AMD Chipset question

[Kara2k]

I've been unable to find this information on my own, so here goes.

Can someone tell me their thoughts on the current chipset, when the next chipset is coming out, and is there anything worth waiting for. I usually like to wait and grab a next generation montherboard, I find it gives me the option to pop a newer cpu in down the line so I don't need a huge upgrade to stay current.

I have a 266 board, and it seems its at 333 now? When did they come out? Thanks for any help.

 

[mechBgon]

Things are a little blurry with VIA's chipsets. AMD is moving to 333MHz bus for the XP 2700+ in October, and some of today's KT333 motherboards will be able to run it (they need a 1/5 PCI divider). VIA's KT400 chipset is coming out and is guaranteed to run the 333MHz AthlonXP's, plus adds AGP 8x (for what that's worth). So if you buy the right KT333 board today, you're not missing much.

The other players are nVidia, coming out with nForce2, and SiS, which I don't remember what their plan is. I'm curious to see nForce2, though.

 

[lsman]

read a quota from ocworkbench.. that quota others:
8/26...
The following is a translation of a report the Computer Weekly Magazine from Taiwan.

DDR400 is probably one of the most talked about during this year's Computex. SiS, VIA, Transcend, Twinmos all showcase related products based on DDR400. This didn't last long as there were no official DDR400 standards and reported compatibility issues. Chipset makers have thus removed all official information relating to DDR400 and it is left with support of DDR333/266/200 and AGP 8x.

VIA's P4X400 couldn't reach the performance level of DDR400 and have removed the information that P4X400 supporting DDR400. Last week's KT400 chipset document, the word "supporting DDR400" has also disappeared. The same thing applies to SiS648, it is now only supporting DDR333 and DDR400 will only be supported in SiS648DX as described in the latest roadmap.

SiS mentions that from its test, SiS 648 can perform at DDR400 performance, JEDEC hasn't standardise the DDR400 standard. It might have some compatibility issues with certain brands of modules.
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so look like we have to wait for DDR400 being standardise