SiS chipsets please comment

[pmistry 0]

If you have an SiS chipset based motherboard please comment on model, processor, stability, and how XP runs on it.

[clutch 1]

SOYO P4S Dragon Ultra, uses the SiS 645 chipset and I have a Northwood 1.6a running at 2.4GHz at stock voltage and stock HSF. It runs quite well. I had been debating over getting it or the ASUS (using the i845D chipset) and I probably would have picked up the Intel had the SOYO not been immediately available. But, overall the SOYO/SiS combo has been pretty nice.

[Sampson 0]

Don't know if this will help, but these guys at this message board really mix it up when talking about Sis Via and Intel. You might want to read their comments: http://bbs.pcstats.com/intelzone/

[Palos 0]

clutch, why u saying "quite well" ? Im still confused whether to get a Gigabyte 8SRX or an ASUS P4B266 (or P4S333/533). The Gigabyte has a very cool feature, which locks the AGP/PCI bus speeds when u overclock the FSB....

[JP- 0]

Thats really a feature of intel chipsets rather than the board, as far as i know the abit and epox ones also do this.

 

btw had fun playing cs with ya palos ill pop in again sometime

[clutch 1]

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clutch, why u saying "quite well" ? Im still confused whether to get a Gigabyte 8SRX or an ASUS P4B266 (or P4S333/533). The Gigabyte has a very cool feature, which locks the AGP/PCI bus speeds when u overclock the FSB....

I mean "quite well" in that it simply runs really well. Also, I could have sworn that it has the same AGP/PCI bus lock feature as well, but I haven't been in the BIOS in a while (no need to).

[Palos 0]

Carbine, that is a feature of the BIOS, not of the Intel chipset. Look at the Epox 4BDA (i845D) and the Gigabyte 8SRX (SIS645)...both have it, but different chipsets.

 

C$ rulz

[sapiens74 0]

You could look at the decision by INtel to let SIS make p4 chipsets legally and not VIa as a sign of their confidence they can make a great alternative for the P4