Technology
The MSI 875P Neo FIS2R is built upon Intel’s latest chipset, the 875P, or “Canterwood”. Let’s take a look at what Intel has to say about the 875P, then we will translate the techno-speak into something we can all get a grasp on.

The Intel® 875P chipset features support for an 800 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB) and implements Intel® Performance Acceleration Technology (Intel® PAT) with dual-channel DDR400 memory configurations to get incredible performance from the memory interface. Optimized to support the Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor with Hyper-Threading Technology†, the 875P chipset adds intelligence to help manage and prioritize multiple threads received from the microprocessor.

The 875P chipset-based platform integrates Intel® Communication Streaming Architecture (CSA) featuring a Dedicated Networking Bus interface, Hi-Speed USB 2.0, and Serial ATA. An enhanced AC '97 audio implementation with dual independent DMA audio engines delivers improved sound quality and new audio usage models. The 875P chipset helps to ensure that tomorrow's most demanding applications will run optimally on Pentium 4 processor-based platforms.


         

FEATURES

BENEFITS
 
     

800-/533-MHz System Bus

Supports platform longevity for the fastest IntelŪ PentiumŪ 4 processor frequencies and delivers greater system bandwidth.
 
     

IntelŪ Hyper-Threading Technology Support

Delivers increased system responsiveness and performance.
 
     

IntelŪ Performance Acceleration Technology

Increases memory and system-level performance by optimizing internal data paths.
 
     

478-pin Processor Package Compatibility

Supports the highest performance IntelŪ PentiumŪ 4 processors plus, the flexibility to support other 478-pin IntelŪ processors.
 
       

IntelŪ Hub Architecture

Dedicated data paths deliver maximum bandwidth for I/O-intensive applications.
   
       

Dual-Channel DDR 400/333 SDRAM Memory with ECC Support

Flexible memory technology allows a full spectrum of DDR usage from highest performance to more cost-effective systems. ECC ensure data reliability and integrity.

   
       

AGP8X Interface

Highest bandwidth graphics interface enables upgradability to the latest graphics cards.
   
       

Integrated Hi-Speed USB 2.0

Eight ports offer up to 40x greater bandwidth over USB 1.1 for a variety of today's demanding high-speed I/O peripherals.
   
       

Dual Independent Serial ATA Controllers

Facilitates high-speed storage transfers and easy hard drive upgrades.
   
       

Integrated IntelŪ RAID Technology

Additional storage performance for Serial ATA hard disk drives(HDD), without the added cost of an external RAID controller.
   
       

Ultra ATA/100

Takes advantage of the existing industry HDD and optical drive interfaces.
   

   

AC '97 Controller

Supports Dolby* Digital 5.1 surround
sound(1), delivering six channels of enhanced sound quality.
   

   

IntelŪ Communication Streaming Architecture

Wire-speed GbE with the Dedicated Network Bus for performance network connectivity.
   

   

Low-Power Sleep Mode

Saves Energy.
   

   

What does all that mean? In a nutshell the 875P was designed from the ground up to take advantage of the latest technology from Serial ATA RAID to the 800mhz FSB of the Pentium IV “C” chips. Toss in Gigabit Ethernet, Dual Channel DDR400, USB2 and Hyper-Threading and you have one very impressive and complete chipset. Now it’s time to take a look at how Abit decided to implement all these features and technologies in the IC7-G.
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CONTENTS
Page 1: Introduction
Page 2: Specifications
Page 3: Specifications (cont)
Page 4: Packaging
Page 5: Layout
Page 6: MSI CoreCell
Page 7: Installation & BIOS
Page 8: Software Utilities
Page 9: Test Setup
Page 10: Performance: System Benchmarks
Page 11: Performance: System Benchmarks (cont)
Page 12: Performance: Gaming Benchmarks
Page 13: Conclusion


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