SiS Kicks Off: 10 Motherboards With The 645 Chipset and DDR333
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| Manufacturer | Gigabyte | MSI | Abit | Aopen | Asus |
| Produkt | GA-8SRX | 645 Ultra | SD7-533 | AX45 | P4S333 |
| Chipset | |||||
| Socket | mPGA478 | mPGA478 | mPGA478 | mPGA478 | mPGA478 |
| Clock (CPU/Bus) | 2016,82 / 100,84 | 2002.14 / 100.01 | 2017.96 / 100.90 | 1991.80 / 99.59 | 2000.13 / 100.01 |
| Northbridge | SiS645 | SiS645 | SiS645 | SiS645 | SiS645 |
| Southbridge | SiS961 | SiS961 | SiS961 | SiS961 | SiS961 |
| Northbridge Fan | no | no | no | no | no |
| Form Factor | ATX | ATX | ATX | ATX | ATX |
| Memory | |||||
| Max. RAM | 3072 MB | 3072 MB | 3072 MB | 3072 MB | 3072 MB |
| DIMM Socket | 3, DDR | 3, DDR | 3, DDR | 3, DDR | 3, DDR |
| Memory Type | DDR-SDRAM, unbuffered | DDR-SDRAM, unbuffered | DDR-SDRAM, unbuffered | DDR-SDRAM, unbuffered | DDR-SDRAM, unbuffered |
| ECC-Support | no | no | no | no | no |
| Standard Features | |||||
| Dimensions (LxW) | 30.5 x 22.5 cm | Row 15 - Cell 2 | Row 15 - Cell 3 | 30.5 x 21.8 cm | Row 15 - Cell 5 |
| PCI Slots | 6x 32 Bit | 5x 32 Bit | 5x 32 Bit | 6x 32 Bit | 6x 32 Bit |
| AGP | 4x | 4x | 4x | 4x | 4x |
| AGP Clip | yes | yes | no | no | no |
| ACR / AMR / CNR | no / no / yes | no / no / yes | no / no / no | no / no / yes | yes / no / no |
| Parallel Ports | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Serial Ports | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1+1 |
| USB internal/external | 2/2 | 4/2 | 2/4 | 4/2 | 4/2 |
| Fan Headers | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| IDE Controller | 2x UltraATA 100 | 2x UltraATA 100 | 2x UltraATA 100 | 2x UltraATA 100 | 2x UltraATA 100 |
| Additional Components | |||||
| Piezo Loudspeaker OnBoard | no | no | no | yes | no |
| Wake on LAN (WOL) | no | yes | no | yes | no |
| Wake on Modem (WOM) | no | yes | no | yes | no |
| IrDA-Port | yes | yes | no | yes | yes |
| Case Sensor | no | no | no | no | no |
| Temperature Monitoring | CPU, System | CPU, System | CPU, System | CPU, System | CPU, System |
| Fan Status Monitoring | CPU, System | CPU, System | CPU, System | CPU, Power, Chassis | CPU, System |
| Network Controller | no | no | no | Realtek RTL8100BL | no |
| IDE RAID Controller | no | no | no | no | no |
| Firewire-Controller | no | no | no | no | no |
| SCSI-Controller | no | no | no | no | no |
| Sound System | |||||
| Type | PCI | AC97 | PCI | AC97 | PCI |
| Manufacturer / Chip | Creative CT-5880 | Avance Logic AL201A | C-Media CMI8738 | Avance Logic AL201A | C-Media CMI8738 |
| Interfaces (Int/Ext) | 2/3 | 3/3 | 3/3 | 2/3 | 2/3 |
| External Line (Out/In/Mic) | 1/1/1 | 1/1/1 | 1/1/1 | 1/1/1 | 1/1/1 |
| Internal Line (Out/In/CD) | 0/SPDIF/1 | 1/1/1 | 6-Ch /1/1 | 0/1/1 | 0/1/1 |
| Setup | |||||
| CPU Configuration | BIOS | BIOS | BIOS | BIOS | BIOS or DIP |
| Optional Multipliers | auto, 8 - 23 | auto, 8.0 - 24.0 | 8 - 23 / 1 | auto, 8 - 23 / 1 | auto, 8 - 23 / 1 |
| FSB Range / Increments | 100 - 133 / 1 | 100 - 200 / 1 | 100 - 165 / 1 | 100 - 133 / 1 | 100 - 166 / 1 |
| Voltage | |||||
| Vcore Range / Increment | 1.100 - 1.850 / 0.025 | 1.100 - 1.850 / 0.025 | 1.100 - 2.200 / 0.025 | n/a | 1.100 - 1.850 / 0.025 |
| Vram / Increment | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Vchipset / Increment | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Board and BIOS Details | |||||
| Bios | Award | AMI | Award | Award | Award |
| Version | F8 | 1.3 | 6x | 1.03e | 1005 |
| Date | March 15, 2002 | Dec 6, 2001 | Jan 3, 2002 | Dec 20, 2002 | Mar 14, 2002 |
| Motherboard Revision | Row 55 - Cell 1 | 1 | Row 55 - Cell 3 | Row 55 - Cell 4 | ? |
| Boot Devices | Floppy, LS120, SCSI, CD, HD 0-3, ZIP100, LAN | Floppy, LS120, SCSI, CD, HD 0-3, ZIP100, LAN | Row 56 - Cell 3 | Floppy, LS120, SCSI, CD, HD 0-3, ZIP100, LAN, USB-FDD, USB-ZIP | Floppy, LS120, SCSI, CD, HD 0-3, ZIP100, LAN, USB-FDD, USB-ZIP |
| Manual Interrupt Assignment | no | yes | yes | no | yes |
| Special Features | DualBIOS | Row 58 - Cell 2 | Row 58 - Cell 3 | Row 58 - Cell 4 | Row 58 - Cell 5 |
| Clock Generator | ICS 952004AF | ICS 952001AS | ICS 952001AF | ICS 952001AS | ICS 952001AF |
| Other | |||||
| Layout Issues | none | see evaluation | see evaluation | see evaluation | see evaluation |
| Shipment / Utilities | |||||
| Manual / Quality | yes, excellent | yes, excellent | yes, excellent | yes, excellent | yes, excellent |
| Languages | English | English | English | English | English |
| Quick Setup Guide | yes | no | no | yes | yes |
| Cable | 1x IDE-80, 1x Floppy | 1x IDE-80, 1x Floppy | 1x IDE-80, 1x Floppy | 1x IDE-80, 1x Floppy | 1x IDE-80, 1x Floppy |
| USB Adapter | yes, 2 extra Ports | yes | no | no | yes |
| Software | EasyTune III | Row 68 - Cell 2 | Row 68 - Cell 3 | Row 68 - Cell 4 | Row 68 - Cell 5 |
| Miscellaneous | Row 69 - Cell 1 | Problem with Kingmax | Row 69 - Cell 3 | Norton Anti Virus 2001 | Row 69 - Cell 5 |
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