AMD Athlon Retail packs

[bystander]

Do you guys know if the AMD Athlon TB/XP retail packaging comes with a heatsink and fan?

Also could anyone tell me if PC100/133 memory will work in a KT266A board? Or will I have to buy some DDR memory?

The motherboard I'm looking at is a Soltek 75DRV2.

Thanks for your help.

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[Nexus]

Boxed CPUs come with installed HSF (HeatSinkFan), normal CPUs (which don't say "boxed" not.

And you need DDR memory for the KT266(A). Get a SiS735 board if you really want to use your PC133 memory (has SDR and DDR memory slots).

 

[bystander]

Thanks for your advice Nexus. Can you recommend me a good SIS 735 board?

 

[Nexus]

Elitegroup ECS-K7S5A with or without onboard LAN. It's very good for its price, but don't expect KT266A performance, especially not with SDRAM.

 

[bystander]

Well, I was looking for it for a friend. I think the compatibility with SDRAM, is more important than performance for my friend.

Had a quick look and managed to find one for £50. In fact it was the only SiS735 chipset motherboard I could find in the UK.

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