Personally I'm headed for the AMD FX-55 because Intel apparently doesn't need high performance customers, but if you have to stay Intel this isn't as bad a solution as it seems on the surface.
| Date: 04/15/04 03:48:55 AM]
Soltek Begins Sales of Mainboards for LGA775 Chip
[04/15/2004 01:48 AM]Soltek Computer started to distribute mainboards for Intel’s next-generation processors in LGA packaging that are due to come in about two months time. In order to get the platform ready by now, Soltek decided to utilize Intel’s i865PE chipset that is originally intended for the company’s current chips in mPGA packaging.
LGA775 microprocessors from Intel are projected to emerge in the second quarter of the year and enable new speed increases along with some feature-set improvements. Previously it was unclear whether LGA775 chips are compatible with existing infrastructure or not. However, Soltek managed to create a mainboard based on slightly outdated last year’s performance-mainstream i865PE chipset compatible with future processors for Socket T – the new infrastructure for Intel’s land grid array microprocessors.
Specifications of the Soltek SL-865Pro-775 mainboard are as follows:
The SL-865Pro-775 mainboard lacks next-generation capabilities like DDR2, PCI Express and other, but packs-in a quite impressive set of RAID controllers in addition to Gigabit Ethernet support.
The novelty does not cost a lot, though, we cannot call this one an inexpensive as it is priced at $155 - $163 in
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