SiS655FX dual-channel P4 chipset

[Rys]

Despite all the hype these days surrounding graphics cards and AMD's new 64-bit offerings, the rest of the consumer computing industry is chugging along as normal, releasing new, exciting things. SiS haven't stopped dead, instead deciding to bring their desktop Pentium 4 chipset offering up to speed. Here's a snip from our look at 655FX.

We'll wait on retail examples' performance before passing judgment, but it does appear that there's another viable proposition for users demanding dual-channel power from Intel's latest CPUs. It's just a shame that SiS didn't go the whole way by attempting to beat the integration available on competing solutions. Expect dual-channel 800MHz FSB motherboards to be cheaper than has recently been the case. Bottom line is that the SiS655FX gives the consumer even more choice with respect to their buying decisions. The low-end Springdale boards had better watch out. They have a serious competitor to worry about.

Check out the entire article to see if we have yet another valid P4 chipset choice to consider.

Rys

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I think I'll stick with Intel Chipsets. The board hasn't really got much expansion although this is a reference of course so others may be different.