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

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Manufacturer Asus Asus Gigabyte Gigabyte
Website www.asus.com www.asus.com www.gigabyte.com.tw www.gigabyte.com.tw
Model P4PE (Gold) P4GE (Gold) GA-8PE667 Ultra GA-8GE667 Pro
Revision 1.02 1.00 1.0 1.0
Form Factor ATX ATX ATX ATX
Chipset Details
Northbridge Intel 845PE (82845PE) Intel 845GE (82845GE) Intel 845PE (82845PE) Intel 845GE (82845GE)
Southbridge ICH 4 (FW82801DB) ICH 4 (FW82801DB) ICH 4 (FW82801DB) ICH 4 (FW82801DB)
HyperThreading yes yes yes yes
Clock Generator ICS 950224AF ICS 950224AF ICS 950223AF ICS 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. Memory 2048 MB (4 Rows) 2048 MB (4 Rows) 2048 MB (4 Rows) 2048 MB (4 Rows)
DDR-SDRAM Slots 3 3 3 3
Memory Type (DDR) 266/ 333/ 355 266/ 333/ 355 266/ 333 266/ 333
Components
Dimensions (L x W) 30.5 cm x 23.0 cm 30.5 cm x 23.0 cm 30.5 cm x 24.5 cm 30.5 cm x 24.5 cm
PCI / AGP (mode) 6 / 1 (4x) 6 / 1 (4x) 6 / 1 (4x) 6 / 1 (4x)
ACR / AMR / CNR 0 / 0 / 0 0 / 0 / 0 0 / 0 / 1 0 / 0 / 0
Parallel / Serial / Game 1 / 2 / 1 (internal) 1 / 1 (1x internal) / 1 (internal) 1 / 2 / 1 1 / 1 (1x internal) / 1
PS2 Mouse / Keyboard 1 / 1 1 / 1 1 / 1 1 / 1
USB 2.0 external / on Board 4 / 2 4 / 2 2 / 8 2 / 4
Sensor (Case open) yes yes yes yes
Infrared yes yes yes yes
Firewire-Controller/ Ports VIA VT3607/ 2 no no no
SCSI-Controller no no no no
Piezo Speaker (on Board) no no no no
Power connection ATX, AUX12, 4 - Pin ATX, AUX12, 4 - Pin ATX, AUX12 ATX, AUX12
Network Interface
Manufacturer Broadcom Broadcom Intel 82562EX Intel 82562EZ
Speed (Mbit) 10/ 100/ 1000 10/ 100/ 1000 10/ 100 10/ 100
Cooling
Northbridge Fan 0 0 1 1
Connector Fan 3 3 3 3
CPU Temp. Sensor yes yes yes yes
System Temp. Sensor yes yes no no
Extra Temp. Sensor. POWER Temp. POWER Temp. no no
Cooling Control Q-Fan Q-Fan no no
Row 39 - Cell 0 Noise Control Noise Control Row 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) Controller Promise "Light" (no CDROM) no Promise Ultra 133 no
Row 43 - Cell 0 PDC20375 Row 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
Manufacturer ADI (Soundmax) ADI (Soundmax) Realtek Realtek
Art AC97 (AD1980) AC97 (AD1980) AC97 (ALC650) AC97 (ALC650)
5.1 Surround yes yes yes yes
Connections external/ onBoard 3/ 3 3/ 3 3/ 4 3/ 4
Line-Extern (onBoard) 1x IN, 1x OUT, 1x MIC 1x IN, 1x OUT, 1x MIC 1x IN, 1x OUT, 1x MIC 1x IN, 1x OUT, 1x MIC
Line-Intern (onBoard) 1x CD, 1x AUX, 1x Modem 1x CD, 1x AUX, 1x Modem 1x CD, 1x AUX, 2 x SPDIF 1x CD, 1x AUX, 2 x SPDIF
Line-Extra 1x 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
Method Bios Bios Bios Bios
Multiplier/ Increments (x) Auto Auto Auto Auto
FSB - Frequency/ Step (MHz) 100 - 133 - 200/ 1 100 - 133 - 200/ 1 100 - 133 - 355/ 1 100 - 133 - 355/ 1
AGP/ PCI - Frequency/ Step (MHz) 66 - 104/ 1 66 - 104/ 1 33 -50/ 1 33 -50/ 1
CPU/ PCI - Frequency/ Step (MHz) Synchronous (1:2) with AGP Synchronous (1:2) with AGP Synchronous (1:2) with AGP Synchronous (1:2) with AGP
CPU - Voltage Range/ Step (V) 1.550 - 1.850/ 0.025 1.550 - 1.850/ 0.025 1.575 - 1.775/ 0.025 1.575 - 1.775/ 0.025
Memory - Voltage Range/ Step (V) 2.50 - 2.90/ 0.1 2.50 - 2.90/ 0.1 2.5 - 2.7/ 0.1 2.5 - 2.7/ 0.1
