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Subject: Re: i845 anybody?
To: igor.mozetic@uni-mb.si (Igor Mozetic)
Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2001 21:32:42 +0100 (BST)
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From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
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> Has anybody had any success/problems with i845 based mobo?
> Low-end Pentium IV + a lot of SDRAM seems a good deal at the moment.

i845 doesnt have DDR support, so if you want high memory bandwidth you
might want to look elsewhere.

> Alternatively, I was considering Athlon + VIA 133A, but I have
> noticed a number of reported problems on this list.
> Any comments/suggestions appreciated.

I think its fair to say we understand the VIA chipset problems, then IDE
stuff is dealt with. The athlon optimsation problem is also something with
a known cure.

Alan
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