Intel 845 Chipset Review & Motherboard Roundup: September 2001

The Contenders

The motherboards featured in this roundup were of the Socket-423 and Socket-478 varieties, although Socket-478 boards were much more common.  As we've mentioned before, Socket-478 is the way to go, and there's no reason to consider a Socket-423 solution if you are looking for a good upgrade path for the future.

The motherboards included in this roundup are (in alphabetical order):

ABIT BL7-RAID
ACorp 4S845A
ASUS P4B
Chaintech 9BJAQ
Gigabyte GA-8IDX
Intel D845WN
Intel D845HV
Iwill P4S
MSI 845 Pro2 LE
MSI 845 Pro
QDI PlatiniX 2