**Update #2 supports hyperthreading & 3.06GHz chips! ** Anyone know Intel's release date for 845GE/845PE chipsets?

[lookin4dlz]

Supposed to be in October, but when?? Thanks!

 

[lookin4dlz]

Intel chipset launch

Looks like October

 

[jose]

Other than serial ata what do you get ?

Official DDR333 support ?

Regards,
Jose

 

[Sunny129]

WOW...i haven't read anything about these new chipsets, let alone even heard of them. i haven't noticed any press releases in the news at any of the major hardware sites at all. so what are the major differences between these new chipsets and the 845E/G, other than what's already been mentioned here?

 

[First]

Hehe, you guys want individual reviews of these boards?

 

[Sunny129]

Originally posted by: Evan Lieb
Hehe, you guys want individual reviews of these boards?

well, technically these are new chipsets according as labeled so by Intel, even though we know they are just revisions of the 854E/G (just as everybody's talking about a soon-to-be SiS 648DX chipset, which will officially support DDR400). i would like to see at least one review, either the 845PE or 845GE. and unless the 845GE has as profound an effect on the industry as the 845G did well after the release of the 845E, i wouldn't expect a review on it.

whats interesting is that i don't really see much of a difference between the 845G and the 845GE. according to the link posted by lookin4dlz, the 845G only officially supports DDR266, while the GE officially supports DDR333. now for some reason i always thought that the difference between the E and the G was integrated graphics AND official DDR333 support...is this not true? is integrated graphics in fact the only difference between the E and the G, making the G and the GE different?

 

[lookin4dlz]

Evan - quit that! Almost sounds like you've got such a review in the works...

Directron.com already has it for sale! Doesn't say anything about pre-order
Iwill P4GS Socket 478 ATX Mainboard, Intel 845GE Chipset

Some more info:
845GE Overview
845PE Overview

Looks like these new chipsets just have serial ATA and *official* support for DDR333. The 845PE doesn't have the built-in graphics, so we'll save $5 on that board...

 

[DevilsAdvocate]

I thought that the SiS 648DX and P4X400A chipsets were shelved - permanently - in favor of dual channel DDR products.

 

[Sunny129]

Originally posted by: DevilsAdvocate
I thought that the SiS 648DX and P4X400A chipsets were shelved - permanently - in favor of dual channel DDR products.

oh, i dont know...maybe you're right. all i know as that, at one point in time not too long ago, rumors about a SiS 648DX chipset were floating around the forums, indicative of SiS 648 chipset w/ official DDR400 support.

 

[Audiofight]

Here's a new board too:

Iwill mP4G

Iwill mP4GL

Iwill P4GS

Iwill P4G

All 4 boards are based on either the 845G or 845GL chipset. Enjoy. Oh, and pricewatch lists some of these boards for sale already in the $120-150 price range and shipping as of 8/26

 

[Vette73]

Originally posted by: DevilsAdvocate
I thought that the SiS 648DX and P4X400A chipsets were shelved - permanently - in favor of dual channel DDR products.

I think the SiS is pulling back a little, BUT Via's P4X400 is still going strong, at least thats what VIA says. The P4X600 is in the works but there shpould be more P4X400 boards coming.

 

[lookin4dlz]

xbitlabs.com comes through

I knew I was waiting for these chipsets for some reason - upgradeability

i845PE and i845GE are Ready. ASUS Shows the Way

[/quote]Here are the specs of the P4PE:

Supports Socket 478 Pentium 4 / Celeron processors with 400/533MHz FSB with 3.06GHz clock-speed and above;
Can take advantage of the CPUs with the Hyper-Threading technology enabled;
i845PE chipset, including i82845PE MCH and i82801DA ICH4;
3 DIMM slots for up to 2GB of PC2100 or PC2700 (533MHz FSB) / PC2100 or PC2100 (400MHz FSB) DDR SDRAM memory.
6 PCI, including one ASUS BlueMagic slot and 1 AGP 4x slot;
2-channel ATA-100/66/33 integrated controller;
Serial ATA-150/ATA-133 RAID controller from Promise, supporting two Serial ATA ports and one ATA-133 port;
4 USB 2.0 ports;
IEEE1394 controller from Intel?s beloved VIA Technologies. Offers 2 FireWire ports;
10/100/1000Mbit/s Ethernet adapter from Broadcom;
ADI1980 6-channel audio solution with SPDIF support;
Lots of additional functions, including technologies like Power Loss Restart, ASUS JumperFree, ASUS EZ Plug, ASUS POST Reporter, AGP Warning LED, ASUS Q-Fan, as well as brand new additions like CrashFree BIOS, My Logo2 and ASUS EZ Flash;
Overclocking functions, including Vcore, Vmem and Vagp adjusting, C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) technology, FSB settings from 100 to 200MHz with 1MHz step. Allows to set FSBDR dividers and independently clock PCI and AGP busses;
ATX Form Factor. [/quote]