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DFI Brings Dothan to Performance Desktop Computing :toast:
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DFI Brings Dothan to Performance Desktop Computing :toast:
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Man I wonder if DFI is just run by overclockers?
it seems everytime theres some weird little obscure thing us overclockers are oggling all over for from japan, DFI is all over it, with something.
DFI and Dothans sound like a winning combination to me :D
now just wait till fugger gets his hands on this stuff, since he loves the Intel stuff, and has all that cascade stuff ;)
i cant wait to get my hands on the DFI board. I've got all the components here beside me just waiting for the DFI board to be released here!! But yes, it will be fun to see what the hardcore xtremer's will do :D :D :toast:Quote:
Originally Posted by Kunaak
DFI seems to thrive on enthuasts. Like us! Its great to have a company that has a mainstream board AND an "extreme" overclocking board. DFI should get an award for that :D
only if Dothan cost less.....*sigh*
a 2 meg cache can't be cheap to make ;)
also, anyone notice the fine details of the article?
November 8th, is when they begin shipping to retailers.
man I love it when something is quick to release.
I hate paper launchs.
heres the board.
DFI Dothan
http://www.dfi.com.tw/Upload/Product...E-MGF-side.jpg
Are all Dothan Mobos mATXs ??
More or less...Quote:
Originally Posted by perkam
I figure if I throw a 1MB 1.8GHz Dothan into this board for an HTPC, I'll have to upgrade my main system to an FX just to maintain a respectable margin of difference in processing power :p:.
For serious though...are Banias chips socket 479 as well?
Sweet...Nov.8th is my birthday :D can't wait ;-). It's nice to see a pic of the board. The "reference/test" boards looked kind of ugly and very un-DFI-like compared to what they usually put out as far as color schemes...it's a nice aesthetic addition to what looks to be a great sleeper. i love it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kunaak
Regarding matx. There are only two boards that I know about and they are mATX...other than that there's an itx board and of course mobile solutions..
now to go order a HSF for the cpu...I bought a retail chip which stated that it comes with a HSF (haven't opened the box yet), I wonder how poopy it is..
http://images.anandtech.com/graphs/d...10714/3274.png
I wouldnt get too excited ppl, the above is from an Anandtech Dothan Review in July 2004 and its getting its butt kicked consistently by a 754 a64 3000+. This is quite discouraging, as a 939 3000+ can go 2.6 on air.
I guess those 30Ks on 01se must've been the GPU power alone 'cause the 3000+ 754 is $161 while the Dothan 755 is $439 !!!!!!
That just sucks. Correct me if I'm wrong anywhere :(
EDIT: OOPS, here's the link to the review: Anandtech Dothan Review
DUde...im sorry but I just cant read anand tech articles...i guess it's personal.Quote:
Originally Posted by perkam
Anyway, what board did he use or was that a laptop??? Unless he was using the DFI board the numbers don't really mean much.
Holy crap could Dothan's be the next mobile xp's with a64+ power?
Here is the lowdown from X86-secret(french):
DFI 855GME-MGF : P-M AGP
The article is complete with pictures on where to vmod. :D
DFI 855GME-MGF "Official" Forum
X86 mentionned that they pushed DFI to produce a desktop mobo for the Dothan.
Seem's they also participated in creating a tweaked BIOS from one sent to them from DFI.
In my opinion,they are the best harcore hardware review site in the world,but this little cooperation with DFI will make it difficult to beleive X86-Secret will be unbiased with other mobo reviews.
The one thing that can make this board flop is the hard to find socket 479 Pentiums M.
Pentium M 765 are $637 each in quantities of 1,000,no one seems to have them.
The cheapest I found for the Pentium M 755 is $429.00
Looks like socket 479 Pentium M is a rare bird and pricey to boot :(
As for the mobos Epox and Aopen both have a desktop 855GME board comming out.
Here's the Intel page for the Pentium M:
Pentium M
The sock 479 mb HS hole spacing looks like it could fit a waterblock for video cards,the holes are 41mm c to c.
Anyone got a idea what vid card waterblock could fit ?
So, how much are these puppies going to cost? I'm seriously looking at purchasing one so that I can lower my PC's noise.
u can run them passively at stock speedsQuote:
Originally Posted by Shade00
it's pretty easy to find Pentium M's.
just go to newegg.
they have plenty of them to choose from.
I just sorted by using the "479" keyword.
the I855 is bad, I hope to see an I915 or better in the future
I think Dothan for desktops is the greatest threat, the Pentium-M Centrino 2mb cache. some manufacturers having already announced shipping them!
DFI in particular.
here is some Pentium-M benchmarks. Look below in Figure 1.
DFI news
Figure 1
http://www.dfi.com.tw/Upload/News/US...s/arch333a.jpg
Thanks for the info,unfortunately Newegg dont ship to Canada.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kunaak
if you need a P4-M, I am sure theres many people here that can help you find a way ;)
if I can get ram shipped to me from japan, you can get some CPU from the US :D
I had my friend Toga look all over sapporo for some A-data 4000 when it first came out, and shipped it to me. I had it weeks before it showed up in the USA.
theres always a way ;)
Yes, Newegg doesnt ship to Canada, though it's still a really good website for customer reviews and new products previews (they get there before they get to the other online retailers)Quote:
unfortunately Newegg dont ship to Canada.
You need not worry though. Monarch Computer is also ahead of the pack in online computer hardware (first to get 939 Winchesters) and it remains a competitive choice. The biggest advantage to you however, is that it ships to Canada at relatively low rates.
As for the Dothan you were asking about, it currently has the Dothan 745 only (1.8 Ghz) which is not bad in itself btw. Here it is, and you can get for $300 ($1 more than Newegg) and $20 S&H to Canada !!!
Here it is, Enjoy:
Intel Pentium M 745 1.8 GHz 2MB 400 FSB (Retail Box-w-Fan)
Perkam
So the 855 socket is both H-PBGA and PPGA?
???? :(