Intel 850

The Intel 850 chipset was the first chipset available for the Pentium 4 processor, and was simultaneously released in November 2000. It consists of a 82850 memory controller hub and a 82801BA I/O controller hub.

This chipset will outperform the AMD 760 chipset with the 266 MHz FSB.^[1]

Contents

1 Features
2 Intel 850E
3 References
4 See also

Features

Socket 423 or Socket 478 CPU compatible with 400 MHz FSB^[2]
Supports P4 CPUs at 1.3 GHz or Faster^[3]
Four PC800 RDRAM slots compatible with ECC
AGP 4X slot
DirectX 8 Compatible^[4]

Intel 850E

The Intel 850E chipset added PC1066 RDRAM support and 533 MHz FSB support.^[5]

References

^ ***, ***. "Sharky Extreme : PC : Hardware : MSI 850 Pro Pentium 4 Mainboard Review ". Aug 29 2009 <http://www.sharkyextreme.com/hardware/reviews/mainboards/msi_850_pro/14.shtml#3>.
^ "Intel D850GB Instructions". Intel Corp.. Nov 2000. http://download.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/D850GB/GB_English.pdf. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
^ "Intel Pentium 4 Processor in the 423 pin package / Intel 850 Chipset Platform". 2002. http://download.intel.com/design/chipsets/designex/29824505.pdf. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
^ Altavilla, Dave (2000-11-20). "The Pentium 4 Bench Test". HotHardware (HotHardware). http://hothardware.com/hh_files/CCAM/p4(4).htm. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
^ "Tech Guide: Intel 850E v VIA P4X333". ZDNet Australia. Aug 26, 2009 <http://www.zdnet.com.au/reviews/hardware/components/soa/Tech-Guide-Intel-850E-v-VIA-P4X333/0,139023397,120265500,00.htm>.

See also

List of Intel chipsets