Feature Comparison Table

Summary

DIMM slots/stable
PCI/CNR
FSB Speed Adjustment
Voltage Tweaking
Overclocking Results
RAID Controller
FireWire/USB 2.0 Controller
Audio
LAN
CPU
AGP
DRAM
Maximum FSB w/ Max DIMMs
ABIT BD7-RAID
2/2
6/1
100 - 250
Y
N
Y
127
HPT372 (0,1,0+1)
N/N
ALC200
N
AOpen AX4B Pro
3/3
5/1
100 - 248
Y
N
N
133
N
N/N
AD1885
N
Chaintech 9BJD0
2/2
5/1
100 - 132
N
N
N
132
N
N/N
CMI8738
N
DFI NB70-SC
2/2
5/1
100 - 132
N
N
N
132
N
N/N
ALC201
N
ECS P4IBAD
2/2
6/1
100 - 130*
Y
N
N
130
N
N/N
ALC201A
N
FIC VC15
3/3
6/1
100 - 200*
N
N
N
130
N
N/N
ALC201
RTL8100L
Gigabyte P4 Titan DDR
3/3
6/1
100 - 200
Y
Y
Y
130
Promise (0,1)
N/Y
CT5880
i82562ET
Intel D845BG
2/2
6/1
100
N
N
N
100
N
N/Y**
AD1885
N
Luckystar P4A845D
2/2
5/1
100 - 130*
N
N
N
127
N
N/N
AD1885
N
MSI 845 Ultra
3/3
5/1
100 - 200
Y
Y
Y
140
Promise (0,1)
N/Y
CMI8738
N
Soltek SL-85DR-C
2/2
6/1
100 - 255
Y
N
N
125
N
N/N
ALC201A
N
Soyo P4I Fire Dragon
2/2
6/0
100 - 255
Y
Y
Y
125
HPT372 (0,1,0+1)
Y/N
CMI8738
i82562ET


Note: FSB frequencies not offered in 1MHz increments when a * is present. **USB 2.0 support is offered on the Intel D850BG but not on the model we received; the same is true for network support.

The one thing that is instantly noticeable about these first boards is that not a single one of them can compare to the first generation of 845 motherboards in terms of maximum FSB attained with all DRAM banks populated. We may see that change in the future as boards mature even more, but for now it's not a reality.

IDE RAID Performance Final Words
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