What's the best MoBo that has the SiS 655 Chipset??

[Montano]

Either out now or will be out soon......

 

[Murrelet]

Looks as if the MSI 6370 655 Max-FISR SiS 655 at www.atacom.com, first listing I've seen, eagerly waiting for it to arrive up here, dealer says within two weeks :-(

 

[dmhinz]

I have the Gigabyte SQ800 and I think it's great - traded in my 8INXP and couldn't be happier - especially since it was $150 cheaper and doesn't cause problems w/ my 9700 Pro the way E7205 did...

-D

 

[Montano]

The MSI board at atacom.com does not mention Hyperthread support?? Is it the old stepping??

 

[LotharJade]

Does anyone know where to get the Gigabyte SQ800 ULTRA and not the ULTRA 2? It has a nice mix of options between the plain Gigabyte SQ800 and the Gigabyte SQ800 ULTRA2.
Second, has anyone seen the MSI 655 MAX anywhere but ATACOM? They want to charge me $55 for second day FedEx shipping to here in Alaska and it shouldn't cost that much unless they are putting lead weights in. :disgust: DOESN'T ANYONE USE USPS DOWN THERE? BAH!!!

Tip: You don't know hell till you try to get something shipped and the cheap way is twice the price of what is being shipped!!!

 

[IamG]

Knoweldge micro has MSI 655 MAX-LS for $119.03

They also have the uber model for $ 181.13. ATACOM is trying to rip ppl off.

http://www.knowledgemicro.com/searchcat.php?categry=&s=msi+655+max&Go+Search!.x=16&Go+Search!.y=14

Also... This is A0 stepping. Doesn't support HT

 

[Dicko]

i recently bought the 8sq800ultra and could not be happier with it good mix of options and at this stage very stable good price too under $300.00 AUD about $175.00 USD

 

[LotharJade]

Dicko, where did you get the 8sq800 ultra?

 

[Dicko]

lotharjade
through a company in F.N.Q. via a company in BRISBANE australia (synnex)Text

 

[Montano]

Does anyone have the "B" stepping version??

 

[caboob]

From a recent review at GamePC.com, I understood that all retail boards are B0 stepping which support HT and that the A0 stepping were enginnering samples. I am inclined to believe what was said since the guy running the site is a reseller himself.

 

[Montano]

This was copied from the knowledgemicro link IamG posted: Specifications
MFG-PART#: MS-6730-010 (655MAX-FISR)
CPU: P4(SOCKET 478) UP TO 2.8GHZ AND HIGHER; 400/533 MHZ FSB
CHIPSET: SIS 655/963 **SIS655 A0 CHIPSET: CAN'T SUPPORT HT CPU**
MEMORY: FOUR DIMMS FOR UNBUFFERED DDR400/333/266 UP TO 4GB(DUAL CHANNEL)
IDE: 2*SERIAL ATA PLUS ATA133
RAID: RAID O OR 1; CONNECT UP TO 2 SATA DEVICES AND 1 ATA133 DEVICE
LAN: BROADCOM 5702 GIGABIT LAN
PCI SLOT: 6*PCI
AGP SLOT: 1*AGP(8X OR 4X AT 0.8V OR 4X AT 1.5V)
AUDIO: AC97 INTEGRATED AND 6CH S/W AUDIO CODEC C-MEDIA 9739A; SPDIF OUT
I/O: **6*USB2.0(4*REAR/2*FRONT); IEEE1394**
ATX, RETAIL

*Does the 'Can't support HT CPU**' part make you a believer??

 

[Technonut]

HT is running fine in my SiS 655 A0 SINXP.....

 

[LotharJade]

Yeah, I wouldn't think if they were samples that they would have enough to be able to sell them enmasse. Strange they say they wont run HT? I was holding off till the B stepping version was out due to their note.

TECHNONUT, did you get your A stepping from knowledgemicro?

maybe Ill get the A version then, we will see what my patience will do.

 

[Technonut]

TECHNONUT, did you get your A stepping from knowledgemicro?

No, I purchased it from Newegg. Even though it is a fast board and HT works, I probably will RMA it for a B0 stepping. Gigabyte addressed by the A0/HT issue by: (From Notification included with the SINXP)

Please be noticed the following circumstance when Intel P4 Processor with Hyper-Threading Technology is applied and enabled.

1. Do not support EasyTune 4, @BIOS, Q-Flash, DMI Information Viewer, and Facewizard (Which are value-added software developed by Gigabyte)

2. Do not support S3 (Suspended to RAM)

3. Wake-up from S1 by power button only. Can't wake-up from S1 by keyboard or mouse.

4. Press the Power button for 4 seconds to turn off the computer if under DOS mode or legacy mode (before ACPI or APM mode is initiated)

5. Do not provide detail setting for *Power Management Setup* and setting for *USB legacy support* (In *Integrated Peripherals* section) during BIOS setup.