DFI appears to be first to market....

GobblesGobbles Ventura California
edited November 2004 in Hardware
TomsHardware wrote:
Hayward (CA) - DFI claims its new green motherboard for Intel's Pentium-M notebook processor, formerly code-named Dothan, does not only work more power-efficient, but also can outperform traditional desktop processors systems.

Targeting primarily the "energy-conscious" crowd among enthusiasts, the firm's existing LANPartyUT series of motherboards has been extended with the model 855GME-MGF. The board is based on the standard micro ATX form factor and supports socket 479 Pentium M and Celeron M processors with 90nm Dothan or the preceding 130nm Banias core.

The board is built-around Intel's 855GME/6300 ESB and can be equipped with low latency DDR333 memory and AGP 4X graphic cards. It can be operated "virtually fan less" and therefore is suited for applications such as small home servers, home theater PCs, or gaming systems, according to DFI.

DFI claims that a Pentium-M processor overclocked to 2.8 GHz outperformed an Athlon 64 4000+ system in a Doom 3 640x480 LQ benchmark by more than ten percent. A regular 2 GHz Dothan chip outpaced a Pentium 4 3.6 GHz, while a tested Celeron-M-based system nearly achieved the same performance as a Pentium 4 3.2 GHz system.

The board will go on sale on November 8, according to DFI.

Comments

  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited November 2004
    Not even close. A number of other companies have had Pentium M desktop boards out for at least a year.
  • mmonninmmonnin Centreville, VA
    edited November 2004
    Normal production boards with AGP?
  • GobblesGobbles Ventura California
    edited November 2004
    Geeky1 wrote:
    Not even close. A number of other companies have had Pentium M desktop boards out for at least a year.
    did I offend you in some way as it seems you are always right there to say im wrong in one way or another... oh well.. I posted the story in response to your poll..
    Geeky1 wrote:
    If all else fails, I'll try to set up a group buy of the RadiSys LS-855 motherboard. However, I'm trying to get a major motherboard manufacturer to produce a reasonably priced (say, $50-$150- the same as what most other consumer boards go for) Pentium M (Banias & Dothan) ATX or mATX board.

    According to AnandTech, the Pentium M is electrically compatible with the P4:

    Quote:
    Intel outfitted the Banias with a 64-bit 100MHz quad-pumped FSB, identical in design to the Pentium 4's FSB. The Banias' FSB is even electrically compatible to the Pentium 4's FSB, which is why any Pentium 4 chipset is able to interface with the chip as we saw at IDF with this E7501/Banias setup...


    so it should run on say, the i865/875 chipsets as well.

    Basically, the point of this thread is to show these manufacturers that there is enough demand for a pentium m board to justify building one. So, who wants one?

    //EDIT
    At the request of notdrugged at AMDMB's forums (I posted this there too), I'll explain why a mainstream Pentium M board is a good idea.

    Reason 1: The Pentium M is very, very fast. The June 2004 issue of laptop magazine has a few notebook reviews in it. Two of the notebooks they tested were a Dell Inspiron 9100 (3.2GHz Pentium 4, 512MB Dual Channel PC3200, 7200RPM/60GB HDD, Radeon 9700m/128mb) and an Acer Travelmate 8000 (1.8GHz Dothan Pentium M, 512MB PC3200, 7200RPM/60GB HDD, Radeon 9700m/128mb).

    The Dell hit 11,951 in 3dmark2001se. The Acer hit 11,572. A 1.8GHz Dothan is effectively as fast as a 3.2GHz Pentium 4 It's not just 3dmark, either. The Pentium M is a folding monster, too. It really is a very fast CPU.

    Reason 2: The Pentium M is perfect for Home Theater PCs, SFF boxes, and silent systems; in addition to the fact that it's very, very fast, it also runs extremely cool. The 900MHz ULV Pentium M has a thermal design power of only 7w. Even the 1.7GHz Banias, which puts out more heat than the 2.0GHz Dothan, only puts out 24.5w. Compare that to a Prescott Pentium 4 at over 100w, the Athlon 64/Athlon FX/Opteron at around 75w, and the Barton, also at around 75w.

    Reason 3: The reason the CPU runs so cool is that it uses very little power. This also makes it ideal for silent systems, because less power means that the power supply will run cooler, and therefore can either be passively cooled, or cooled with much less noise.

    So, basically, a Pentium M desktop would be capable of keeping up with the fastest P4/Athlon systems around, while at the same time, running cooler, quieter, and using less power.

    that post was dated 6/4 of this year.. if they have been around for a year... why this poll then..

    gobbles
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited November 2004
    Gobbles wrote:
    did I offend you in some way

    lol, no, not at all. :)
    as it seems you are always right there to say im wrong in one way or another

    I do that to everyone. If you're wrong, you're wrong, and I'm not real delicate about pointing it out. :)

    I posted the poll when I did because that was when I got around to doing it. The RadiSys LS-855 has been around for like a year :)

    //EDIT
    I just checked... yup, July 7, 2003.
    http://www.radisys.com/news_events/press_rel_page.cfm?pressreleasesid=391
  • mmonninmmonnin Centreville, VA
    edited November 2004
    Man thats VERY temping to get one. I will most likely be getting a Dothan Notebook so maybe depending on how the Notebooks price the different CPUs I could switch CPUs from the notebok to that motherboard. Plus it will be quiet AND have low heat output.
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