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Chipset	Northbridge *						Southbridge *
click on the links below		*Features*						*Features*
to see the pictures!		FSB MHz	SDR-RAM	other RAM	AGP	VGA		UDMA	PCI	Sound
Intel 850	82850	4 x 100	no	RD	4 x	no	82801BA	100	2.2	yes
Intel 845D	82845	4 x 100	yes	DDR266	4 x	no	82801BA	100	2.2	yes
Intel 845	82845	4 x 100	yes	no	4 x	no	82801BA	100	2.2	yes

Sis 645	645	4 x 100	yes	DDR266/333	4 x	no	961	100	2.2	yes
SiS 650	650	4 x 100	yes	DDR266	4 x	yes	961	100	2.2	yes

VIA Apollo P4X266	VT8753	4 x 100	yes	DDR266	4 x	no	VT8233	100	2.2	yes
VIA Apollo P4X266A	VT8753A	4 x 100	no	DDR266	4 x	no	VT8233A	133	2.2	yes

*Remark:

Beginning with the 810-chipset, Intel established the so-called Hub-system instead of the traditional North- and Southbridge-architecture. That's why in fact you cannot talk of North- and Southbridges anymore, but the different hubs more or less correspond to the bridges ;-)

Would you like to look at a comparison chart of some mainboards equiped with these chipsets?

click here to go to the mainboard specs!