Recommendation to upgrade m/b

[steve]

Hello,
I currently have a old but great p2b asus m/b pentium 2 I think 450 mhz with
256 mb of sdram running win98.What I would like is to upgrade my m/b to
something a little bit faster to run win xp home and be able to keep my
sdram memory and existing ide hard disk. (I know it is slow but it is good
enough)
Can anyone recommend me a good asus m/b that I can be able to use my
existing memory or is there a m/b that can use sdram and ddr and get a
little bit faster.
thanks

 

[aq]

Hello,
I currently have a old but great p2b asus m/b pentium 2 I think 450 mhz with
256 mb of sdram running win98.What I would like is to upgrade my m/b to
something a little bit faster to run win xp home and be able to keep my
sdram memory and existing ide hard disk. (I know it is slow but it is good
enough)
Can anyone recommend me a good asus m/b that I can be able to use my
existing memory or is there a m/b that can use sdram and ddr and get a
little bit faster.
thanks

Although there are some mobo that can use either DDR or DDR-II,
there is NO mobo that offers a chance to use SDRAM or DDR.

You have to wait until you can afford an upgrade, since from the last
few years, mobo, memory, CPU type (number of pins of the CPU socket)
and graphic card often go together, therefore one's choice is limited.

Once one component is selected, for example, type of CPU, is determined,
the memory and graphic card often need to be purchased accordingly.
Or, when one decides to keep on using memory, then choice of mobo
is limited. That's it. And that is why more thought is needed before
any attemp to upgrade PC. One mistake will cost at least few more
items already bought to match.

 

[Chachi]

Hello,
I currently have a old but great p2b asus m/b pentium 2 I think 450 mhz with
256 mb of sdram running win98.What I would like is to upgrade my m/b to
something a little bit faster to run win xp home and be able to keep my
sdram memory and existing ide hard disk. (I know it is slow but it is good
enough)
Can anyone recommend me a good asus m/b that I can be able to use my
existing memory or is there a m/b that can use sdram and ddr and get a
little bit faster.
thanks

I've used a few (tusi-m, cusl, etc) and found that all are very good. It
all depends on what options you are looking for. Scan on ebay for
prices, and if there isn't enough info on the board, search for it on
asus' site. I'm pretty sure you can get a good s370 board or even socket
a board for under $40 that uses sdram. Point of the post, in my
experience, there are no bad asus boards provided they aren't broken...

 

[Chachi]

Although there are some mobo that can use either DDR or DDR-II,
there is NO mobo that offers a chance to use SDRAM or DDR.

Ummm... A very quick google reveals this :
http://www.compuvisor.com/penatxmainwi.html

So it is indeed possible.

 

[Ken Maltby]

Hello,
I currently have a old but great p2b asus m/b pentium 2 I think 450 mhz
with
256 mb of sdram running win98.What I would like is to upgrade my m/b to
something a little bit faster to run win xp home and be able to keep my
sdram memory and existing ide hard disk. (I know it is slow but it is good
enough)
Can anyone recommend me a good asus m/b that I can be able to use my
existing memory or is there a m/b that can use sdram and ddr and get a
little bit faster.
thanks

If your system is composed of parts contemporary with the P2B,
you would be better off buying a totally new system. You can get
a complete system for under $1000 that would run rings around
what you have now. Attempting to mix technology from that era
with today's, will lead to nothing but problems.

I loved my P2B, also and think of it as possibly the all time best
MB ever made. Few could challenge its staying power, but nothing
should last forever.

Luck;
Ken

 

[Ms Tree]

Man, somebody just tell this guy that memory prices
dropped to the cheaper-than-dirt region. He
can replace everything he's got for $39.

Just do it.