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Spitfire_x86   12-19-2002 at 01:36:00 AM

<b>What is the Best Chipset of 2002?</b>
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Spitfire_x86   12-19-2002 at 01:39:22 AM
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My vote goes for nForce2

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HolyShiznit   12-19-2002 at 02:28:59 AM
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nForce 2 for me....price/performance is excellent, from what I've seen.

Intel chipsets aren't to be scoffed at though, they are very good.

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Eden   12-19-2002 at 04:19:14 AM
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Next to nForce2, the PE.

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Quetzacoatl   12-19-2002 at 05:31:10 AM
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For AMD, the Nforce2 no doubt, for Intel, the i845pe/ge

Instead of Rdram, why not just merge 4 Sdram channels...

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Eden   12-19-2002 at 10:17:43 PM
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Had the 850E been so affordable, and RDRAM would've been priced near DDR, it'd been the top Intel chipset, but alas, wasting well over 100$ Canadian is not my thing for "slightly better" performance.

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Spitfire_x86   12-20-2002 at 01:54:55 AM
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P4's need this extra performance to beat AMD. VGA charts show than with DDR, P4 3.06 GHz can't beat an AXP 2700+. Now think about 2800+ or P4 2.66 GHz w/ DDR vs. AXP 2700+ ...

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Col_Kiwi   12-20-2002 at 02:30:18 AM
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We talking best chipset now, or best chipset for it's time?

Best chipset now is clearly the nForce2, despite my dislike for AMD CPUs... best chipset for it's time is the SiS646, hands down.

In it's day that chipset owned!

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Spitfire_x86   12-20-2002 at 02:58:22 AM
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Quote :

We talking best chipset now, or best chipset for it's time?


We are talking about the best chipset released in 2002

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svol   12-20-2002 at 05:47:24 PM
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Well if I would have to chance to buy another mobo (again) it would be the nForce2 for sure. It should be very good... too bad I couldn't wait.

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error_911   12-24-2002 at 06:47:39 AM
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Ouch, the best chipset of 2002... tough choice, so many to chose from... and how to base such a decision..? Performance, technological influence, personal prefference... Well, I answered your poll with the "NForce 2" (common, 333FSB & Dual DDR) though I can't complain about the VIA KT333 (hell, I've got an MSI KT3Ultra), except for a couple of little things, its still my favorite. Mind you, performance speaks novels... Though my heart stays with VIA, my glutony directs me towards NVidia's ...
As for Intel, no question about it, its the 845PE... I've used it, its great, and the price is (just a little over) right.
...but its still no Athlon chipset !

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njeske   12-24-2002 at 07:55:01 AM
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Nforce 2 by far.


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Hadi   12-24-2002 at 10:45:51 AM
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my vote goes for nforce2.

listen to me or wait for the next patch!

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Eden   12-24-2002 at 09:51:30 PM
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Well it's almost unanimous. Even the Intellites are admitting it all around the tech world, nForce 2 really did great.

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Spitfire_x86   12-25-2002 at 01:26:06 AM
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Because nForce2 is not from AMD, Intellites doesn't dislike nVidia

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Eden   12-25-2002 at 07:03:59 AM
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Hmm yeah true, but then again it is FOR AMD, so some would then be annoyed that the best chipset out there is not on their ball field.

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svol   12-25-2002 at 11:35:48 AM
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Problem is that AMD doesn't make any single CPU chipsets that come near the performance of the KT333, KT400 and nForce2.

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Eden   12-25-2002 at 10:32:25 PM
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They only will begin the Hammer with their own temporarily, but I also doubt they will do more chipsets afterwards for the K8.

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Spitfire_x86   12-26-2002 at 01:22:02 AM
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nVidia is now offering a good non-VIA solution, so there's no need for AMD making chipsets. In the days of AMD 750/760, there was no non-VIA AMD platform. After the launch of nForce(1), AMD discontinued their AMD 760 chipset

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Groveling_Wyrm   12-26-2002 at 08:10:03 AM
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I'd have to say Nforce2...

I say this because (IMHO) it was the only motherboard that set itself apart from its peers, and gave a superior performance boost.

None of the other boards impressed me as much, in these terms (No, not even the Intel boards did, either).

But then again, that is my opinion....



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Eden   12-26-2002 at 11:08:43 PM
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Yes however the K8 uses very different design such as an on-die controller, so I think despite other chipset makers having already K8 chipsets ready, AMD will probably be the most stable one of all, as they know the most about how their K8 behaves.


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Rob423   12-27-2002 at 02:28:10 AM
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nForce2 just impressed me alot.. its very stable, and this Dual channel DDR thing is cool!

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Spitfire_x86   12-27-2002 at 03:18:36 AM
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I guess when nVidia will release a K8 chipset, AMD will stop making their own K8 chipset

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Eden   12-29-2002 at 10:46:01 PM
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There is a Crush K8 one ready but again, it may not be the best performer at first against AMD's own chipset. Unless they will also endorse Dual DDR for CH since it doesn't use it, like Athlons.

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Spitfire_x86   12-30-2002 at 02:30:12 AM
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K8 processors will have on-die memory controller. So why performance will vary between chipsets? Then we will choose chipsets regarding features and stability.

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Eden   12-31-2002 at 01:46:57 AM
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True. However AMD's will probably be the most stable running, and may have its own tweaks. It's like Intel's chipsets, guaranteed to be sturdy because they were made for a platform made by their own maker.

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Col_Kiwi   01-01-2003 at 06:18:20 AM
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We are talking about the best chipset released in 2002




That's really not specific. Best achivement for its time, or best performance now? Because if all are to be judged by the standards of right now, nothing released over a few months ago has a hope... hence it's not really talking about ALL of 2002.

-Col.Kiwi

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Spitfire_x86   01-01-2003 at 10:39:07 AM
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Judjement standards are all performance, stability and features.

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