Answering this cry for help Intel released the VX chipset, commonly referred to as the Triton III which can be quite misleading since it is in no way superior to the Triton II when it comes to performance. The 430VX is plagued by the 64MB cacheable memory limit as well as poor performance as a direct cause of a lack of CPU-to-PCI buffers, something unheard of in the 430HX Chipset. However Intel made up for this by equipping the VX chipset with the ability to support SDRAM, a newer, faster type of DRAM as well as adding support for the Unified Memory Architecture, UMA for short. UMA can be thought of as a sort of pre-AGP which allows your video card to share your system memory with the sacrifice of some performance, about a 5% loss overall. Unfortunately with SDRAM and UMA support the 430VX still cannot compete head to head with the HX chipset nor VIA's line of Apollo chipsets, however it still provides excellent performance for the price.
| Intel 82430VX Chipset | ||
| Common Name | Triton III | |
| Chipset Packaging | Number of chips | 3 (82437VX System Controller, 82438VX, 82371SB) |
| Packaging Type | 2 x 208-pin lead QFP; 1 x 100-pin lead QFP | |
| CPU Support | Number of CPUs | 1 |
| AMD CPUs Supported | K5, K6 | |
| Cyrix CPUs Supported | 6x86 (M1), 6x86MX (M2) | |
| Intel CPUs Supported | Pentium, Pentium MMX | |
| Cache | Type | Pipeline Burst Cache |
| Maximum Supported Size | 512KB | |
| Maximum Cacheable DRAM Area | 64MB | |
| Memory | Maximum DRAM Supported | 128MB |
| BEDO DRAM Read Timings (66MHz) | N/A | |
| EDO DRAM Read Timings (66MHz) | 6-2-2-2 | |
| FPM DRAM Read Timings (66MHz) | 6-3-3-3 | |
| SDRAM Read Timings (66MHz) | 7-1-1-1 | |
| Data Path to Memory | 64-bits | |
| ECC Support | No | |
| Hard Disk Controller | Chip | PIIX3 (82371SB Controller) |
| Busmastering Support | Yes | |
| UltraDMA Support | No | |
| Max. Theoretical Transfer Rate | PIO Mode 4/DMA Mode 2 (16.6MB/S) | |
| PCI Interface | Supported PCI Bus Speeds | 25, 30, 33 MHz |
| Concurrent PCI | Yes | |
| Async. PCI Bus Speed | No | |
| PCI Specification | 2.0 (66 MHz max.) | |
| Power Management | PC97 Compliance | No |
| Suspend to Disk | No | |
| HDD Power Down | Yes | |
| Modem Wakeup | No | |
| System Suspend | No | |
| Video | AGP Support | No |
| Unified Memory Architecture | Yes | |
| Peripheral Support | USB Support | Yes |
| Plug and Play Port | Yes | |
| Write Buffers | CPU-to-DRAM | 16 QWords |
| CPU-to-PCI | 5 DWords | |
| PCI-to-DRAM | 18 DWords | |
| Officially Supported Bus Speeds | 50, 55, 60, 66 MHz | |
| Unofficially Achieved Bus Speeds | 68, 75, 83.3 MHz | |
Facebook
Twitter
RSS
6 Comments
View All Comments
vortmax2 - Wednesday, June 25, 2014 - link
The good ole' days when you could put multiple vendor CPUs into the same motherboard. So simple... ReplyPentiumGeek - Thursday, September 1, 2016 - link
This motherboard was on my 1st PC. I was very disappointed when faced with the problem that DIMM and SIMM memory can't work in the same time. I used Pentium 100Mhz CPU on this motherboard :) ReplyAmadeus777999 - Wednesday, May 9, 2018 - link
Got an ASUS P2L97 board yesterday and I'm reading through this while DoomII is benchmarking. Good times. Replyrogerjowett - Sunday, May 17, 2020 - link
Does n e 1 know where I can find a Voltage Regulation Module please Replylucyjohn - Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - link
Although this information is a bit old, it still has relevance as the technology has evolved but, the basics always remain the same. In our times, we were taking help from our seniors and fellow students for our assignment. But now, students are taking custom thesis writing help on the internet. So the basic idea always remains the same it is the innovation and creativity that make the difference.https://thedissertationhelp.co.uk/thesis-helper/ Reply
wadew2122 - Wednesday, May 5, 2021 - link
this is a very old version of the motherboard nowadays this is upgraded and peoples are also developed and students are! they are using the best equpments in their student's life they are playing games on X-box and PS-5. they also use academic services like <a href="https://assignmentshelp.uk/blog/tips-to-improve-re... writing tips</a> Reply