cyrana Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 I was building a new PC and was just wondering if anyone had any luck with the 945G chipset. From what I've seen, the GMA950 graphics that it has is mostly an updated GMA 900 with faster memory and all, but I'd guess ICH7 and other changes might cause problems. Is it worth the potential problems or should I just get a 915 board? Thank you. <_>Moi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kraven Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 I was building a new PC and was just wondering if anyone had any luck with the 945G chipset. From what I've seen, the GMA950 graphics that it has is mostly an updated GMA 900 with faster memory and all, but I'd guess ICH7 and other changes might cause problems. Is it worth the potential problems or should I just get a 915 board? Thank you. Moi <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Using a fresh native install with SSE3 enabled, both Core or Quartz Extreme were disabled on a Dell 9100 (945p) & 5100 (945g). Also, although I had a Pentium D 820 (dual core) only 1 CPU was detected as well. And the Network ports were also disabled, can't remember what adapters these were, Intel PRO/100 I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyrana Posted August 17, 2005 Author Share Posted August 17, 2005 Thanks, Kraven. That sucks, though. I guess the changes are a bit more than skin deep... Using a fresh native install with SSE3 enabled, both Core or Quartz Extreme were disabled on a Dell 9100 (945p) & 5100 (945g). Also, although I had a Pentium D 820 (dual core) only 1 CPU was detected as well. And the Network ports were also disabled, can't remember what adapters these were, Intel PRO/100 I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncphan Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 You can't get a 5100 with a pentium d can you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kraven Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 You can't get a 5100 with a pentium d can you? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> No, but I have both machines, a Dell 9100 with a Pentium D and a Dell 5100 with a P4 3.0ghz SSE3. On the 9100 it doesn't recognise the 2nd CPU, most likely because it doesn't recognise the 945 chipset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyrana Posted August 17, 2005 Author Share Posted August 17, 2005 The dual core thing is odd... There are people using dual opteron boards fine, and I think even some 64X2 people. Can't remember if they were showing both CPUs I guess, just that they booted (which you did anyway). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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