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To: Dave B who wrote (45326)	6/20/2000 8:00:00 PM
From: Don Green	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93625

Iwill's DCA200 Motherboard is Choice for Professionals; Intel WPED Reference Platform Used in Five-Star Workstation Story Filed: Tuesday, June 20, 2000 5:50 PM EST IRVINE, Calif., Jun 20, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Iwill Corp.'s DCA200(TM) motherboard ( www.iwillusa.com) has become the choice for workstation professionals, as ARM System's ( www.armsystems.com) Versio X2 high-end graphics workstation, featuring the DCA200(TM), has received five stars and "Highly Recommended" rating in CADALYST magazine's July 2000 workstation roundup. An Intel WPED reference platform motherboard for future Pentium(R) III Xeon(TM) processors, the DCA200(TM) motherboard is already a proven winner with CAD/CAM users and DV/AV professionals because of its multithreading capabilities. The DCA200(TM) proved to be the difference for the Versio X2, which out-performed Dell's Precision 420 and Compaq's AP250 in MAXBench(R) 3.0 test with 3D StudioMAX(R) 3.1. Aside from 3D StudioMAX, the DCA200 provides optimum performance for systems using AutoCAD(R) 2000, Solidworks(R) 2000, and MCAD solutions including Pro/ENGINEER(R), Pro/MECHANICA(R) and Pro/DESK(R) software. The DCA200(TM) is recognized as the world's only dual Slot 2 Rambus solution motherboard, and is also the first to support AGP Pro 100/50/4X/2X graphics technology using both ATX and WTX power connectors. This enables users to enjoy visually intensive interfaces such as 3D graphics, interactive games and streaming multimedia using the latest high-end graphics cards from Elsa(R) and NVidia(TM). The DCA200(TM) has proven to be a key solution for the newest high-end digital video boards from Pinnacle Systems(R), Canopus Corp.(R) and other manufacturers. Aside from offering multiple support for high-end graphics cards, the DCA200(TM) uses Intel(R) 840 chipset, has a 133 MHz FSB, dual DRDRAM memory channels supporting up to 3.2 GB/sec memory bandwidth and has two 64-bit/66 MHz PCI slots. The on-board WTX power connector supports up to 110 watts of power required for the AGP Pro graphics cards, while the ATX power connector provides 25 to 30 watts required for standard 4X AGP graphics cards.

To: Dave B who wrote (45326)	6/21/2000 10:55:00 AM
From: chic_hearne	Respond to of 93625

Re: I think that covers most of it. The original delta was $280, I believe (in February). Then it came down to $240, and now it's at $120. Let me know if you have any other questions. Dave, The Dell site just doesn't make any sense. Compared to every other site I checked, Dell had the MOST expensive SDRAM and the least expensive DRDRAM. It is hard to make equal comparisons, because many sites don't specify which kind of SDRAM or DRDRAM they are using. For example, on the Dell site is it the expensive PC-800 or the cheap PC-600? If it was there I missed it. I've got a dumb question, why does ECC add a fixed cost of roughly $40 to SDRAM, but DRDRAM with ECC increases exponentially with additional memory? Also, why do sites like IBM's performance line ONLY offer ECC for both SDRAM and DRDRAM? Also, I would add that using only 128 MB isn't really a fair price comparison. There's not a single person with less than 256 MB at my work. Every computer we've added in the last 6 months have come with 512 MB or more. The only ones with less are the notebooks, which are maxed out with as much memory as possible. I can't imagine anyone purchasing a 1.5 Ghz Willy and only getting 128 MB of DRDRAM. If it's going to be targeted at the high end, I would say a number between 512 MB and 1024 MB is a more accurate reflection of what people will really be looking to buy. chic PS- I'll spend some time over the weekend and look at a few sites in depth and try to get a feel for the going rates for DRDRAM other than Dell.