ATI 9100 IGP PRO Reference Board: Basic Features
| ATI RS350 Reference Motherboard Specifications | |
| CPU Interface | Socket 478 |
| Chipset | 9100 IGP PRO/IXP320 |
| Bus Speeds | 800, 533, 400 (by CPU), Not Adjustable |
| Memory Speeds | Synchronous, 100,133,166,200 |
| Video | Integrated 9100 IGP PRO or AGP 8X |
| Video Frame Buffer | 32MB, 64MB, or 128MB |
| AGP Aperture | 32MB, 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1GB, 2GB, None |
| Display Options | CRT, CLD, DFP, or TV 2 devices may be driven in combination |
| TV Standards | NTSC, PAL, PAL-M, PAL-60, NTSC-JAP, PAL-CN, PAL-N, SCART-RGB |
| PCI/AGP Speeds | 66/33 |
| Core Voltage | None available on Reference Board |
| DRAM Voltage | None available on Reference Board |
| AGP Voltage | None available on Reference Board |
| Memory Slots | Four 184-pin DDR DIMM Slots Dual-Channel Configuration Regular Unbuffered Memory to 4GB Total |
| Expansion Slots | 1 AGP 8X Slot 5 PCI Slots |
| Onboard Serial ATA/RAID | 2 Drives by IXP320 SATA RAID 0,1 |
| Onboard IDE | Two Standard ATA133/100/66 (4 drives) Up to 3 ATA (6 drives) can be Supported |
| Onboard USB 2.0/IEEE-1394 | 8 USB 2.0 ports supported by IXP320 2 by VIA6306 (Additional Chip Option) |
| Onboard LAN | 10/100 Ethernet by IXP320 |
| Onboard Modem | v.90 Modem |
| Onboard Audio | AC '97 2.3 6-Channel supported by IXP320 Audio codec |
| BIOS Revision | Reference Board (4/21/04) |
Reference Boards are quite different from the production boards that will ship with the Reference Board chipset. While certain component arrangements may be retained from a Reference Board, we are evaluating a board designed for testing and qualification, and generally not for production. They are also normally designed to be tested on the bench, out of any case.
With 2 SATA Ports, 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports, Dual-Channel Memory support, ATA133 IDE, 10/100 Ethernet-v.90 Modem, and the higher level 6-channel 2.3 AC'97 coded support, the ATI 9100 IGP PRO with IXP320 Southbridge compares favorably in features with Intel 865/875, SiS 655TX, or VIA PT880. There is no Firewire on the chipset, so Firewire must be added with an additional chip or a PCI Firewire card. Our Reference Board had Firewire Ports added with a VIA Firewire chip.
The 9100 IGP PRO does support SATA RAID capabilities. The IXP 320 southbridge on the Reference Board supports 2 SATA drives, while an optional IXP 400 southbridge will support up to 4 SATA drives. IXP 400 is aimed more at manufacturers who would use the RS350 in a high-end motherboard. Designers of high-end 9100 IGP PRO boards can also add additional drive support and RAID capabilities with additional chips.
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Cygni - Monday, May 3, 2004 - link
"Who that comes to this site give a flying f*ck about integrated graphics""where are the x800 bencharks?? that's what we care about."
"Stop with these goddamn AT sponsor suckup/teaser "ref board" reviews."
First, where the heck did all of these MUTANTS come from? This is AT. Not eXtremeTechOmgFPSAWesome.org.
Second, x800 is under NDA until its launched, for the love of god. Anandtech CANT say anything about it.
Third, LOTS of Anandtech users care about Integrated Graphics. ALOT of the people who come to Anandtech system build for money/pleasure. Just go to the Forums and find out. This is an IT Tech site, NOT a "Gamers Only" site. Hence the server storys, etc.
Finally, I for one enjoy the fact that Anandtech tests boards that most other sites dont have BEFORE they are on the shelf. Anandtech ALSO tests AFTER they are on the shelf to compare. Why WOULDNT they test the board they get sent, to let everyone know? And I like the way you imply that AnandTech only gets pre-release boards because they are sponsored by the company and want a favorable review. You certainly havent been coming here long if you think that.
Myrandex - Monday, May 3, 2004 - link
also, what is up with the constant testing of bank interleave set to disabled, doesn't it help memory performance?Myrandex - Monday, May 3, 2004 - link
allisolm good job on the empty post. But otherwise, in the article, it is stated that the chipset just supports SATA ports, but in the chipset diagram, it shows RAID 0 and 1 supported. Any clue as to which is right? Also, it is always good to see integrated graphics performance, especially for the reason that many moderately proced laptop haves integrated graphics (not my A64 rad 9600, but still), and it is good to see them approach playable levels.Jason
Pumpkinierre - Monday, May 3, 2004 - link
Its hard ro understand how you can 'optimise' for a different x86 cpu (nf3 and nVidia Gpus optimisation is a different story) unless they are taking advantage of some of the extra 'secret' X86-64 registers on the Prescott.Bozo Galora - Monday, May 3, 2004 - link
Stop with these goddamn AT sponsor suckup/teaser "ref board" reviews.
If it aint final - dont look at it.
All this crap is obsolete now anyway in just a few months.
Give me a break.
Talk about a white elephant.
AtaStrumf - Monday, May 3, 2004 - link
It was your imagination! It's supposed to come out tomorrow May 4th or on Wednesday May 5th.As for IGP tests: Why the hell not test them? If you dont like it just skip it bitch! I know I was quite interested in the results and I'm sure so were many others.
Nice to see ATi finaly come out with a good chipset (cross your fingers for OC-ing being as good as they say), so that the two GPU giants have now fairly devided the two top CPU manufacturers.
araczynski - Monday, May 3, 2004 - link
All i'm saying is it must be a slow day in the news department :)i understand the interest, which i have as well, but in all honesty, anyone concerned about playing games, won't get a system with an IG, and anyone that does, will be disappointed no matter what IG is in there. Whether they get 19FPS or 21FPS, they're not going to be happy.
anyway, where's the x800 stuff? wasn't that supposed to come out first of may? or was that my imagination again.
DAPUNISHER - Monday, May 3, 2004 - link
There's a typo on the IGP test config page, it states ATi 865G where it should read Intel.BTW, I'm always very interested in IGP reviews as white box builder a good 80% of my biz is budget IGP systems.
IMHO though, IGP with a $150+ CPU does not equate budget and Celerons won't find a place in my builds unless intel decides to make them more competitive in the sub $100 market vs AMD.
Now, the last thing to answer is wether ATi finally got the overclocking right ;)
allisolm - Monday, May 3, 2004 - link
NullSubroutine - Monday, May 3, 2004 - link
Unlike all these other guys, I do care about Intergrated Graphics...not because I own one (I got A64), but because many people do. Most everyday people buy systems from OEMs like Dell, who sell alot of systems with IGs.Alot of first time users buy systems that are cheap, and sometimes suck. It is nice to see that if someone wants to build a cheap system they can still play any older DX7 games at reasonably high fps and newer DX8.1/9 games at playable 640x480.