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PCChips M847LU SiS 746 + Xabre 200
Motherboard
versus
Nforce2 IGP
Review by Edward Chang, call
sign: Big_E
February 1, 2003
AMD DDR chipset comparison:
| Chipset |
SiS 746 |
Nvidia Nforce2 |
VIA KT333 |
VIA KT400 |
| Northbridge |
SiS 746 |
Nvidia Nforce2 |
VIA KT333CE |
VIA KT400 |
| Southbridge |
SiS 963L |
Nvidia MCP2-T |
VIA VT8235 |
VIA VT8235 |
| FSB clock (MHz) |
100 ~ 166+ |
100 ~ 166+ |
100 ~ 166+ |
400 ~ 166+ |
| Memory clock (MHz) |
200 ~ 400+ |
200 ~ 400+ |
200 ~ 333+ |
200 ~ 400+ |
| Asychronous memory |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| Maximum memory (GB) |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
| Dual-Channel DDR
support |
no |
yes |
no |
no |
| UDMA ATA133 support |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| Integrated graphics |
Xabre 200 |
GeForce4 MX420 |
no |
no |
| Graphics clock speed |
200/200 |
250/166 |
na |
na |
| DX 8.1 shader support |
yes |
no |
na |
na |
| AGP 8X support |
yes |
yes |
no |
yes |
| USB 2.0 support |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
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