To those using Pentium 4 system, the Intel 845 series chipsets should not be an alien to you. The i845E chipset, which has been the most stable and popular choice for Pentium 4 desktop PC, was recently replaced by i845PE. However the only difference is merely the official support for PC2700 DDR.
On the other hand, the latest chipset for Pentium 4 workstation PC is more exciting. The i850 chipset is now replaced by the long awaited E7205 chipset, which offers significant performance gain and many interesting features. Some reviews have shown that E7205 chipset with Dual Channel DDR is as good, if not better than the i850 chipset with expensive Rambus.
E7205 chipset, code name Granite Bay, is now the hottest product in the market and the manufacturers have just shipped out their first batch of boards equipped with E7205. Two of them are Gigabyte GA-8INXP and Asustek P4G8X Deluxe. What is so great about Granite Bay chipset?
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Hardwarezoom
Jan 14, 2003, 07:04 PM