AGP - Voltage Range/ Step (V) 1.5 - 1.7/ 0.1 1.5 - 1.7/ 0.1 1.5 - 1.8/ 0.1 1.5 - 1.8/ 0.1
Chipset - Voltage Range/ Step (V) no no no no
Bios
Manufacturer Award (Phoenix) Award (Phoenix) Award Award
Version 1002A 1002A F3 F1
Date 10/28/2002 10/28/2002 10/16/2002 09/17/2002
Language Eng (US), Fr, Ger, Chin, Jap Eng (US), Fr, Ger, Chin, Jap Eng (US), Fr, Ger, Esp, Eng (US), Fr, Ger, Esp,
Row 70 - Cell 0 Row 70 - Cell 1 Row 70 - Cell 2 Chin, Jap Chin, Jap
Boot Devices Floppy, LS120, ZIP Floppy, LS120, ZIP Floppy, LS120, HDD, CDROM Floppy, LS120, HDD, CDROM
Row 72 - Cell 0 ATAPI MO, HDD, CDROM ATAPI MO, HDD, CDROM SCSI, ZIP, USB-FDD, USB-ZIP SCSI, ZIP, USB-FDD, USB-ZIP
Row 73 - Cell 0 SCSI, LAN SCSI, LAN USB-CDROM, USB-HDD, LAN USB-CDROM, USB-HDD, LAN
Update Tools DOS (EZFLASH), Bios DOS (EZFLASH), Bios DOS DOS
Row 75 - Cell 0 Windows Self-Update (Auto) Windows Self-Update (Auto) Windows (Gwflash) Windows (Gwflash)
Manual Interrupt Assignment yes yes yes yes
Temperature Monitoring yes yes yes yes
Fan Status Monitoring 1x CPU, 1x System, 1x Power 1x CPU, 1x System 1x CPU, 1x System 1x CPU, 1x System
Row 79 - Cell 0 Row 79 - Cell 1 1x Power 1x Power 1x Power
Voltage Monitoring (V) Vcore, +3.3, +5, +12 Vcore, +3.3, +5, +12 Vcore, +3.3, +5, +12 Vcore, +3.3, +5, +12
Row 81 - Cell 0 Row 81 - Cell 1 Row 81 - Cell 2 +1,5 +1,5
Boot Time 2 sec 2 sec 2 sec 2 sec
Adapter
USB 2 x USB 2.0, 1 x Gameport 2 x USB 2.0, 1 x Gameport 4x USB 2.0 4x USB 2.0
Sound 1 x Optic SPDIF 1 x Optic SPDIF 1 x Optic SPDIF 1 x Optic SPDIF
Row 86 - Cell 0 1 x Cinch SPDIF 1 x Cinch SPDIF 1 x Cinch SPDIF 1 x Cinch SPDIF
Row 87 - Cell 0 Row 87 - Cell 1 Row 87 - Cell 2 1x Sub/ Center out 1x Sub/ Center out
Row 88 - Cell 0 Row 88 - Cell 1 Row 88 - Cell 2 1x Rear R/ L out 1x Rear R/ L out
IEEE1394 1 x 6 Pol, 1 x 4 Pol no no no
Kabel 2 x SATA150, 2 x UDMA100 1 x UDM100, 1 x UDMA33 3 x UDM100, 1x Floppy 3 x UDM100, 1x Floppy
Row 91 - Cell 0 1 x UDMA33, 1 x Floppy 1 x Floppy Row 91 - Cell 3 Row 91 - Cell 4
Handbuch/ Quality yes/ very good yes/ very good yes/ very good yes/ very good
Quick Setup Guide yes yes yes yes
Miscellaneous 3 x Jumper 3 x Jumper 1 x Board Bracket 1 x Board Bracket
Row 95 - Cell 0 1 x Driver CD 1 x Driver CD 1 x "GIGABYTE" Sticker 1 x "GIGABYTE" Sticker
Row 96 - Cell 0 1 x "ASUS" Sticker 1 x "ASUS" Sticker 1 x Settings Sticker 1 x Settings Sticker
Row 97 - Cell 0 1 x Board Bracket 1 x Board Bracket 1 x Promise Manual 1 x Promise Manual
Row 98 - Cell 0 1 x Settings Sticker 1 x Settings Sticker 1 x Driver CD 1 x Driver CD
Row 99 - Cell 0 1 x Info Sheet 1 x Info Sheet Row 99 - Cell 3 1 x COM Port Slot
Software PCCillin 2002 PCCillin 2002 Norton Internet Security 2002 Norton Internet Security 2002
Row 101 - Cell 0 Row 101 - Cell 1 Row 101 - Cell 2 Norton Anti Virus Norton Anti Virus
Row 102 - Cell 0 Intervideo WinCinema Intervideo WinCinema Norton Personal Firewall Norton Personal Firewall
Row 103 - Cell 0 (P4PE Gold Version only) (P4PE Gold Version only) Norton Rrivacy Conrtol Norton Rrivacy Conrtol
Row 104 - Cell 0 Row 104 - Cell 1 Row 104 - Cell 2 Norton Parental Control Norton Parental Control
Row 105 - Cell 0 Row 105 - Cell 1 Row 105 - Cell 2 Ad Blocking Ad Blocking