Motherboard Gigabyte GA-8IPE1000 Pro

The bar of chip sets of Intel 865 (i865) consists of models i865PE, i865P, i865G. The given bar of chip sets known earlier as Springdale, is oriented to development of desktop personal computers. Supports processors of Intel of Pentium 4 with processing technique Hyper-Threading, 0,13 microns created on processing technique hooked up through Socket 478 plug and working with bus FSB of type QPB (Quad-Pumped Bus).

The bar leader i865 — a chip set i865PE is calculated for clock rate 100, 133 and 200 MHz that provides a transmission frequency of data 400, 533, 800 MHz.

Processing technique PAT realised in i875P, i865PE is not supported by a chip set (officially and actually, contrary to marketing messages of some manufacturers of motherboards). Besides, by chip sets of the given bar it is not supported and ECC.

The base package consists of Intel chips 82865PE Memory Controller Hub (MCH) and Intel 82801EB (ICH5). As the second chip Intel 82801ER (ICH5R) can use.

Chip MCH supports two-channel memory DDR266 (for any frequency FSB), DDR333 (for 533 and 800 MHz) and DDR400 (only for 800 MHz), AGP 8Х, bus CSA (for chips of Intel Gigabit Ethernet).

Chips ICH5/ICH5R support about 6 arrangements PCI Busmaster, AC ' the 97-codec ((20 bits, AC ' 97 2.2), 8 ports USB 2.0, 4 arrangements IDE with the interface to ATA100, 2 arrangements IDE with interface Serial ATA (with a number of limitations). At usage of southern bridge ICH5R the organisation of arrangements Serial ATA in RAID0 is possible.

The processor

• Support of processors of Intel of Pentium 4 with processing technique Hyper-Threading with the bus 800, 533, 400 MHz in 478-contact tank mPGA.

• Intel 82865PE (MCH) and Intel 82801ER (ICH5R);
• Two ports Serial ATA 150 c support RAID 0;
• Ultra ATA 100/66 protocol;
• Five PCI plugs.

• Four plugs (184 contact electrodes) for dynamic storage DIMM, DDR 400, DDR333, DDR266 (2,5 In, 128/256/512/1024 Mbit, unbuffered), maximum size — to 4 Gbytes;
• Support of one or two channels of dynamic storage.

• One general-purpose size 1,5 or 0,8 In AGP 3.0 with support of mode AGP 8X/4X/Pro.

Audio

• Audiosubsystem on the basis of codec ALC655 CODEC.

• The integrated network controller of Intel Kinnereth-R LAN PHY 10/100 Mbit/with (RJ45).

• Two connectors Ultra DMA 100/66/33;
• Two connectors Serial ATA 150.

• AWARD BIOS, 4 Mбит Flash ROM;
• Dual BIOS;
• Multi Language BIOS;
• Face Wizard;
• Q-Flash.

• One AGP slot, five PCI slots (33 MHz, PCI 2.3).

• One Floppy port (supports arrangements in size to 2,88 Mb);
• One parallel port (Parallel);
• Two serial ports (COM);
• PS/2 The keyboard and PS/2 the mouse;
• Eight USB 2.0 plugs;
• Three IEEE1394 plugs;
• One network IrDA plug;
• One RJ45 plug;
• Audioplugs (Line-In, Mic-In, Line-Out, SPDIF Out / SPDIF In).

• Monitoring of powers and temperatures.

• ATX, the sizes 30,5 x 24,4 sm, 4 layers PCB.

Into package structure enter:

• Box;
• Quick reference guide Quick PC;
• Compact disc with drivers and utilities;
• Motherboard Gigabyte GA-8IPE1000 Pro;
• The user manual in English;
• The cover plate of input/output corresponding to specification ATX;
• Loop for hooking up of the flexible drive;
• Cable for hooking up ATA66/100;
• Two cables Serial ATA;
• Cable IEEE 1394;
• Cable USB 2.0.

The design of motherboard Gigabyte GA-8IPE1000 Pro as a whole corresponds to referens-design of similar products, as however, and other similar products from other manufacturers. It concerns first of all the critical regions of the card linked to operation of the processor, chip MCH of a chip set of Intel 865PE, dynamic storage and the videoadapter. Otherwise, products are disabled. This results from the fact that operation of the enumerated major components of system of the computer is characterised by very high frequencies that demands the certain conditions of service following from objective physical laws.

