Now let me say first of all this is my personal opinion.
Intel has released it's 845E and 845G chipsets to the mobo manufacturers. They resulting boards are scheduled to hit the market soon. For those who don't know, the 845E supports the new 133FSB/533 CPUs as does the 845G which also incorporates built in graphics. But both chipsets downfall is that Intel has decided that these chipsets will NOT (officially) support DDR333. The way I see it is that DDR333 was available before the 533 CPUs, so why not allow the 845E/G chips to support it as well? Seems Intel has decided to wait until September before releasing revamped 845E/G chips that will "Officially" support DDR333. My thoughts being.....Intel is milking the consumers with their 845 chipset. Sure this is great business planning for them, however it kinda ****es me off. We all know that the 845D can handle DDR333 in most instances if the mobo's bios allows. It's all about the all mighty $$. Intel plans to gauge the consumer with each and every minor update they can, while at the same time call it a new product. When in all actuality, they're just reaming us for all they can get. The only hope we have is if the mobo manufacturers place bios options that support DDR333 "Unofficially!" RB
Intel has released it's 845E and 845G chipsets to the mobo manufacturers. They resulting boards are scheduled to hit the market soon. For those who don't know, the 845E supports the new 133FSB/533 CPUs as does the 845G which also incorporates built in graphics. But both chipsets downfall is that Intel has decided that these chipsets will NOT (officially) support DDR333. The way I see it is that DDR333 was available before the 533 CPUs, so why not allow the 845E/G chips to support it as well? Seems Intel has decided to wait until September before releasing revamped 845E/G chips that will "Officially" support DDR333. My thoughts being.....Intel is milking the consumers with their 845 chipset. Sure this is great business planning for them, however it kinda ****es me off. We all know that the 845D can handle DDR333 in most instances if the mobo's bios allows. It's all about the all mighty $$. Intel plans to gauge the consumer with each and every minor update they can, while at the same time call it a new product. When in all actuality, they're just reaming us for all they can get. The only hope we have is if the mobo manufacturers place bios options that support DDR333 "Unofficially!" RB