A few days ago MSI released their motherboard based on the SiS645 chipset. I'm kind of liking the layout of this board the modem riser is located at the bottom of the motherboard, and there is an entire PCI slot missing adjacent to the AGP. Quite uncommon to see this but I believe it will start becoming a mainstream feature.
This is a very good read for anyone who wants a little insight into how Rambus works and what the future holds for this memory platform.
I heard from my sources in the East that right now the P4 line of processors is getting to become a very risky business. With the current shortage of available chips the running price for CPUs is changing radically every 10 minutes. Normally this isn't uncommon in the chip industry but the price instability has wholesalers worried.
Compaq is reporting that some Itanium servers are not passing their rigorous server tests. Compaq claims it to be an Intel issue and is working to find a solution. An Intel rep acknowledges the issue and claims it is not related to the chip.
Sorry for the lack of news postings it would seem that when Comdex comes to town the tech sector takes a week off. There will be plenty to report afterwards I'm sure.
VIAHardware has day 2 posted of their Comdex experience. As always plenty of photos and this time the DDR version of the i845 makes an appearance.
Once again Ninjalane was unable to attend Comdex though from what I've been hearing attendance is down from previous years. I have made a short list of sites that have been posting their findings at Comdex this year.
If you know of others let me know
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Now that the SiS645 chipset has gone mainstream we will begin to see what this chipset can and can't do. I haven't seen any overclocking scores on this chipset yet so it is hard to say how well the platform will scale.
Just like in grade school a Federal Subcommittee was given the task of rating how other Federal agencies are doing when it comes to computer and network security. Out of all agencies listed the average is an F. This is partly due to the recent attacks of Code Red and Nimba virri exploiting Windows security holes.
Most of the preview reviews of the SIS 645 chipset have shown some very impressive memory scores. Now if you put that chip on a P4 motherboard, then throw in some Over Clocking controls, you will get a product with some potential. It would appear that Soltek has done just that.
Despite being in the middle of a P4 supply problem Intel is pushing to have their 533MHz platform out ahead of schedule. This is some pretty good news and a sign that Intel has put on their aggressive "hat".
