925X chipset for the long run?

[Sky15]

Is Intel new 925x (alderwood) in it for the long run, will it be able to run Intel futur 64-bit proc? Also is it safe to go with the 925x then the 915p? Also what is the major difference? Also which is currently the best 925x motherboard?

 

[poach]

firstly the only diff's between i925x and i915 is:
i915 does not support 10/100/1000 LAN
i915 does not support DDR2 ram

Currently the best i925x motherboard on the market (i can find) is the Gigabyte GA-8ANXP-D i925X P4-LGA775 Dual DDR2 Motherboard (very expensive) but the ABIT AA8-Duramax i925X P4-LGA775 Dual DDR2 Motherboard and ABIT AA8-3rd Eye i925X P4-LGA775 Dual DDR2 Motherboard have been labled vrey good motherboard's and are much cheaper.

 

[poach]

Also the 925x has built in graphics.

 

[Kevin Tu]

What about future 64bit cpus? Will it handle those too?

 

[poach]

"No"
All the 925's are still 32bit, the only 64 bit prosseses are made by amd who dont plan to make pci-e prossers untill 1st quarter next year.

 

[demetrics]

The 915 do support DDR 2.

 

[coz]

Jebus, some major-league n00bage on display in this thread!!

The only difference between i925X and i915x (meaning i915P/G/GV) is that the former supports PAT (Performance Acceleration Technology) and ECC memory. Also, i925X only supports 800MHz FSB and DDR2 memory - it doesn't support DDR1 or 400/533MHz FSB speeds.

i915G/GV is the only chipset that supports onboard graphics (Intel Extreme Graphics 3) - i925X has NO onboard graphics.

i925X supports the new Pentium 4 processors with EM64T (64-bit) technology, I'm not sure about i915x (most probably tho). EM64T-enabled P4 chips are already out for OEMs but won't hit retail markets until 64-bit Windows XP is relased.

 

[Dan_D]

Jebus, some major-league n00bage on display in this thread!!

The only difference between i925X and i915x (meaning i915P/G/GV) is that the former supports PAT (Performance Acceleration Technology) and ECC memory. Also, i925X only supports 800MHz FSB and DDR2 memory - it doesn't support DDR1 or 400/533MHz FSB speeds.

i915G/GV is the only chipset that supports onboard graphics (Intel Extreme Graphics 3) - i925X has NO onboard graphics.

i925X supports the new Pentium 4 processors with EM64T (64-bit) technology, I'm not sure about i915x (most probably tho). EM64T-enabled P4 chips are already out for OEMs but won't hit retail markets until 64-bit Windows XP is relased.

Both chipsets 915x/925x are compatible with EMT64 based Prescott CPU's. This chipset is transitional as 1066MHz FSB chipsets will be due out in about a year most likely if what I am reading is accurate.

So the 915x/925x aren't going to last like the i865x/i875P has.

 

[PhoenixAshes]

From what I've read and heard, the 925XE's are due out before the end of the year, with a paper launch in October. They are the ones that are going to introduce Intel's 1066 FSB.