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To: Jdaasoc who wrote (30194)	9/22/1999 8:47:00 PM
From: Dave B	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93625

Jd, Good find (the Intel presentation). Here're some clips from the Powerpoint slides: ------------------------------ Boxed Intel© Pentium© III Processor at 533B and 600B-MHz Launch Dates: 9/27/99 Pre-Launch Supply [Note: this matches the Dell GX200 and GX300 family systems] ------------------------------ Intel© Pentium© III Processors Coming Soon to a Distributor Near You * ?Coppermine? Based Pentium III Processors - Faster, cooler: 667, 650, 600EB-MHz - 256KB On-Die Full-Speed L2 Cache - Naming Convention: E, B, EB - Launching in November 1999 * New Form Factor - FC-PGA370 - Brings the performance and brand recognition of Pentium III processors to small form factor designs - Outstanding upgrade possibility selling returns 550E and 500E MHz, 100 MHz FSB, UP only initially - Launching in November 1999 [note: November?] -------------------------------- Intel© Desktop Board VC820/CC820 Benefits: * Provides headroom for today?s and tomorrow's demanding applications * Enables new technologies - 4X AGP, Ultra ATA/66, and 133 MHz FSB processors - Supports new RDRAM (VC820 Only) * 8 Effortless transition to the next generation processors * Lower total cost of ownership * Platform flexibility for S.E.C.C.2 processors --------------------------------------- New Intel© 820 Platforms Enable... Direct RDRAM* Memory (VC820 only) -> Improved system responsiveness ... -------------------------------------- Intel© Desktop Board CC820 Features Intel?s 820© Chipset Platform with SDRAM Support Processor: - Intel© Pentium III Processors - 133 or 100 MHz Front Side Bus - Supports 600MHz-450MHz and future Intel Pentium III processors - Pentium© II processors - 450 MHz - 350 MHz (100-MHz FSB) - Supports 242-Contact Slot Connector Only Chipset: - Intel© 820 w/SDRAM chipset (MCH, ICH, FWH and MTH) - Ultra ATA/33 & Ultra ATA/66 Graphics: - Universal AGP connector supporting 1X, 2X or 4X Audio - Creative* PCI Soundblaster* Audio (Optional ) Expansion Slots: - 5 PCI, 1 AGP, - Audio Modem Riser Connector (AMR) Memory: - 100MHz 3.3V SDRAM DIMMs - 2 DIMM slots, 512 MB MAX Memory [note: Uses the MTH to support SDRAM] ------------------------------------------ Intel© Desktop Board VC820 Features Processor: - Intel© Pentium III Processors - 450 MHz - 600 MHz - 133 or 100 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB) - Pentium© II processors (100 MHz FSB) - 350 MHz - 450 MHz Chipset: - Intel© 820 chipset (MCH, ICH and FWH) - Ultra ATA/66 & Ultra ATA/33 Graphics: - Universal AGP connector supporting 1X, 2X or 4X Audio (AC?97 Options): - Creative 1373 Discrete Digital & Crystal 4297 Analog codec Expansion Slots: - 5 PCI, 1 AGP, 1 AMR Memory: - Supports Direct RAMBUS* RIMMs* - 3 RIMM slots, 512 MB Max memory - ECC support using ECC RIMMs ------------------------------------- Direct Rambus* DRAM Benefits * Features 3x the effective bandwidth of PC100 SDRAM to accommodate: - Future processors - Future applications - Higher bus speeds - AGP 4x Direct RDRAM bandwidth headroom ensures core silicon and module technology will be long lived (4-5 years) [note: check out that last line] ----------------------------------------- Dave