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From: "Holzrichter, Bruce" <bruce.holzrichter@monster.com>
To: "'Alan Cox'" <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>, igor.mozetic@uni-mb.si
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Subject: RE: i845 anybody?
Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2001 16:46:44 -0400 
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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.

A third option, though I am not aware of the status of current kernel
support for it, is VIA's P4X266 chipset.  Pentium 4 with DDR.  You get some
bandwith with it, and the P4 needs bandwith.  

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

IMHO, I would go with the Athlon/DDR over the Low end P4 with SDRAM
everyday. ;o)

Good luck though.

Bruce H.


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