Support for all Intel LGA775 processors, including Pentium 4, Pentium D, Pentium Extreme Edition, Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Quad and Core 2 Extreme.The initial Bad Axe board didn't support Core 2, but support was bolted on after revision 304 the reason for this was because Core 2 required a change in the way the board handled power regulation. It's the second iteration of the Bad Axe, and is more enthusiast friendly than the first edition. Today, we have a look at the performance / desktop version of the board, coined the D975XBX2, to find out if it's any good. Reliability and robustness are both key to the two different usage models in completely different ways and we're assuming that's why the company has two different boards for the two different applications. The 975X chipset has quite a wide range of usage patterns, as Intel markets the chipset as both a performance desktop and a workstation chipset. Thus, the chip giant wanted to tap into the overclocking / gaming money pit that is becoming increasingly important to tech companies. When Intel launched its Core 2 Duo processors, the company naturally became 'trendy' with the enthusiast crowd again after being out of favour for quite some time thanks to AMD's long standing Athlon 64 architecture.
Intel's 975X Express chipset has been around since November 2005 (that's two thousand and five - Ed.), so you're probably wondering why we're not only revisiting an old chipset, but also a 'reference' board, too. Intel Desktop Board D975XBX2 Price (as reviewed): £149.48 (inc VAT)
0 kommentar(er)
