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Jetway's 915P-TWIN Mobo: One PC, Two UsersNov 19, 2004 - in Reviews
Motherboard value-added features are largely tied to the chipset's capabilities. However, Jetway's 915P-TWIN offers an exception with a mobo that the company says allows two users to share a single PC.
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Intel's Xeon Shows Its Stuff in 7 MotherboardsNov 11, 2004 - in Reviews
After getting whipped by AMD Opteron's performance specs during the past few months, a crop of Intel Xeon mobos offers possibilities that AMD doesn't. Will seven Socket 604 motherboards with features like SATA-II, PCI Express and DDR2 help Intel get its Xeon off the ropes?
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The Athlon64 Radeon Xpress: ATi's Latest Stab as a Chipset MakerNov 8, 2004 - in Reviews
ATi attempts to make it in the chipset world again, this time with an Athlon64 processor, the Radeon Xpress. While ATi does not tack on bells and whistles like Nvidia's GbE controller, we see how well ATi manages to pull off its meat and potatoes effort in the fast track Athlon64 chipset market.
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Elitegroup's 915P-A: AGP, PCI Express. Now AGP Express?Oct 27, 2004 - in Reviews
ECS has managed to implement an AGP compatible slot on a 915P motherboard, which it calls AGP Express. This lets upgraders move to Intel's latest system generation while continuing to use their AGP graphics card. How do they do it, and how well does it work?
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NVIDIA Rushes Into PCI Express With nForce4Oct 20, 2004 - in Reviews
Many notable features found their way into NVIDIA's brand new nForce4 chipset for the AMD' Athlon64 family. While these capabilities make it a very desirable product, the reference board was not able to live up to our expectations.
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Biostar, DFI, Epox Try to Big Up Socket 775 Mobos with Added FeaturesSep 22, 2004 - in Reviews
More and more mobo vendors apparently see something in Intel's Socket 775. THG tests the latest models, including the Biostar P4TAW Extreme, the new LANParty boards from DFI and the EP-5EGA+ from Epox. See if these mobos offer graphics, networking and other value-add interface capabilities that make the Socket 775 world a more interesting place.
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Asus Bios Unlocks P4 Overclocking PotentialSep 16, 2004 - in Reviews
Two Asus P5AD2 (925X) and P5GD2 (915P) mobos offer BIOS capabilities for socket 775 overclocking. THG walks you through Asus' 'CPU Lock Free' BIOS feature that allows boosting FSB speed by unlocking the Pentium 4 Prescott's multiplier.
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NVIDIA, SiS and VIA Bring on Chipsets for AMD Socket 939Sep 1, 2004 - in Reviews
NVIDIA, SiS and VIA have launched their chipsets based on Athlon64 processors. And as THG's benchmarks show, there are performance differences. So who delivers and who doesn't?
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For Sempron and Athlon XP: Soyo KT880 Dragon 2Aug 24, 2004 - in Reviews
Socket A is not dead, not even close - Soyo offers a board boasting premier features, as well as a VIA KT880 chipset, and it supports Athlon XP and Sempron processors.
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P4-Board with PCI-X: Gigabyte GA-8KNXP Ultra-64Aug 17, 2004 - in Reviews
With PCI-X support and an integrated Ultra320 controller on a new Socket 478 mainboard for the P4, Gigabyte hopes to lure customers.
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Mobo Makers Try Again with Intel's 925X and 915P ChipsetsAug 10, 2004 - in Reviews
Heat problems associated with the 3.6 GHz Pentium 4 mired our first pre-retail launch tests of Intel's Socket 775 with DDR2 memory. Now that board makers have had over six weeks to work the kinks out, we look again at how mobos take the heat from Intel's 925X and 915P chipsets.
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Looking ahead to Intel's 925XE chipset and FSB1066Jul 19, 2004 - in Reviews
While Corsair, Crucial and Samsung are already starting to deliver DDR2-667, Intel is also getting ready to ship the 925XE this quarter, which offers 266 MHz FSB and will be the basis for the Pentium 4 720 with 3.73 GHz. We already took a look at what benefits the FSB clock increase will bring. Also, we benchmarked with 280 MHz FSB and DDR2-730.
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Intel's 865/875 Superior Performance Song Remains the SameJul 12, 2004 - in Reviews
The truth remains more evident than ever. As we documented last month, Intel's socket LGA 775 "platform of the future" does not match the performance of its previous line of 865/875 chipsets for socket 478. We now back our conclusion with an exhaustive battery of tests on no less than 16 mobos in combination with 13 memory modules.
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Intel Stakes Its Vision of the PC Future with 775 LaunchJun 19, 2004 - in Reviews
Welcome to Intel's brave new CPU world. In arguably its most ambitious processor and chipset architecture launch to date, Intel's new 775 architecture, comprising nine processors, offers enhanced features for audio, graphics, storage and other applications as Intel's sets its sights on becoming the CPU mainstay in the "the digital home world." But for the tried-and-true overclockers, gamers and enthusiasts, THG's benchmarks offer a glimpse of the truth amidst the multi-million dollar ad and marketing dollars.
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ASUS P4R800V DeluxeJun 8, 2004 - in Reviews
Asus puts the ATI IGP 9100 chipset onto this inexpensive Pentium 4 board to deliver more than just DirectX-8.1 entry-level graphics. In addition, this model offers S-video out.
