SiS chipsets actually are usually not the best for gaming, but they offer way better performance for what are normally southbridge components (like harddrive performance, their USB 1.1 compared to other chipsets, things that would go PCI like sound cards).
This is kind of because, they are like the only company, period, that has ever done the single chip solution (one chip with all of the controller interfaces, rather than a southbridge linked to a northbirdge by a HUB). Also, before they got their act together, they used to be really big on integrated video.
So while they video card, or in this day and age, AGP bus performance might not be the best, they have better performance other parts.
BTW Spitfire, I didn't mean to insult you or anything.
The problem really is, SiS doesn't have a very big market share in the united states, and I believe that goes from europe as well. But I think over in Asia, that's a whole nother story, I think they sell better over there, maybe even then VIA and or Intel.
I heard in the past (like 10 years ago), when they weren't doing so well, alot of vendors didn't want to carry their chipsets.
Actually, the reason I think SDRAM should stay around is if anyone still wants to go the route of getting a Slot 370 board with a 1.4 gig Tualatin. "The SDR alternative to today's modern systems" Really an 815 chipset maxed out like that, wouldn't be so bad.
It is true though that alot of schools and stuff, have cheaper computers that would only accept SDR. However, I think production should be halted on the PC66 and 100 standards, and only keep PC133. You can use 133 RAM with boards that even only have a 66MHz bus, but it will only run a 66MHz speed. The reason this might be a good move would be, there's really very little price difference between PC133 and PC66 RAM, I belive if you check crucial.com
Also, only 32MB DIMMs and up. No 16, 24, etc... Unless they are using something from the 486 generation, each DIMM slot should be able to hold 32 meg sticks.
Just in an effort to weed out old technology that truly doesn't have any use in this day and age anymore. Same thing with 650MB CDs. Only 700MB ones should be produced. Some things should really be done away with permenantly IMO, if they serve no purpose at all.
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