Intel Stakes Its Vision of the PC Future with 775 Launch
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Page 1:Intel's 775 Launch Mixes Ambition With A Strong Aftertaste
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Page 2:First Contact
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Page 3:Obstacles And Hurdles
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Page 4:More Findings
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Page 5:New Socket: LGA 775
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Page 6:LGA 775 Processor Installation
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Page 7:LGA 775 Processor Installation, Continued
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Page 8:LGA 775 Processor Installation, Continued
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Page 9:MSI's CPU Installation Tool
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Page 10:Transitional Products
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Page 11:Poor Thing: Intel Reference Cooler
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Page 12:New Processors: P4 Prescott Up To 3.6 GHz
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Page 13:Specification Overview
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Page 14:Model And Pricing Information
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Page 15:Processor Overview
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Page 16:New Chipsets: 925X, 915G, 915P, 915GV
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Page 17:New Chipsets: 925X, 915G, 915P, 915GV, Continued
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Page 18:925X Express Chipset
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Page 19:915G Express Chipset
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Page 20:915G Express Chipset, Continued
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Page 21:915G Express Chipset, Continued
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Page 22:915P Express Chipset
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Page 23:Chipset Devices
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Page 24:Intel Puts The Lock On Overclocking
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Page 25:How To Unlock The Overclocking Lock
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Page 26:New Memory: DDR2-533, Continued
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Page 27:DDR2 Memory Vendors
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Page 28:Intel Flex Memory Technology
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Page 29:New Interlink: PCI Express
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Page 30:More SATA, More RAID, More Ports
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Page 31:Matrix RAID
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Page 32:Creating A RAID Array
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Page 33:More HD Performance For Free: Command Queuing
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Page 34:More Networking: Intel Wireless Connect Technology
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Page 35:New Audio: High Definition Audio
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Page 36:Asus P5AD2 Premium
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Page 37:Foxconn 925A01
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Page 38:Test Setup
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Page 39:Benchmarks And Settings
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Page 40:Platform Benchmarks
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Page 41:DirectX 8 Benchmarks
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Page 42:DirectX 8 Benchmarks, Continued
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Page 43:DirectX 9 Benchmarks, Continued
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Page 44:Video Benchmarks
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Page 45:Video Benchmarks, Continued
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Page 46:Application Benchmarks
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Page 47:Application Benchmarks, Continued
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Page 48:Synthetic Benchmarks
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Page 49:Synthetic Benchmarks, Continued
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Page 50:Processor Power Consumption
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Page 51:Integrated Graphics Benchmarks
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Page 52:Game Benchmarks
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Page 53:Halo
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Page 54:Far Cry
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Page 55:Video Performance
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Page 56:Networking Benchmarks
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Page 57:Storage Subsystem Benchmarks
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Page 58:Conclusion
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Page 59:A Final Note
Matrix RAID
This image is taken from an Intel presentation, but it perfectly shows how Matrix RAID works.
Matrix RAID is one of the most interesting storage subsystem features ever, as it finally fuses the performance advantage of a RAID 0 array with the data safety that only a RAID 1 array is able to provide - but with using two drives only! If you wanted to get a faster drive subsystem and simultaneously increase fault tolerance, you would have to go for a four-drive RAID 0+1 array, which of course is expensive.
Because of the flexibility of Intel's software layer, it is possible to install two different RAID arrays on the same set of hard drives. Choose a RAID 0 for performance reasons first for installing your operating system and applications, while a RAID 1 array could be used to store your vital data.
If one of the two hard drives (unfortunately, you cannot use three or four) should crash, the operating system running on the RAID 0 array would be lost forever, while the mirrored information of the RAID 1 array would remain available in order to restore important data.
Of course we also benchmarked all the different RAID configs possible (see the benchmark section later in the article).
- Intel's 775 Launch Mixes Ambition With A Strong Aftertaste
- First Contact
- Obstacles And Hurdles
- More Findings
- New Socket: LGA 775
- LGA 775 Processor Installation
- LGA 775 Processor Installation, Continued
- LGA 775 Processor Installation, Continued
- MSI's CPU Installation Tool
- Transitional Products
- Poor Thing: Intel Reference Cooler
- New Processors: P4 Prescott Up To 3.6 GHz
- Specification Overview
- Model And Pricing Information
- Processor Overview
- New Chipsets: 925X, 915G, 915P, 915GV
- New Chipsets: 925X, 915G, 915P, 915GV, Continued
- 925X Express Chipset
- 915G Express Chipset
- 915G Express Chipset, Continued
- 915G Express Chipset, Continued
- 915P Express Chipset
- Chipset Devices
- Intel Puts The Lock On Overclocking
- How To Unlock The Overclocking Lock
- New Memory: DDR2-533, Continued
- DDR2 Memory Vendors
- Intel Flex Memory Technology
- New Interlink: PCI Express
- More SATA, More RAID, More Ports
- Matrix RAID
- Creating A RAID Array
- More HD Performance For Free: Command Queuing
- More Networking: Intel Wireless Connect Technology
- New Audio: High Definition Audio
- Asus P5AD2 Premium
- Foxconn 925A01
- Test Setup
- Benchmarks And Settings
- Platform Benchmarks
- DirectX 8 Benchmarks
- DirectX 8 Benchmarks, Continued
- DirectX 9 Benchmarks, Continued
- Video Benchmarks
- Video Benchmarks, Continued
- Application Benchmarks
- Application Benchmarks, Continued
- Synthetic Benchmarks
- Synthetic Benchmarks, Continued
- Processor Power Consumption
- Integrated Graphics Benchmarks
- Game Benchmarks
- Halo
- Far Cry
- Video Performance
- Networking Benchmarks
- Storage Subsystem Benchmarks
- Conclusion
- A Final Note