Asus P4S800D-E Deluxe & Gigabyte 8S655TX Ultra: SiS 655TX Challenges Intel's Best
by Wesley Fink on December 9, 2003 1:52 PM EST- Posted in
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Basic Features: Asus P4S800D-E vs. Gigabyte 8S655TX Ultra
| Motherboard Specifications | ||
| Asus P4S800D-E | Gigabyte 8S655TX Ultra | |
| CPU Interface | Socket 478 Pentium 4 and Prescott | |
| Chipset | SiS 655TX North Bridge/SiS 964 South Bridge | |
| Bus Speeds | 200 to 300MHz (in 1MHz increments) | 200 to 355MHz (in 1MHz increments) |
| PCI/AGP Speeds | FIXED at 66/33. No adjustment, but PCI/AGP does not float |
AUTO, Fixed at 66/33, or fixed at 60-100 in 1Mhz increments |
| Available CPU Ratios | Not available with Standard Intel Processors | Not available with Standard Intel Processors |
| Core Voltage | Normal, +0.1V | 0.8375 - 1.6 in 0.0125V increments |
| DRAM Voltage | Normal, 2.55V to 2.85V in 0.1V increments | Normal, +0.1V |
| AGP Voltage | 1.5V to 1.8V in 0.1V increments | |
| Memory Slots | Four 184-pin DDR DIMM Slots Dual-Channel Configuration Regular Unbuffered Memory to 4GB Total |
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| Expansion Slots | 1 AGP 8X Slot 5 PCI Slots, WiFi Slot |
1 AGP 8X Slot 5 PCI Slots |
| Onboard Serial ATA/RAID | SiS 964 (2 Drives, 0, 1) SiS 180 (2 Drives, 0, 1, 0+1) |
SiS 964 (2 Drives, 0, 1) |
| Onboard IDE/RAID | SiS 964 (4 drives ATA133) SiS 180 (2 drives, 0, 1, 0+1) |
SiS 964 (4 drives ATA133) GigaRaid (4 drives, 0, 1, 0+1) |
| Onboard USB 2.0/IEEE-1394 | 8 USB 2.0 ports by 964 2 1394a FireWire ports |
8 USB 2.0 ports by 964 2 1394a FireWire ports by VIA VT6307 |
| Onboard LAN | Marvell Gigabit LAN | Realtek Gigabit LAN |
| Onboard Audio | ADI AD1888 SoundMax 6-Channel with SPDIF | Realtek ALC658 codec AC '97 2.3 6-Channel with UAJ |
| BIOS Revision | 1001.023 Beta | Pre-Release 655TX.M3 |
With both the Gigabyte 8S655TX Ultra and Asus P4S800D-E based on the same North Bridge/South Bridge combination, there are many common features provided by the chipset.
The 655TX North Bridge provides the Dual-Channel memory controller with support for up to 4GB of DDR400 memory. Support for 8X/4X AGP is also provided by the 655TX.
The Introduction of the 964 South Bridge with the most recent SiS chipsets has allowed motherboards based on the SiS chipset finally to compete on features with the best from Intel. The 964 allows both the Asus and Gigabyte to offer 8 USB 2.0 ports, dual ATA133 IDE, Serial ATA with the option for RAID 0 and 1, and 6-channel audio.
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bigtoe33 - Tuesday, December 9, 2003 - link
#1The board actually supports 128bit or dual 64bit mode from what i remember looking at the bios.
dvinnen - Tuesday, December 9, 2003 - link
errrr, #2, lay off the weed.valnar - Tuesday, December 9, 2003 - link
Everybody has to remember that SiS is only marginally better than VIA in compatibility, and several degrees less than any Intel modern chipset..
This makes SiS an excellent option for AMD based motherboards, but why on Earth would you pair an Intel processor with anything other than an Intel chipset? The whole point of paying the $$ for an Intel CPU is the benefit of getting to use their chipset. Works with everything, always.
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That's worth the extra $20.
FishTankX - Tuesday, December 9, 2003 - link
Did I miss something? IN the conclusion it said it packs dual channel 128 bit DDR?