Digit-life compared boards based on Intel’s i875 chipset. This should be the new performance king for the P4 platform. ABIT, ASUS, Chaintech, Gigabyte, Intel and MSI send samples to review. They were tested and this were the results:
“So, the performance of these boards was raised up to the figure we fixed in the tests. It’s only the ASUS P4C800 Deluxe which has a sound advantage over the others – it leaves the others behind by over 5%. The rest of the pack go on a par, with the Gigabyte 8KNXP Ultra being a little faster and the MSI 875P Neo-FIS2R a bit slower.
Actually, it’s impossible to choose a fast runner on the i875P chipset without overpaying for unnecessary accessories (except maybe the Intel’s board). But if you know what FireWire is, if you are going to turn your disc array into RAID and make a transition to the Serial ATA, there is an excellent choice, – just forget about the price and look through the boards’ functions in the middle of the review. All the boards look great regarding the number of overclocking settings and accessories (though it doesn’t refer to the Intel D875PBZ). Especially I must note that the Chaintech 9CJS Zenith has the best accessory pack and the ABIT IC7-G and MSI 875P Neo-FIS2R have a perfect overclocking potential. “
