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Which motherboard?

Oct 19, 2004 11:51AM PDT

I am about to upgrade everything in my pc so I need this question answered. What is the difference between intel's 865PE chipset and the 85P chipset? Which is the newer or more advanced one. Please reply.

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Re: Which motherboard?
Oct 19, 2004 2:22PM PDT

Why Intel? Why not go for an Athlon 64 instead? Imo it doesn't make sense to buy a 32 bit processor now, unless it is very low priced.

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Re: Which motherboard?/do you mean
Oct 20, 2004 10:24AM PDT

865 and 875 Intel series? I recall something about the 875 including what is called PAT technology which is supposed to provide a small performance gain. Some MB manufacturers such as ASUS, are said to have unlocked it in some of their 865s. I believe Intel calls the 875 their "Canterwood" and the 865 the "Springdale". I've read there is little performance difference, however. Some say the 865s are a better value. Most will now support the Intel Prescott CPUs.