what's the difference between 845G and 845GL?....what should I get

[mcveigh]

OK i'm leaning more towards an Intel system and I'm doing my research.

I can't seen much of a difference on specs on newegg.

doesanyone know a P4 DDR motherboard with usb2.0/ firewire/ audio?

 

[mechBgon]

There's a good table here to help figure out what's what. I see two big strikes against i845GL:

1) no AGP slot on i845GL motherboards! :Q The onboard graphics are your only option (other than a PCI graphics card, that is).
2) no support for the 533MHz-bus CPUs, only the 400MHz-bus models.

 

[CrazyHelloDeli]

The 845G has support for 400MHZ and 533FSB, and the 845GL only has support for 400MHZ FSB and NO AGP slot. Look here for more detailed comparisons.

As for a a motherboard with USB 2.0, Firewire, and Audio, The Abit IT7 has all three. Its not an 845G chiset though, its 845E.

 

[mcveigh]

Whoa! thanks I really don't want the GL version:Q

 

[CrazyHelloDeli]

The "L" stands for "Light".