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Conclusion
The
845D chipset might not have the same impact as
the venerable 440BX but it still does the job
very well. For a first DDR chipset of Intel, they
did very well on this one. The 845D chipset brings
very good performance for users without having
them break an arm and leg just to purchase a motherboard
and memory. Best of all, DDR solutions are becoming
more and more popular so switching from one chipset
to another won't be too hard anymore.
The
4BDA is a very good motherboard for a few reasons:
it performs very well, it is simple and it isn't
too expensive. Not much was initially expected
from the motherboard but after seeing it perform
at the same level as the Asus P4B266-C, opinions
were changed. The 4BDA has a lot of potential
and is a very open board to play with. The lack
of DDR voltage adjustments is something that may
need some checking first because some DDR memory
can run at high bus speeds with the help of some
boost in the voltage. BIOS tweaks are there and
Epox surely did not miss out on the necessary
stuff. The 4BDA does give CPU voltage adjustments
up to 1.85v so that's one thing definitely worth
checking. Overall, the board offers a very good
price-to-performance ratio. It's stable, it's
fast and it's inexpensive. There are many boards
to choose from but the 4BDA is definitely worth
checking first.
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