SiS 645DX Pentium 4-DDR Chipset Review - Page 9

Conclusion

SiS has a definite winner with their new 645DX, and it has the potential of being a huge player in the motherboard market. Perhaps its most compelling feature is flexibility, as performance users can match the Pentium 4 with DDR333 and achieve higher-end speed, while overclockers will be salivating at buying a Pentium 4-1.6A and seeing how high they can go. After taking this reference board for an extended test run, we are also anticipating a few excellent board implementations from some of the big players. If that happens, then both SiS and the 645DX will be placed firmly on the Pentium 4 chipset map.

Highs:

• Incredible Flexibility
• DDR266/333/400 Memory Options
• 266/400/533 Front-Side Bus Speeds

• USB 2.0 and ATA133 Should be Standard
• DDR333 is Expensive
• Difficult to hit 533 MHz Overclock

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