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DFI NB72-SR Mainboard
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| Mon Dec 31, 2001 | 12:56A| PermaLink |
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Intel introduced their 845 chipset earlier this year in order to accommodate their Pentium 4 with a value segment chip which costs less to produce and eliminating the need of using the expensive RDRAM memory. The South Bridge of the 845, ICH2, is the same as in the high end 850 chip which supports 4 USB 1.1 ports, ATA/100 support, CNR/AMR slots and a 6 channel AC"97 audio along with a LAN interface.
The North Bridge features support for the Pentium 4 processor running at 400MHz Quad Pumped Bus, supports 3GB of memory for PC133 SDRAM or 2GB of PC1600/PC2100 DDR SDRAM along with AGP4X. Note that as Intel positioned the 845 as a value segment, ECC support is not available on the memory controller.
The 845D (DDR) and 845 (PC133) versions offer the same features; both share the same ICH2 hub. The only difference between the 845D (DDR) and the 845 (SDRAM) is the memory controller which features support for DDR SDRAM. For more information on the 845 DDR take a look at our FIC VC15 845 DDR review.
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FULL STORY @
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(http://www.targetpc.com/hardware/motherboards/dfi_nb72/)
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