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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.eng.convex.com!hermes.oc.com!news.unt.edu!cs.utexas.edu!garcon.unicom.com!unicom.com!bga.com!realtime.net!usenet From: rlindsay@realtime.net Newsgroups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc Subject: Re: Triton vs. SiS Pentium chipsets Date: 19 Jan 1996 00:15:13 GMT Organization: Real/Time Communications Internet customer posting Lines: 29 Message-ID: <4dmnqh$q90@news2.realtime.net> References: <MICHAELV.96Jan15233000@MindBender.HeadCandy.com> <4dhu85$qo@rigel.infinet.com> Reply-To: rlindsay@bga.com X-RTcode: 6491992c30914c7617fee241 X-Newsreader: IBM NewsReader/2 v1.2 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus:8614 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:12418 comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc:1923 In <4dhu85$qo@rigel.infinet.com>, venkat@infinet.com (Venkat) writes: >In article <MICHAELV.96Jan15233000@MindBender.HeadCandy.com>, >Michael L. VanLoon <michaelv@MindBender.HeadCandy.com> wrote: >>Seeking insight on this since I'm going to be spending my money on one >>of these boards in the near future. >> >>What exactly are the differences between the Triton and SiS >>Pentium-class chipsets? Does the SiS have any disadvantages versus >>the Triton? Does the SiS demand special hardware (cache, RAM, etc.) >>that the Triton doesn't? Which performs better? >> > > >This has not been widely circulated as yet. Probably because it is an outright lie !!! >But ASUS has held back shipments of the P55SP4 (SIS chipset) due to certain >errors in it. A New fixed revision is expected shortly. (so watch out for >older revisons) This is 100% wrong according to Asus. Rick Lindsay Lindsay Computer Sytems Austin, Texas Voice: 512-452-4785 Fax: 512-452-4128