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2theMax EP-4B2A
Overclocker 19 Sept 2001
2theMax EP-4B2A is the latest mainboard for the
Pentium4 Socket 478 based on the i845 chipset. Last week, Intel officially
introduced this new chipset, making the Pentium4 the mainstream by coupling it
with SDRAM. In the past, we have reviewed the Pentium 4 mainboard but they
are coupled with RAMBUS. RAMBUS is definitely more expensive and performs
much better than SDRAM. With Intel introducing the 845+SDRAM, and the price
cuts, it definitely makes it more affordable to those who prefer Intel (as you
know certain applications runs better on Intel. e.g. Media Encoder).
Below is a photo of the mainboard and below are
the specifications.
Technical Specifications
Supports Socket 478 Processors.
Intel PentiumŪ 4 |
| Intel 845 AGPset. |
Winbond Super Multi I/O
Controller.
1 Floppy drive controller,
1 Parallel port (EPP, ECP),
2 Serial ports. |
USB.
2 supported onboard.
4 support max (optional). |
Award PnP BIOS. Flash upgradeable.
120MB ATAPI floppy drive and ZIP support! |
Standard ATX form factor.
305mm x 220mm |
UltraDMA EIDE Controllers.
PCI Bus IDE Port/UDMA100 x 2 (Up to 4 Devices) |
| 400MHz Front Side Bus. |
3x DIMM Slots for PC133.
3GB max. supported. |
PS/2 connectors.
1 PS/2 mouse,
1 PS/2 keyboard. |
6 (32-bit) PCI, 1 CNR, & 1 AGP.
AGP supports 4x modes. |
AC97
sound
Dual full-duplex Direct Sound channels
H/W Sound Blaster Pro for DOS legacy compatibility
FM synthesis for legacy compatibility
Supports game and MIDI port |
Extended Functions for Greater Value!
Hardware Monitoring Function by W83627HF-AW
Supports exclusive KBPO (Keyboard Power ON)
Supports STR (Suspend To RAM) power saving Function
Supports CPU Vcore and Clock Setting via BIOS
Supports Wake-On-LAN Function |
| The EP-4B2A is based on the Intel 845
chipset, an AGPset offering a 400MHz Bus Clock, supporting a single
Socket 478 Pentium 4 processor. The AGP Slot is compatible with any AGP
compliant adapter providing an immediate doubling (or quadruple) in the
maximum available 2D/3D Graphics Bandwidth without reducing performance
of other PCI cards. AGP Technology also allows Virtual Reality
applications to use as much texture buffer space as they need without
expensive card or hardware upgrades. |
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