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NVIDIA's nForce2 Ultra Boosts AthlonXP's Chipset Power BaseMay 25, 2004 - in Reviews
NVIDIA has packed more features into its latest nForce2 chipset, including Gigabit Ethernet and Serial ATA capabilities. THG shows how the design does the AthlonXP justice.
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Six Dual Xeon Motherboards on the CheapMay 21, 2004 - in Reviews
THG looks at six dual Xeon mobos and their cooling solutions. For as little as $250, boards from Asus, Intel, MSI and Tyan have much to offer.
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Two Xeon CPUs Are Better Than One Intel P4 Extreme PlatformMay 14, 2004 - in Reviews
Who would have thought? A Dual Xeon system is often cheaper and frequently offers higher performance than a Pentium 4 Extreme platform. Our analysis and benchmark tests for Intel's dual-processor E7505/Placer chipset show why.
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VIA's K8T800 Pro Bumps up HyperTransport Speed, But Lacks PunchMay 5, 2004 - in Reviews
The Pro version of the K8T800 boosts the chipset's HyperTransport bus speed from 800 MHz to 1 GHz, and has a couple of other tweaks as well. But do the improvements translate into noticeable performance gains?
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ATI's Radeon 9100 Pro IGP Takes Aim at Intel's Chipset LaunchMay 3, 2004 - in Reviews
The Pro version of ATI's 9100 IGP chipset is loaded with new features. But will improved memory compatibility, better AGP performance and a new Southbridge design be enough to go head to head with Intel's upcoming 915 chipset?
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Gigabit Ethernet: On-Board Chips ReviewedApr 30, 2004 - in Reviews
Vendors are increasingly adding Gigabit Ethernet controllers to their mobos. Tests show performance gaps vary from one vendor to another, while Gigabit Ethernet is becoming a must-have for the enduser.
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MSI KT880Apr 22, 2004 - in Reviews
MSI has launched the first AthlonXP mobo with a VIA KT880 chipset. Does the in production version live up to the prototype's promise?
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New and Improved: NVIDIA nForce3 250 Gb ChipsetApr 20, 2004 - in Reviews
It took awhile, but NVIDIA's nForce3 250 Gb has eliminated the weak points of its predecessor, the nForce3 150, and offers a host of new features to boot. Serial ATA support with RAID, gigabit Ethernet ports with an integrated hardware firewall and other features should serve to shake up the competition as our tests showed.
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Gigabyte GA-8IPE1000 Pro2-WMar 15, 2004 - in Reviews
Gigabyte has introduced its first motherboard with integrated 802.11 access capabilities. Designed for Intel's 865PE/Springdale chipset, the motherboard also has an expansion card that occupies an internal USB connector for 802.11b connectivity.
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Swansong for the XP Era: VIA KT880 Chipset Challenges nForce2Mar 8, 2004 - in Reviews
VIA's KT880 dual-channel memory chipset shows that the AthlonXP processor still has a lot of fire power left in it. While the Athlon64 represents AMD's latest and greatest processor, AthlonXP based chipsets, especially those with dual-channel memory, still have much to offer. With its introduction of the KT880, VIA also hopes to eat some of Nvidia's nForce2 Ultra 400 lunch with its AthlonXP, dual-channel memory chipset offering.
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Sneak Preview: Intel Alderwood/Grantsdale ChipsetsMar 1, 2004 - in Reviews
This is a year of change. The Alderwood and Grantsdale chipset launch, with its numerous innovations, represents the biggest technological advance since the introduction of the PCI bus. We take a look at Intel's socket 775, DDR2 memory, the new BTX form factor and PCI Express. Did we forget to mention that we have also recorded the first benchmarks for an Alderwood system?
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Athlon64 Boards Found Lagging in Memory SupportJan 12, 2004 - in Reviews
We put all of our previously-tested Athlon64 mobos, in addition to new boards from Abit and Soyo, to memory-performance tests to see how they accomodated different memory modules from Corsair, Infineon and TakeMS. The results were nothing to write home about.
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The King of the Heap: 4 Chipsets for the Athlon64Jan 5, 2004 - in Reviews
NVIDIA and VIA were the first Athlon64 chipset vendors on the block; now, ALi and SiS are also mixing it up. Except for their layouts, the four chipsets are technologically identical. But how do they perform in real life? We give you the low down in a comprehensive round up.
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The SiS, VIA and Intel Showdown at the Performance Chipset CorralDec 15, 2003 - in Reviews
At the beginning of next year, Intel will launch faster Pentium 4 processors based on the well-known Socket 478. This should unleash a fresh round of debate about what is the best performance chipset, since a fast processor should also have the support of a platform that's as speedy as it can be. The newset product vying to unseat the Intel 875P is the 655TX from SiS. We also pitted it against the production version of the VIA PT880.
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Generation Change: Eight Motherboards For The Athlon 64Dec 1, 2003 - in Reviews
We have already demonstrated in reviews past how AMD's Athlon64 convinces and shines next to its predecessor, the AthlonXP. We now subject eight new Athlon64 boards to our traditionally thorough and exhaustive benchmarks. Guess what? Out of the eight boards we tested, a clear winner emerges, based not so much on performance, but on features offered.
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