New Pentium 4 Motherboards (HARDWARE)
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By Brian Neal
Monday, December 17, 2001 11:17 AM EST
According to this report from The Inquirer, ASUS has launched its first i845D motherboard, the P4B266. The new motherboard supports up to 2 GB of PC1600 or PC2100 DDR SDRAM (unbuffered, non-ECC), ATA-133, and on-board audio (C-Media).
In related news, ABIT has issued a press release regarding the company's latest SiS645-based motherboard for the Pentium 4, the SD7-533. The SD7-533 features 3 184-pin DDR SDRAM DIMM sockets, 5 32-bit/33 MHz PCI slots, 1 AGP4x slot, and integrated audio. The motherboard supports up to 3 GB of PC1600/PC2100 DDR SDRAM (unbuffered, non-ECC) or up to 2 GB of unbuffered PC2700 DDR SDRAM. From the press release:
ABIT is proud to announce the latest mainboard supporting the Intel Pentium® 4 processor and DDR SDRAM memory. Based on the SiS 645 chipset, ABIT's SD7-533 delivers innovative features to drive your most demanding multimedia applications.
Supporting the latest Intel Pentium 4 CPUs, the SD7-533 brings with it support for up to 3GB of PC2100/PC1600 memory or 2Gb of PC2700 DDR memory for a maximum memory bandwidth of 2.7GB/sec. Utilizing the bi-directional SiS MuTIOL® Connect which connects the SiS645 northbridge with the SiS951 southbridge, the SD7-533 is able to offer a system bandwidth of up to 533MB/sec. With increased system bandwidth and extensive memory support, your PC multimedia applications will be more fluid and realistic than ever before.
It would appear the number of motherboard choices for Pentium 4 owners is growing. As was noted above, neither of these solutions provides support for ECC memory, meaning users with this requirement will have to look elsewhere. However, these motherboards certainly have a number of other features that make them appealing to users looking to more home-oriented PCs, where the lack of ECC support is unlikely to be noticed.
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