dbal

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From Anand's today's review of the new P4:
"Currently, the vast majority of i850 chipsets work just fine at a 133MHz FSB frequency but definitely not all. From this point on however, all Pentium 4 processors will be using the 133MHz FSB. What are end users to do? If you have a recent i850 board then chances are it already works fine at the 133MHz FSB, but in order to meet Intel's validation requirements a new chipset with official support for the FSB had to be produced - the i850E. The i850E is no different from the i850 from a feature standpoint other than its official support for the 133MHz quad-pumped FSB. Electrically, it's nearly identical to the i850 with minor modifications to ensure that it will fully pass Intel's validation specifications at the increased FSB frequency. " plus
The 'B' suffix indicates that the CPU uses the 133MHz FSB and from this point on you'll only see 133MHz FSB processors available in higher clock speed bins. The specifications of these processors are identical to all of the other 0.13-micron Northwood based CPUs.?

My guessing after all these? A simple bios update would allow to the ABIT and my P4T-E full recognition of the chip since there is no other limiting factor at all....:D Not even marketing reasons to avoid that since our boards will stop being produced soon (the P4T533 is already out). I can't wait! :)