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Tweakers AU reviews an i845E chipset board from Soltek.
A bit disappointed with performance overall compared with the other i845E solution from ASUS, the P4B533-E, as well as the other boards that were compared. Although the Soltek SL-85DR2 is nowhere near as integrated as some i845E platforms, it does serve the lower end of the market quite comfortably around the $220 AUD or $120 USD mark, nearly halving the retail price of the ASUS P4B533-E. The design of the board is great, and the silver PCB is pretty unique in its own way. It was a shame that Soltek didn't incorporate 'unofficial' DDR333 asynchronous operation or AGP/PCI bus speed selection into their BIOS, but perhaps it will be made possible with their next BIOS update.
Tweakers AU reviews an i845E chipset board from Soltek.
A bit disappointed with performance overall compared with the other i845E solution from ASUS, the P4B533-E, as well as the other boards that were compared. Although the Soltek SL-85DR2 is nowhere near as integrated as some i845E platforms, it does serve the lower end of the market quite comfortably around the $220 AUD or $120 USD mark, nearly halving the retail price of the ASUS P4B533-E. The design of the board is great, and the silver PCB is pretty unique in its own way. It was a shame that Soltek didn't incorporate 'unofficial' DDR333 asynchronous operation or AGP/PCI bus speed selection into their BIOS, but perhaps it will be made possible with their next BIOS update.