I see that Intel are supplying these chipsets to the new ASUS boards. So:
What chipset is best for we CW people ?
Is it a case of 'newer is better', or do they have different capabilities targeted at different applications ?
Basically, I'm thinking about getting this P4G8X deluxe board - it offers a max of 4gb DDR ram (enormous !!!) - but obviously want to check first to make sure its all going to function !
Cheers people,
Will.
Intel E7205 chipset - what does it all mean ? !
Well i don't know of anyone yet who has tried it with a CW card .
But the Intel chipsets so far has performed extremly well with CW cards.
So the odds are this one will work equally well.
The only potential problem i see is they come with so much stuff these days.
USB 2.0, Firewire, Gigabit ethernet and so on.
But the Intel chipsets so far has performed extremly well with CW cards.
So the odds are this one will work equally well.
The only potential problem i see is they come with so much stuff these days.
USB 2.0, Firewire, Gigabit ethernet and so on.
I now realise that the chipset I've been talking about is only the northbridge chipset - i.e. goes only to and from the hard drive and ram . . .
Don't know what the southbridge chipset is, but the guy in a shop I went into was talking about how it was divided as between pci and something else. If this is so, then all the extras shouldn't matter too much.
In fact, if they're creating chipsets that they think can cope with the sort of bandwidth involved in USB2 and firewire, then they should certainly be able to cope with the sorts of pci bandwidths necessary for full use of our CW cards.
Basically, this motherboard looks PHAT !!! But I worked out that it would cost well over 1000 GBpounds to fill it up will all the DDR ram that it could possibly take !
money feels funny in a rich mans world !
Will.
Don't know what the southbridge chipset is, but the guy in a shop I went into was talking about how it was divided as between pci and something else. If this is so, then all the extras shouldn't matter too much.
In fact, if they're creating chipsets that they think can cope with the sort of bandwidth involved in USB2 and firewire, then they should certainly be able to cope with the sorts of pci bandwidths necessary for full use of our CW cards.
Basically, this motherboard looks PHAT !!! But I worked out that it would cost well over 1000 GBpounds to fill it up will all the DDR ram that it could possibly take !
money feels funny in a rich mans world !
Will.
Perhaps this test of the chipset done by Toms Hardware Guise will help you:
http://www17.tomshardware.com/mainboard ... index.html
I'm watching this chipset myself at the moment. I need a bigger and more silent machine, and is planning to buy an Intel P4, and a new SATA harddisk (silence and better performance).
So please post any relevant news bout these new Intel chipsets, and also any interesting info on that new SATA interface.
Cheers!
Thomas
Just read the article again, and noticed the last paragraph of the article:
"A steady drip wears away the stone eventually - an old German saying. Many drips still have to fall on the "Granite" before our expectations are met. However, there is already a comforting thought: Intel is planning a chipset for mid-2003 that will offer dual-channel DDR400 for desktop PCs. The "newcomer" will enable the cheaper four-layer configuration and also support AGP 8X. It will probably be packaged with the ICH5 Southbridge, which has integrated serial ATA for hard drives. It may be worth the wait."
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http://www17.tomshardware.com/mainboard ... index.html
I'm watching this chipset myself at the moment. I need a bigger and more silent machine, and is planning to buy an Intel P4, and a new SATA harddisk (silence and better performance).
So please post any relevant news bout these new Intel chipsets, and also any interesting info on that new SATA interface.
Cheers!
Thomas
Just read the article again, and noticed the last paragraph of the article:
"A steady drip wears away the stone eventually - an old German saying. Many drips still have to fall on the "Granite" before our expectations are met. However, there is already a comforting thought: Intel is planning a chipset for mid-2003 that will offer dual-channel DDR400 for desktop PCs. The "newcomer" will enable the cheaper four-layer configuration and also support AGP 8X. It will probably be packaged with the ICH5 Southbridge, which has integrated serial ATA for hard drives. It may be worth the wait."
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