Re: i845 anybody?

[Alan Cox]

> Has anybody had any success/problems with i845 based mobo?
> Low-end Pentium IV + a lot of SDRAM seems a good deal at the moment.

i845 doesnt have DDR support, so if you want high memory bandwidth you
might want to look elsewhere.

> Alternatively, I was considering Athlon + VIA 133A, but I have
> noticed a number of reported problems on this list.
> Any comments/suggestions appreciated.

I think its fair to say we understand the VIA chipset problems, then IDE
stuff is dealt with. The athlon optimsation problem is also something with
a known cure.

Alan