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nospam@needed.com (Paul) wrote in
news:nospam-1607042309040001@192.168.1.177:
> In article <Xns9528CF22737BBcoldwarrelicinsightb@204.127.204.17>, Cold
> War Relic <Cold_War_Relic@SPAMIAMinsightbb.com> wrote:
>
>> I currently have the P4P800 Deluxe motherboard. Is there any point in
>> swapping it with the P4P800-E Deluxe? Would there be any performance
>> gain or is it basically a waste unless I plan on using all of the
>> SATA and EIDE channels?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> CWR
>
> P4P800 Deluxe
> 865PE/ICH5R
> Via6410 4 IDE drives via 2xUDMA133 IDE interfaces Raid0,1,0+1,JBOD
> AD1985 AC97 sound
> 3C940 Gbit Lan (PCI)
> Via 1394 2 ports (VT6307)
>
> P4P800-E Deluxe
> 865PE/ICH5R
> PDC20378 2 IDE drives via 1xUDMA133 IDE plus 2 SATA
> Raid0,1,0+1,multiple? Realtek ALC850 AC97 sound (8 channel ?)
> Marvell 88E8001 (same as 3C940, made by Marvell for 3COM as 3C940?)
> Via 1394 2 ports (VT6307)
>
> These boards are very similar. They differ in the onboard sound
> solution and the provided RAID controller. Both RAID controllers
> sit on the PCI bus. One uses two IDE interfaces, and the other
> uses one IDE plus two SATA interfaces. You would need to see some
> benchmarks of the RAID controllers, to see any differences.
>
> The Ethernet chip is, as far as I know, the same chip on both boards.
> Marvell made the 3C940 for 3COM, and now sells the same chip with
> a Marvell brand on it, as 88E8001. Notice that both have the
> Virtual Cable tester feature.
>
> I would say, unless there is something compelling about having
> 8 channel sound, to stick with the P4P800 Deluxe. There is a
> note in the manual that says:
>
> "Under 8-channel audio configuration, the AUX-in cannot function
> due to system resource allocation."
>
> That means the 1x4 Aux header use conflicts with operating in 8
> channel mode (because the Aux header, normally an input, becomes
> an output in 8 channel mode). The ALC850 info is here:
>
>
http://www.realtek.com.tw/products/products1-2.aspx?modelid=2003101
>
ftp://210.51.181.211/pc/ac97/alc850/alc850_data3.zip
>
> So, the RAID controllers are the thing you have to research. If
> you already own one of these boards, there isn't much point in
> switching. Maybe the money would be better spent on a PCI RAID
> controller that better matches what you want to do. The PCI card
> could be moved from motherboard to motherboard.
>
> HTH,
> Paul
>
Paul,
Thank you very much for your expertise in this. I truly appreciate it.
Dean
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