By: mpx (mpx.delete@this.nosp.pl), November 11, 2008 2:12 pm
Room: Moderated Discussions
Michael S (already5chosen@yahoo.com) on 11/10/08 wrote:
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>What's wrong with ICH-9R? It seem to have most of the features desirable for low end server.
Server chipsets aren't supposed to have bandwith bottlenecks. In case of ICHx desktop chipsets - sum up all the external connectors, and compare with the bandwith of nortbridge link (DMI).
The external connectors are:
6 x PCI-Ex x1
6 x SATA-II
12 x USB 2.0
1 x Gigabit Ethernet
HD Audio
The northbridge link is DMI 2GB/s (equivalent to PCI-Ex x4)
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>What's wrong with ICH-9R? It seem to have most of the features desirable for low end server.
Server chipsets aren't supposed to have bandwith bottlenecks. In case of ICHx desktop chipsets - sum up all the external connectors, and compare with the bandwith of nortbridge link (DMI).
The external connectors are:
6 x PCI-Ex x1
6 x SATA-II
12 x USB 2.0
1 x Gigabit Ethernet
HD Audio
The northbridge link is DMI 2GB/s (equivalent to PCI-Ex x4)