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Battle of the i845 Titans; MSI -vs- Soyo -vs- Gigabyte

Author: Cameron Johnson SUMMARY: What happens when you take motherboards from MSI, Soyo and Gigabyte and mix them with an unlocked Pentium4 processor? How about some test results that will knock your socks off! Come join Cameron "Sov" Johnson as he takes a look at a trio of i845 based boards from these companies in a Battle of the i845 Titans. Let's see which will be the last one standing.
Editor: Cameron Wilmot
Category: Motherboards
Published: 1st May 2002

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Specification - MSI 845 Ultra ARU

- CPU
Supports Intel Pentium 4 1.4GHz ~ 2GHz Socket 478 CPU Willamette
Supports Intel Pentium 4 2.0GHz ~ 2.4GHz+ Socket 478 Northwood

- Chipset
Intel i845D AGPset
i82845D MCH
i82801BA ICH2
Intel Hub Architecture Interconnect at 266MB/s

- Bus Frequency
100MHz Internal
400MHz External
Netburst Micro Architecture

- Expansion Slots
1 AGP 4x (1.5v only)
5 PCI
1 CNR

- Expansion Ports
1 PS2 Keyboard Port
1 PS2 Mouse Port
4 USB 1.1 Ports (2 rear accessible, 2 via expansion bracket)
4 USB 2.0 ports (4 via expansion bracket)
2 Serial Ports
1 Parallel Port
3 Audio Ports
1 Game Port

- Special Features
BIOS overclocking control of FSB, multiplier, Vcore and VIO
Promise ATA-133 RAID Controller
NEC USB2.0 Controller


Specifications - Gigabyte GA-8IRXP

- CPU
Supports Intel Pentium 4 1.4GHz ~ 2GHz Socket 478 CPU Willamette
Supports Intel Pentium 4 2.0GHz ~ 2.4GHz+ Socket 478 Northwood

- Chipset
Intel i845D AGPset
i82845D MCH
i82801BA ICH2
Intel Hub Architecture Interconnect at 266MB/s

- Bus Frequency
100MHz Internal
400MHz External
Netburst Micro Architecture

- Expansion Slots
1 AGP 4x (1.5v only)
6 PCI
1 CNR

- Expansion Ports
1 PS2 Keyboard Port
1 PS2 Mouse Port
4 USB 1.1 Ports (2 rear accessible, 2 via expansion bracket)
4 USB 2.0 Ports (4 via expansion bracket)
2 Serial Ports
1 Parallel Port
3 Audio Ports
1 Game Port
1 SPDIF/Optical Out

- Special Features
BIOS overclocking control of FSB, multiplier, Vcore and VIO, Vagp
Promise ATA-133 RAID Controller
Onboard Creative SoundBlaster PCI128 Chip
NEC USB2.0 Controller


Specifications - Soyo P4I Fire Dragon

- CPU
Supports Intel Pentium 4 1.4GHz ~ 2GHz Socket 478 CPU Willamette
Supports Intel Pentium 4 2.0GHz ~ 2.4GHz+ Socket 478 Northwood

- Chipset
Intel i845D AGPset
i82845D MCH
i82801BA ICH2
Intel Hub Architecture Interconnect at 266MB/s

- Bus Frequency
100MHz Internal
400MHz External
Netburst Micro Architecture

- Expansion Slots
1 AGP 4x (1.5v only)
6 PCI
1 CNR

- Expansion Ports
1 PS2 Keyboard Port
1 PS2 Mouse Port
4 USB 1.1 Ports (2 rear accessible, 2 via expansion bracket)
2 Firewire Connectors (1 Internal, 1 on EZ Box)
2 Serial Ports
1 Parallel Port
3 Audio Ports
1 Game Port
1 SPDIF/Optical Out module

- Special Features
BIOS overclocking control of FSB, multiplier, Vcore and VIO, Vagp
Highpoint ATA-133 RAID Controller
Texas Instruments Firewire Controller
C-Media 8738 6ch Audio Controller.



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