815E vs. 815EP??

[Techno]

Hi,

I am kind of out of the Intel loop. Whats the difference between the 815E chipset and the 815EP chipset?? What one is better/faster??

Thank you

 

[Trashman]

"E" = onboard video "EP" = no onboard video.......I believe that is the only difference between the 2.

 

[CraigRT]

There are a few differences. they perform very similar though.
the EP does not have support for PPGA Celerons as well. and no on board video, altho onboard sound is optional. I just picked up an Asus CUSL2-C on the i815EP and I love this board! so far very stable and not too many hassles either.
I'd recommend one of the new i815 solutions they seem to be quite good!

 

[AndyHui]

There is NO difference in speed or performance. The only difference lies in the lack of onboard i752 video.

Whether or not a motherboard supports the PPGA processors is entirely up to the manufacturer to implement, and has nothing to do with the chipset.