SUMMARY: We've got two very capable Pentium 4 based chipsets under the spotlight today from Intel based on DFI's new line of LANPARTY "B" motherboards for the enthusiast. We compare the more expensive Canterwood to the cut-down Springdale chipset but tweaked up by DFI. The results may surprise!
Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor with Hyper-Threading Technology - 800MHz/533MHz system data bus Intel® Pentium® 4 Northwood processor - 533MHz/400MHz system data bus Intel® Celeron® Northwood processor - 400MHz system data bus
Four 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets Supports dual channel (128-bit wide) memory interface Supports up to 4GB system memory Synchronous operation with processor system bus - PC2100/PC2700/PC3200 (DDR266/DDR333/DDR400) with 800MHz FSB CPU. DDR333 will run at 320MHz memory frequency when used with 800MHz FSB CPU. - PC2100/PC2700 (DDR266/DDR333) with 533MHz FSB CPU - PC2100 (DDR266) with 400MHz FSB CPU Supports non-ECC (x64) DIMM using 128Mb, 256Mb or 512Mb Supports unbuffered DIMMs
BIOS
Award BIOS, Windows® 98SE/2000/ME/XP Plug and Play compatible Genie BIOS provides: - CPU/DRAM overclocking - AGP/PCI/SATA overclocking - CPU/DIMM/AGP overvoltage Flash EPROM for easy BIOS upgrades 4Mbit flash memory CMOS Reloaded Super Patch
Audio
C-Media CMI9739a 6-channel codec 20-bit stereo full-duplex codec with independent variable sampling rate High quality differential CD input True stereo line level outputs S/PDIF-in/out interface
LAN
Realtek RTL8110S Gigabit LAN PCI controller Full duplex support at both 10, 100 and 1000 Mbps
SATA IDE WITH RAID
Silicon Image Sil3112A PCI to Serial ATA controller Supports two SATA (Serial ATA) interfaces which are compliant with SATA 1.0 specification (1.5Gbps interface) Supports RAID 0 and RAID 1
IEEE 1394 (Firewire)
VIA VT6306 PCI 1394 integrated host controller Supports three 100/200/400 Mb/sec ports
AGP
Supports 1.5V AGP 8x (2.13GB/sec.) and AGP 4x(1066MB/sec.) for 3D graphics applications (AGP 2x and 3.3V AGP card are not supported) Supports AGP 3.0 and AGP 2.0 spec.
Rear Panel I/O Ports
1 PS/2 mouse port 1 PS/2 keyboard port 1 DB-9 serial port 1 DB-25 parallel port 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports 1 1394 port 1 RJ45 LAN port 2 S/PDIF RCA jacks (S/PDIF-in and S/PDIF-out) 3 audio jacks: line-out, line-in and mic-in 2 audio jacks for center/bass and rear out
I/O Connectors
2 connectors for 4 additional external USB 2.0/1.1 ports 2 connectors for 2 external IEEE 1394 ports 1 front audio connector for external line-out and mic-in jacks 1 connector for an external game/MIDI port 2 internal audio connectors (CD-in and AUX-in) 1 S/PDIF connector for optical cable connection 1 connector for IrDA interface 4 Serial ATA connectors 2 IDE connectors 1 floppy connector 2 ATX power connectors (20-pin and 4-pin 12V) 1 Wake-On-LAN connector 1 opened chassis alarm connector CPU fan, chassis fan and 2nd fan connectors 4 diagnostic LEDs 1 diagnostic LED connector for external 4 diagnostic LEDs display EZ touch switches (power switch and reset switch)
Expansion Slots
1 AGP slot 5 PCI slots
Specifications of DFI LANPARTY Pro 875B
CPU
Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor with Hyper-Threading Technology - 800MHz/533MHz system data bus Intel® Pentium® 4 Northwood processor - 533MHz/400MHz system data bus Intel® Celeron® Northwood processor - 400MHz system data bus
Supports dual channel (128-bit wide) memory interface - Each channel supports 2 DIMM sockets Supports up to 4GB system memory Supports Dynamic mode to optimize system performance Synchronous operation with processor system bus - PC2100/PC2700/PC3200 (DDR266/DDR333/DDR400) with 800MHz FSB CPU (supports PAT mode). DDR333 will run at 320MHz memory frequency when used with 800MHz FSB CPU. - PC2100/PC2700 (DDR266/DDR333) with 533MHz FSB CPU - PC2100 (DDR266) with 400MHz FSB CPU Supports ECC/non-ECC DIMMs Supports unbuffered DIMMs
BIOS
Award BIOS, Windows® 98SE/2000/ME/XP Plug and Play compatible Genie BIOS provides: - CPU/DRAM overclocking in 1MHz stepping - AGP/PCI/SATA overclocking - CPU/DIMM/AGP overvoltage 4Mbit flash memory CMOS Reloaded
Audio
20-bit stereo full-duplex codec with independent variable sampling rate High quality differential CD input True stereo line level outputs S/PDIF-in/out interface 6-channel audio output
LAN
Uses 82547EI Gigabit LAN CSA interface Full duplex support at both 10, 100 and 1000 Mbps
Supports two SATA (Serial ATA) interfaces which are compliant with SATA 1.0 specification (1.5Gbps interface) Supports RAID 0 and RAID 1
AGP
Supports 1.5V AGP 8x (2.13GB/sec.) and AGP 4x (1066MB/sec.) for 3D graphics applications (AGP 2x and 3.3V AGP card are not supported) Supports AGP 3.0 and AGP 2.0 spec.
Rear Panel I/O Ports
4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports 1 RJ45 LAN port 1 DB-9 serial port 1 DB-25 parallel port 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port 2 RCA jacks for S/PDIF-in and S/PDIF-out 2 audio jacks for center/bass and rear out 3 audio jacks: line-out, line-in and mic-in
I/O Connectors 2 connectors for 4 additional external USB 2.0/1.1 ports 1 front audio connector for external line-out and mic-in jacks 1 connector for an external game/MIDI port 2 internal audio connectors (CD-in and AUX-in) 1 S/PDIF-in/out connector for optical cable connection 1 connector for IrDA interface 2 RAID IDE connectors 2 Serial ATA connectors 2 IDE connectors 1 floppy connector 2 ATX power supply connectors 1 Wake-On-LAN connector 4 fan connectors for CPU fan, chassis fan, second fan and chip fan 1 diagnostic LED connector for external 4 diagnostic LEDs display EZ touch switches (power switch and reset switch)
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