The End User Pays: 13 Boards With Intel 845GE/PE

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ManufacturerAsusAsusGigabyteGigabyte
Websitewww.asus.comwww.asus.comwww.gigabyte.com.twwww.gigabyte.com.tw
ModelP4PE (Gold)P4GE (Gold)GA-8PE667 UltraGA-8GE667 Pro
Revision1.021.001.01.0
Form FactorATXATXATXATX
Chipset Details
NorthbridgeIntel 845PE (82845PE)Intel 845GE (82845GE)Intel 845PE (82845PE)Intel 845GE (82845GE)
SouthbridgeICH 4 (FW82801DB)ICH 4 (FW82801DB)ICH 4 (FW82801DB)ICH 4 (FW82801DB)
HyperThreadingyesyesyesyes
Clock GeneratorICS 950224AFICS 950224AFICS 950223AFICS 950223AF
FSB Speed
CPU Clock (3066,66 MHz)3075.85 (+0.29%)3075.85 (+0.29%)3082.00 (+0.5%)3082.00 (+0.5%)
FSB Clock (133.33 MHz)133.73 (+0.29%)133.73 (+0.29%)134.00 (+0.05%)134.00 (+0.05%)
Memory
Max. Memory2048 MB (4 Rows)2048 MB (4 Rows)2048 MB (4 Rows)2048 MB (4 Rows)
DDR-SDRAM Slots3333
Memory Type (DDR)266/ 333/ 355266/ 333/ 355266/ 333266/ 333
Components
Dimensions (L x W)30.5 cm x 23.0 cm30.5 cm x 23.0 cm30.5 cm x 24.5 cm30.5 cm x 24.5 cm
PCI / AGP (mode)6 / 1 (4x)6 / 1 (4x)6 / 1 (4x)6 / 1 (4x)
ACR / AMR / CNR0 / 0 / 00 / 0 / 00 / 0 / 10 / 0 / 0
Parallel / Serial / Game1 / 2 / 1 (internal)1 / 1 (1x internal) / 1 (internal)1 / 2 / 11 / 1 (1x internal) / 1
PS2 Mouse / Keyboard1 / 11 / 11 / 11 / 1
USB 2.0 external / on Board4 / 24 / 22 / 82 / 4
Sensor (Case open)yesyesyesyes
Infraredyesyesyesyes
Firewire-Controller/ PortsVIA VT3607/ 2nonono
SCSI-Controllernononono
Piezo Speaker (on Board)nononono
Power connectionATX, AUX12, 4 - PinATX, AUX12, 4 - PinATX, AUX12ATX, AUX12
Network Interface
ManufacturerBroadcomBroadcomIntel 82562EXIntel 82562EZ
Speed (Mbit)10/ 100/ 100010/ 100/ 100010/ 10010/ 100
Cooling
Northbridge Fan0011
Connector Fan3333
CPU Temp. Sensoryesyesyesyes
System Temp. Sensoryesyesnono
Extra Temp. Sensor.POWER Temp.POWER Temp.nono
Cooling ControlQ-FanQ-Fannono
Row 39 - Cell 0 Noise ControlNoise ControlRow 39 - Cell 3 Row 39 - Cell 4
Drive Interfaces
IDE Connector (Mode)2 x 2 (UDMA 100)2 x 2 (UDMA 100)2 x 2 (UDMA 100)2 x 2 (UDMA 100)
Additional (IDE) ControllerPromise "Light" (no CDROM)noPromise Ultra 133no
Row 43 - Cell 0 PDC20375Row 43 - Cell 2 Row 43 - Cell 3 Row 43 - Cell 4
Row 44 - Cell 0 1 x IDE (UDMA133)Row 44 - Cell 2 4 x IDE (UDMA133)Row 44 - Cell 4
Row 45 - Cell 0 2 x SATA (UDMA150)Row 45 - Cell 2 Row 45 - Cell 3 Row 45 - Cell 4
Sound Interface
ManufacturerADI (Soundmax)ADI (Soundmax)RealtekRealtek
ArtAC97 (AD1980)AC97 (AD1980)AC97 (ALC650)AC97 (ALC650)
5.1 Surroundyesyesyesyes
Connections external/ onBoard3/ 33/ 33/ 43/ 4
Line-Extern (onBoard)1x IN, 1x OUT, 1x MIC1x IN, 1x OUT, 1x MIC1x IN, 1x OUT, 1x MIC1x IN, 1x OUT, 1x MIC
Line-Intern (onBoard)1x CD, 1x AUX, 1x Modem1x CD, 1x AUX, 1x Modem1x CD, 1x AUX, 2 x SPDIF1x CD, 1x AUX, 2 x SPDIF
Line-Extra1x Optical out (SPDIF)1x Optical out (SPDIF)1x Optical out (SPDIF)1x Optical out (SPDIF)
Row 54 - Cell 0 1x Digital out (SPDIF)1x Digital out (SPDIF)1x Digital out (SPDIF)1x Digital out (SPDIF)
Settings CPU/ Board
MethodBiosBiosBiosBios
Multiplier/ Increments (x)AutoAutoAutoAuto
FSB - Frequency/ Step (MHz)100 - 133 - 200/ 1100 - 133 - 200/ 1100 - 133 - 355/ 1100 - 133 - 355/ 1
AGP/ PCI - Frequency/ Step (MHz)66 - 104/ 166 - 104/ 133 -50/ 133 -50/ 1
CPU/ PCI - Frequency/ Step (MHz)Synchronous (1:2) with AGPSynchronous (1:2) with AGPSynchronous (1:2) with AGPSynchronous (1:2) with AGP
