LGA775 + dual PCIe x16 slots + Intel Gigabit Ethernet LAN

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I would need a board that have these characteristics:

1. Two PCI-Express graphics slots at full speed, i.e. 16x or 8x.
2. LGA 775 socket for Pentium D support
3. Onboard "Intel" LAN controller (Gigabit or 100MBit) - no Marvel or
nVidia

I can not find anything like that from any manufacturer, not even from
Intel. Can someone tell me if such a motherboard exists (from any
manufacturer)? Or anything similar that would be released soon?

Thanks,

Ozo.

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Augustus wrote:

>
> "Ozo" <Ozo@whoever.com> wrote in message
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>>I would need a board that have these characteristics:
>>
>> 1. Two PCI-Express graphics slots at full speed, i.e. 16x or 8x.
>> 2. LGA 775 socket for Pentium D support
>> 3. Onboard "Intel" LAN controller (Gigabit or 100MBit) - no Marvel or
>> nVidia
>>
>> I can not find anything like that from any manufacturer, not even from
>> Intel. Can someone tell me if such a motherboard exists (from any
>> manufacturer)? Or anything similar that would be released soon?
>>
>> Thanks,
>
> Looked at this one? Has what you want (SLI mode and LGA775) with both
> Intel and Nvidia GbitLAN controllers.
>
http://www.ncix.com/products/index [...] cture=ASUS

Teach _me_ to make blanket statements. That looks like a nice board.

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Timber wrote:

>
> "J. Clarke" <jclarke.usenet@snet.net.invalid> wrote in message
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>> Augustus wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> "Ozo" <Ozo@whoever.com> wrote in message
>>> news:841e93f3.0507171902.3175e6e1@posting.google.com...
>>>>I would need a board that have these characteristics:
>>>>
>>>> 1. Two PCI-Express graphics slots at full speed, i.e. 16x or 8x.
>>>> 2. LGA 775 socket for Pentium D support
>>>> 3. Onboard "Intel" LAN controller (Gigabit or 100MBit) - no Marvel or
>>>> nVidia
>>>>
>>>> I can not find anything like that from any manufacturer, not even from
>>>> Intel. Can someone tell me if such a motherboard exists (from any
>>>> manufacturer)? Or anything similar that would be released soon?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Looked at this one? Has what you want (SLI mode and LGA775) with both
>>> Intel and Nvidia GbitLAN controllers.
>>>
>>
http://www.ncix.com/products/index [...] cture=ASUS
>>
>> Teach _me_ to make blanket statements. That looks like a nice board.
>>
>> --
>> --John
>> to email, dial "usenet" and validate
>> (was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)
>
> Careful, the Intel Gbit LAN is on the PCI bus, according to the specs.
> That
> could be a bottleneck. They should be on PCI-E or integrated in the
> northbridge.

Can't be integrated with the nforce4--that would mean nvidia licensing the
cell from Intel, which would add to the cost of the chipset. Would be nice
if nvidia had a nice block diagram on the Web page showing how the pieces
on their chip fit together--if the NIC is the only high-volume device on
the PCI bus it shouldn't be a problem, if the disks are on the PCI bus too
then it becomes a bottleneck.

It's interesting that having rammed PCI Express down our throats, Intel
isn't showing any NICs with PCI Express.

--
--John
to email, dial "usenet" and validate
(was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)