Motherboard Gigabyte GA-8IPE1000 Pro is oriented to application in high-powered desktop computers. Therefore in the systems created on the basis of the given card, usage of processors of Intel of Pentium 4 with processing technique Hyper-Threading and the bus with a transmission frequency of the given 800 MHz is recommended  . It provides reaching of a maximum level of computer power. Nevertheless, usage and less efficient models of processors of same NetBurst architecture is possible. It can be, for example, the models calculated for the bus of 533 MHz and even of 400 MHz. Though Intel chip set 865PE is taken up a position for the processors supporting processing technique Hyper-Threading, together with motherboard Gigabyte GA-8IPE1000PRO probably application of models in which this processing technique is not supported. For example, together with this card can be maintained and models of processors of Intel Celeron of NetBurst architecture. However it is necessary to recognise, that it does not provide high levels of productivity which can be reached with more powerful processors.

According to possibilities of a used chip set of Intel 865PE the functional mode of memory modules DDR SDRAM can be as one-channel (at a transmission frequency of the given 800 MHz and memory modules DDR400 the pass-band makes 3,2 Gbytes/c), and two-channel (under those conditions a pass-band — 6,4 Gbytes/c). The two-channel mode allows to receive completely depthbalanced system on informational streams as pass-bands of the processor bus and the memory bus coincide. In this case they make equal values: at a transmission frequency of the given 800 MHz and memory modules DDR400 — 6,4 Gbytes/with. Thus operation of memory modules DDR SDRAM can be or synchronous — clock rate of operation of memory modules coincides with clock rate FSB, or asynchronous — clock rate differs from frequency FSB. Functional modes are set in BIOS Setup.

In the architecture of motherboard Gigabyte GA-8IPE1000PRO by means of the integrated controllers the set of functions, before expansion cards accessible only by built in resources is realised.

So, for example, the integrated network controller of Intel Kinnereth-R LAN PHY provides network possibilities with a transfer rate 10/100 Mbit/with (RJ45), and the built in resources of a chip of Intel 82801EB (ICH5) a chip set, Intel 865PE, responsible for input-output, — serial interface Serial ATA-150.

From features of the architecture of motherboard Gigabyte GA-8IPE1000PRO it is necessary to mark the firm processing technique Dual BIOS, often meeting in products of this manufacturer.

It is necessary to mark, that the expediency of usage in the architecture of motherboards of processing technique Dual BIOS is called in question by many experts, and also manufacturers of motherboards. It is linked by that development of processing techniques of upgrade of program codes BIOS provides high dependability of carrying out of the given operation. However it is necessary to recognise, that processing technique Dual BIOS raises confidence at carrying out of operations on upgrade of code BIOS. Especially it concerns the novice users who are not possessing a due skill level.

Rise of dependability and stability of operation, especially in case of supernumerary functional modes of computer accessories, is promoted by implementation of hardware monitoring. The built in specialised resources provide the control over supply voltages and operation of cooling fans.

One more feature of Gigabyte GA-8IPE1000 Pro architecture is usage of a three-channel variant integrated into structure of the card of the converter of power (VRM). It is necessary to mark, that three-channel solution is traditional for models of the given manufacturer of motherboards.

Estimating operation parametres of the described motherboard, it is necessary to mark, that at performance of numerous, durable tests card Gigabyte GA-8IPE1000 Pro worked steadily.

In testing following components used:

• Motherboard Gigabyte GA-8IPE1000 Pro (Intel chip set 865PE),
• Motherboard Gigabyte GA-8IK1100 (Intel chip set 875P),
• The processor of Intel of Pentium 4 (Socket 478, 512 Kbytes of cache memory L2, 200 MHz FSB of type QPB) with clock rate 2,4 GHz,
• Abit Siluro GeForce4 Ti4200 OTES videoadapter (64 Mb DDR SDRAM, CPU Core — 257 MHz, a video memory — 550 MHz),
• Dynamic storage Hynix PC3200 (DDR400) in size of 1 Gbytes (two units on 512 Mb),
• IBM hard disk 180GXP 120 Gbytes (2 Mb of the internal cache memory, 7200 rpm),
• The operating system of Windows XP Professional.

Results of testing

Card Gigabyte GA-8IPE1000 Pro can be recommended a wide range of users as a basis of the high-powered desktop computer.