CPU - Voltage Range/ Step (V)1.550 - 1.850/ 0.0251.550 - 1.850/ 0.0251.575 - 1.775/ 0.0251.575 - 1.775/ 0.025
Memory - Voltage Range/ Step (V)2.50 - 2.90/ 0.12.50 - 2.90/ 0.12.5 - 2.7/ 0.12.5 - 2.7/ 0.1
AGP - Voltage Range/ Step (V)1.5 - 1.7/ 0.11.5 - 1.7/ 0.11.5 - 1.8/ 0.11.5 - 1.8/ 0.1
Chipset - Voltage Range/ Step (V)nononono
Bios
ManufacturerAward (Phoenix)Award (Phoenix)AwardAward
Version1002A1002AF3F1
Date10/28/200210/28/200210/16/200209/17/2002
LanguageEng (US), Fr, Ger, Chin, JapEng (US), Fr, Ger, Chin, JapEng (US), Fr, Ger, Esp,Eng (US), Fr, Ger, Esp,
Row 70 - Cell 0 Row 70 - Cell 1 Row 70 - Cell 2 Chin, JapChin, Jap
Boot DevicesFloppy, LS120, ZIPFloppy, LS120, ZIPFloppy, LS120, HDD, CDROMFloppy, LS120, HDD, CDROM
Row 72 - Cell 0 ATAPI MO, HDD, CDROMATAPI MO, HDD, CDROMSCSI, ZIP, USB-FDD, USB-ZIPSCSI, ZIP, USB-FDD, USB-ZIP
Row 73 - Cell 0 SCSI, LANSCSI, LANUSB-CDROM, USB-HDD, LANUSB-CDROM, USB-HDD, LAN
Update ToolsDOS (EZFLASH), BiosDOS (EZFLASH), BiosDOSDOS
Row 75 - Cell 0 Windows Self-Update (Auto)Windows Self-Update (Auto)Windows (Gwflash)Windows (Gwflash)
Manual Interrupt Assignmentyesyesyesyes
Temperature Monitoringyesyesyesyes
Fan Status Monitoring1x CPU, 1x System, 1x Power1x CPU, 1x System1x CPU, 1x System1x CPU, 1x System
Row 79 - Cell 0 Row 79 - Cell 1 1x Power1x Power1x Power
Voltage Monitoring (V)Vcore, +3.3, +5, +12Vcore, +3.3, +5, +12Vcore, +3.3, +5, +12Vcore, +3.3, +5, +12
Row 81 - Cell 0 Row 81 - Cell 1 Row 81 - Cell 2 +1,5+1,5
Boot Time2 sec2 sec2 sec2 sec
Adapter
USB2 x USB 2.0, 1 x Gameport2 x USB 2.0, 1 x Gameport4x USB 2.04x USB 2.0
Sound1 x Optic SPDIF1 x Optic SPDIF1 x Optic SPDIF1 x Optic SPDIF
Row 86 - Cell 0 1 x Cinch SPDIF1 x Cinch SPDIF1 x Cinch SPDIF1 x Cinch SPDIF
Row 87 - Cell 0 Row 87 - Cell 1 Row 87 - Cell 2 1x Sub/ Center out1x Sub/ Center out
Row 88 - Cell 0 Row 88 - Cell 1 Row 88 - Cell 2 1x Rear R/ L out1x Rear R/ L out
IEEE13941 x 6 Pol, 1 x 4 Polnonono
Kabel2 x SATA150, 2 x UDMA1001 x UDM100, 1 x UDMA333 x UDM100, 1x Floppy3 x UDM100, 1x Floppy
Row 91 - Cell 0 1 x UDMA33, 1 x Floppy1 x FloppyRow 91 - Cell 3 Row 91 - Cell 4
Handbuch/ Qualityyes/ very goodyes/ very goodyes/ very goodyes/ very good
Quick Setup Guideyesyesyesyes
Miscellaneous3 x Jumper3 x Jumper1 x Board Bracket1 x Board Bracket
Row 95 - Cell 0 1 x Driver CD1 x Driver CD1 x "GIGABYTE" Sticker1 x "GIGABYTE" Sticker
Row 96 - Cell 0 1 x "ASUS" Sticker1 x "ASUS" Sticker1 x Settings Sticker1 x Settings Sticker
Row 97 - Cell 0 1 x Board Bracket1 x Board Bracket1 x Promise Manual1 x Promise Manual
Row 98 - Cell 0 1 x Settings Sticker1 x Settings Sticker1 x Driver CD1 x Driver CD
Row 99 - Cell 0 1 x Info Sheet1 x Info SheetRow 99 - Cell 3 1 x COM Port Slot
SoftwarePCCillin 2002PCCillin 2002Norton Internet Security 2002Norton Internet Security 2002
Row 101 - Cell 0 Row 101 - Cell 1 Row 101 - Cell 2 Norton Anti VirusNorton Anti Virus
Row 102 - Cell 0 Intervideo WinCinemaIntervideo WinCinemaNorton Personal FirewallNorton Personal Firewall
Row 103 - Cell 0 (P4PE Gold Version only)(P4PE Gold Version only)Norton Rrivacy ConrtolNorton Rrivacy Conrtol
Row 104 - Cell 0 Row 104 - Cell 1 Row 104 - Cell 2 Norton Parental ControlNorton Parental Control
Row 105 - Cell 0 Row 105 - Cell 1 Row 105 - Cell 2 Ad BlockingAd Blocking
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