p4/ddr motherboards, etc.?

[9woof9]

what is known about the new p4/ddr combination? is the chipset i850d the only one? what motherboards are available? are they reliable yet? the only place i have seen anything at all is this weeks best buy ad. i am getting ready to buy my first pc and ive waited to start with the current cutting edge memory - cant hardly wait much longer!

[JadedC36]

The Intel chipset for DDR ram is called the i845D. There are currently 2 other DDR chipsets for the P4, one by VIA, and one by SIS. Most motherboard manufacturer's have a model with the SIS chipset, but the VIA chipset for DDR is hard to find (fear of reprisal by Intel). Asus has just announced a board with the SIS chipset, and one with the i845D. Tom's Hardware has a report on the performance of some of these boards, and is interesting reading.http://www.asus.com.tw/mb/mbindex.htm

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Mike

[This message has been edited by JadedC36 (edited 12-23-2001).]