INTEL Chipset GuideApril 1st, 2008 As the Core 2 reigns king and Moore's Law continues it's rampage through the industry, one can only raise a battered eyebrow to the amount of chipsets the industry is cranking out for the LGA775 platform. HardwareLogic presents a handy field guide to the numerous wild specimens we see in today's market, in hopes of alleviating just a little of that new build confusion with such a vast selection.
As the Core 2 reigns king and Moore's Law continues it's rampage through the industry, one can only raise a battered eyebrow to the amount of chipsets the industry is cranking out for the LGA775 platform. HardwareLogic presents a handy field guide to the numerous wild specimens we see in today's market, in hopes of alleviating just a little of that new build confusion with such a vast selection.
What we have below is a listing of the current generation chipsets for LGA775, those that support the newest Core 2 architecture and are considered a good choice for a higher level build. Omitted are the low-end spin-offs, such as the G35 or 630i, which often contain the same features just scaled down into a more budget friendly package. Also omitted are once enthusiast level chipsets that we find outdated or replaced with a superior architecture that renders them obsolete and as such unfit for a new builder's consideration (nForce 570, and 975X for example).
Intel Chipsets for LGA775
Name |
CPU |
FSB |
Memory |
Max Memory |
Expansion |
Storage |
| Intel X48 |
(Penryn Support)
Core 2 Duo/Quad
Pentium D/4
Celeron
|
|
|
8GB |
- PCI-E v2.0
- 2xPCI-E x16
1xPCI-E x4
4xPCI-E x1
Crossfire Support |
- 6x SATAII
Drives
- RAID 0,1,0+1,5
|
| Intel X38 |
(Penryn Support)
Core 2 Duo/Quad
Pentium D/4
Celeron |
|
|
8GB |
- PCI-E v2.0
- 2xPCI-E x16
6xPCI-E x1
Crossfire Support
|
- 6x SATAII
Drives
- RAID
0,1,0+1,5
|
|
Intel P35 |
(Penryn w/BIOS)
Core 2 Duo/Quad
Pentium D/4
Celeron
|
|
|
8GB |
- PCI-E v1.0
- Up to 2x PCI-E x16
6xPCI-E x1
Crossfire Support
w/2x PCI-E
|
|
Nvidia Chipsets for LGA775
Name |
CPU |
FSB |
Memory |
Max Memory |
Expansion |
Storage |
nForce 790i Ultra
|
(Penryn Support)
Core 2 Duo/Quad
Pentium D/4
Celeron |
|
|
8GB
|
- PCI-E v2.0
62 Lanes
12 Links
- 2xPCI-E x16 v2.0
1xPCI-E x16 v1.0
- 5 PCI Slots
3-way SLI |
- 6x SATAII Drives
- 2x PATA
Drives
- RAID 0,1,0+1,5
|
nForce 780i
|
(Penryn Support)
Core 2 Duo/Quad
Pentium D/4
Celeron
|
|
|
8GB |
- PCI-E v2.0
62 Lanes
12 Links
- 2xPCI-E x16 v2.0
1xPCI-E x16 v1.0
- 5 PCI Slots
3-way SLI |
- 6x SATAII Drives
- 2x PATA
Drives
- RAID 0,1,0+1,5
|
nForce 750i SLI
|
(Penryn Support)
Core 2 Duo/Quad
Pentium D/4
Celeron |
|
|
8GB
|
- PCI-E v2.0 26 Lanes 6 Links
- 1x PCI-E x12 v2.0
- 5 PCI Slots
|
- 4x SATAII Drives
- 4x PATA Drives
- RAID
- 0,1,0+1,5
|
nForce 680i SLI
|
(Wolfdale Only w/BIOS)
Core 2 Duo/Quad
Pentium D/4
Celeron |
|
|
8GB |
- PCI-E v1.0
46 Lanes
9 Links
- 2xPCI-E x16
(3x when in 3-way SLI configuration)
- 5 PCI Slots
3-way SLI |
- 6x SATAII Drives
- 2x PATA drives
- RAID 0,1,0+1,5
|
nForce 680i LT
|
(Wolfdale Only w/BIOS)
Core 2 Duo/Quad
Pentium D/4
Celeron |
|
|
8GB
|
- PCI-E v1.0
46 Lanes
9 Links
- 2xPCI-E x16
(3x when in 3-way SLI configuration)
- 5 PCI Slots
|
- 6x SATAII Drives
- 2x PATA drives
- RAID 0,1,0+1,5
|
nForce 650i SLI
|
(Wolfdale Only w/BIOS)
Core 2 Duo/Quad
Pentium D/4
Celeron |
|
|
8GB
|
- PCI-E v1.0
18 Lanes
4 Links
- 2xPCI-E x16 (x8 in SLI)
- 5 PCI Slots
|
- 4x SATAII Drives
- 4x PATA Drives
- RAID
- 0,1,0+1,5
|
nForce 650i Ultra
|
(Wolfdale Only w/BIOS)
Core 2 Duo/Quad
Pentium D/4
Celeron |
|
|
8GB
|
- PCI-E v1.0
18 Lanes
3 Links
- 1xPCI-E x16
- 5 PCI Slots
|
- 4x SATAII Drives
- 4x PATA Drives
- RAID
- 0,1,0+1,5
|
|
