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Review: Intel D845GEBV2

by David Ross on 12 November 2002, 00:00

Tags: Intel (NASDAQ:INTC)

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Conclusion



I've put this board through the mill here with alto of testing and its coped really well. It has been consistently faster than the Shuttle in every test.

Although the onboard graphics are a disappointment, the quality of the 2D images and text are awful at anything above 1024x768. The much needed increase in core speed has not managed to propel it above the Shuttle for speed or quality.

The onboard graphics are not to be expected to be able to play high end games, but would be suitable for an office situation with up to 64mb of system memory being able to be allocated to it.

Although not an enthusiasts board due to a lack of tweak options, and adjustments I have still been impressed with the overall speed exhibited by this chipset.

The inclusion of DDR333 support has been sorely needed, although many 845 boards include unofficial 333 or even 354 option already.

Highs
Extremely stable and quick for a stock system.
Official DDR333 Support

Lows
Some might desire an an addon card
No BIOS adjustments.

Overall rating: 8/10


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