLY: STANDARD CASE POWER SUPPLY [+0]
# SOUND: 3D WAVE ON-BOARD 5.1 SOUND CARD [+0]
# SPEAKERS: 120 WATT STEREO SPEAKERS [+5] (BLACK COLOR [+0])
# VIDEO: ATI RADEON 9800 PRO 128MB DDR AGP 8X W/ TV-OUT & DVI [+235]

Buying a 754 pin AMD 64 you're not exactly future-proofing yourself, but if that's not an issue, fair enough. I'd buy a 3400+ and a 939/940 mob personally.

Oh, I'd get a gig of Paired Corsairs too.

BTW the Asus NForce 4 motherboard is due soon for AMD64, and that sucker does support Dual Memory and *WILL* be worth the wait.

Edit: http://www.komplett.co.uk/k/ki.asp?sku=300872&cks=PRL

seems this MSI NForce3 mobo is Dual Channel also.

 

[Asus]

3400+ is a Socket 754 CPU.

 

[GPRT]

As i am considering an upgrade to A64 out of Mr Calhoun's original listed mobos wich one is the pick of the bunch?? And if not listed any other suggestions?

 

[KidRock]

your buying from Ibuypower.com arent u?

 

[B.Calhoun]

your buying from Ibuypower.com arent u?

Im getting from cyberpowersystem.com so pffft, i ordered already. It should be good for a while...i mean these days new computer stuff is comming out like every second. No point for me to keep waiting cause i wanted to get a comp by the end of the summer. and ill have it maybe next week.