ANyone have experience with SiS650 chipset?

[GT578]

I'm planning on buying a DFI NS35SL as it has integrated audio/video/LAN for a college student. I was wondering if anyone has any experience with the SiS650 chipest.....and how is the video performance?? I guess the number 1 thing is stability......if anyone has any info to share I'd greatly appreciate it. Thanks.

 

[AndyHui]

I've got the ASUS P4S333-VM based on the SiS650.

It's in a machine that I've got for my dad, so I haven't really checked out the video speed for gaming purposes. The onboard video is an SiS315 without the T&L. Make sure that you put the FSB:RAM ratio to 3:5 or 4:5 if you want decent performance.

I am disappointed with the onboard LAN on my board though....it is horrendously slow sometimes, and I can't figure out why.

In terms of overall stability, I haven't had any problems.

Specs of that system here.

 

[GT578]

THanks for the info......its gonna be used for chatting, browsing, and listening to mp3s i guess.......with the budget that I'm on....$600 ....I don't think I can get a decent system for that price...

 

[AndyHui]

If chatting, browsing and MP3s are all you are going to be using the system for, then the 650 chipset based system is perfectly capable.

 

[DACracker]

$600! Hah! That's a fortune! For that much you shouldn't have any problem finding a good motherboard with LAN, audio and video integrated. Then all you need is a processor, RAM, Hard drive, CD-drive, and case. If you are building this computer for college starting in the fall or some later deadline like that, you might consider waiting for the nforce2 boards... i hear tell that they are going to be extremely affordable, especially for allt hey bring a system (I've heard ~100... that leaves plenty for the other extras I mentioned...
email me pug@ucsd.edu if you want any advice on budgeting... I'm a college student and make pc's for my friends on those kinds of budgets...
peace,
david