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Review: DFI LANPARTY 925X-T2

by Tarinder Sandhu on 24 March 2005, 00:00

Tags: DFI (TPE:2397)

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Spec.

DFI 925X-T2 i925X
CPU Support All LGA775 processors
Northbridge Intel i925X 'Alderwood'
Memory Support 4 slots, DDR-II only. 400MHz and 533MHz support at 200MHz FSB. 4GB max, dual-channel
AGP None
PEG16X One slot
Southbridge Intel ICH6/R
Audio Karajan riser card with ALC880 CODEC from ICH6/R - High-definition audio (Azalia)
Audio Connectivity Add-in riser card, coaxial S/PDIF input and output
PCI 3 x 32-bit 33MHz PCI 2.1 slots
PCI Express 3 x X1 slots
IDE 1 ATA133 compliant port from ICH6/R, and another port via a SATA-to-PATA convertor
IDE RAID None
SATA 4 ports from ICH6/R
SATA RAID None
Networking Dual Gigabit Ethernet Controllers. Marvell 88E8001-LKJ PCI-based controller and 88E8053 PCI Express-based controller
USB ICH6/R, 6 x backplane USB2.0, 2 x I/O USB2.0
FireWire 2x FireWire400(1394a) from VT6307 2-port controller
Other I/O PS/2. Serial port via extra bracket

Taken in isolation, the DFI i925X-T2's specifications look impressive. Every board, however, should be judged in relation to other manufacturer's. A lack of secondary RAID is an obvious area where DFI is lacking. ASUS, for example, managed to include FireWire800, additional SATA RAID, and Wireless networking. In comparison, then, the DFI is a touch lightweight on the features front.