Home

News

Forums

Hardware

CPUs

Motherboards

Video

Guides

CPU Prices

RAM Prices


Sharky Extreme : Forums:


+ Reply to Thread
Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 LastLast
Results 1 to 15 of 32
  1. #1
    Reef Shark Coltrane's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2002
    Location
    Camp X-Ray
    Posts
    339

    SiS655 vs. E7205

    Which chipset do you feel comes out on top? How do the benchmarks add up? Has anyone had any actual personal experience with these two chipsets and their performance and reliability?
    "There is something to be learned from a rainstorm. When meeting with a sudden shower, you try not to get wet and run quickly along the road. But doing such things as passing under the eaves of houses, you still get wet. When you are resolved from the beginning, you will not be perplexed, though you still get the same soaking. This understanding extends to everything."

  2. #2
    Catfish SS_Supra's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2003
    Posts
    166
    Y know, I would have to say the SIS 655 because well first off its cheaper. Performance wise they are pretty equal, but the 655 is a bit ahead.
    Plus the E7205 is more of a workstation chipset.
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600@3.6ghz 1.5vcore
    Asus P5K
    8GB A-Data DDR2 PC6400
    Sapphire Radeon HD4870 850/1050 512mb
    Seagate 500gb 7200.11 32mb
    Lian Li PC 60
    Logitech Z2300
    Windows Vista 64 Sp1

  3. #3
    By the Power of Greyskull Colossus's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2002
    Location
    Boston, MA
    Posts
    21,140
    The only thing the SiS655 has over the Intel GB chipset is the fact it can run DCDDR333 rather then 266.

    But other then that, the SiS board is just as expensive as the GB board. There loaded SiS655 board goes for around $250.

    Please not worth the time or effort.

    Intel I7 960|Asus Rampage III Extreme|ATI 5970|12GB G.Skill|(2) Corsair P128 120GB SSD - RAID0|Water|(4) WD 1TB Caviar Black (RAID 5)|Corsair HX1000|Corsair 800D|(2) BenQ FP241WZ 24" LCD

    Home of 35TB of storage in RAID5

  4. #4
    Catfish he_is_tom's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2003
    Location
    Winnipeg, Manitoba
    Posts
    134
    Both these the SiS655 and the E7205 are both workstation class motherboard. Kinda hard to pick between the two chipset but I would pay a bit more for the E7205 because Intel makes better chipset while SiS are known to make jokes for chipset. Good thing they withdrawled in the AMD Chipset market, they honestly sucked at it.

  5. #5
    RIP SiS :( CrawlingEye's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2001
    Location
    Easton, Pa, USA
    Posts
    7,441
    Originally posted by he_is_tom
    Both these the SiS655 and the E7205 are both workstation class motherboard. Kinda hard to pick between the two chipset but I would pay a bit more for the E7205 because Intel makes better chipset while SiS are known to make jokes for chipset. Good thing they withdrawled in the AMD Chipset market, they honestly sucked at it.
    I guess 33 posts didn't make a difference from 21. It's kind of disheartening.
    -mark

    OC Crusader
    Sigma Dir CrawlingEye of the Cooler's Guild
    SharkyExtreme.com 3D Mark Team


    Samsung SM348
    Asus P4S533
    Pentium 4 2.26b
    Samsung pc2700 512MB
    Seagate Barracuda IV 40gig 7200RPM
    ATi Radeon 9700 Pro
    Audigy 2
    Leadtek WinFast TV 2000 XP
    Antec pp412x
    Cambridge Megaworks THX 550
    Sennheiser HD212 Pro
    Sennheiser mx300
    Ultrasone HFI 650 Trackmaster
    Rio Karma


    3D Mark 2001SE Compare: 14707
    3D Mark 2003 Compare: 4550

  6. #6
    Catfish SS_Supra's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2003
    Posts
    166
    Originally posted by CrawlingEye


    I guess 33 posts didn't make a difference from 21. It's kind of disheartening.

    That's rude regarding someone elses opinion SIS Freak.

    I think SiS are jokes awell.
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600@3.6ghz 1.5vcore
    Asus P5K
    8GB A-Data DDR2 PC6400
    Sapphire Radeon HD4870 850/1050 512mb
    Seagate 500gb 7200.11 32mb
    Lian Li PC 60
    Logitech Z2300
    Windows Vista 64 Sp1

  7. #7
    RIP SiS :( CrawlingEye's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2001
    Location
    Easton, Pa, USA
    Posts
    7,441
    Originally posted by SS_Supra



    That's rude regarding someone elses opinion SIS Freak.

    I think SiS are jokes awell.
    If you had a basis for your opinion, I'd listen. Considering these are just rants coming from your part, I consider your 'opinion' (not being based on anything factual) as being void. I'm sorry if that offends you, however this is the truth.
    -mark

    OC Crusader
    Sigma Dir CrawlingEye of the Cooler's Guild
    SharkyExtreme.com 3D Mark Team


    Samsung SM348
    Asus P4S533
    Pentium 4 2.26b
    Samsung pc2700 512MB
    Seagate Barracuda IV 40gig 7200RPM
    ATi Radeon 9700 Pro
    Audigy 2
    Leadtek WinFast TV 2000 XP
    Antec pp412x
    Cambridge Megaworks THX 550
    Sennheiser HD212 Pro
    Sennheiser mx300
    Ultrasone HFI 650 Trackmaster
    Rio Karma


    3D Mark 2001SE Compare: 14707
    3D Mark 2003 Compare: 4550

  8. #8
    Mako Shark
    Join Date
    Apr 2002
    Location
    Canada
    Posts
    3,360
    Originally posted by SS_Supra



    That's rude regarding someone elses opinion SIS Freak.

    I think SiS are jokes awell.
    I'd actually have to agree with him

    If you look down about three threads from this posting, the same poster left rude, and immature statements about SiS, which weren't even close to being, in anyway, factual.

    How are they jokes? is it that they are a more affordable chipset maker, or the fact that they are INTEL's only true Pentium 4 based chipset competitiors?

    Maybe you guys should use a SiS chipset for a while, and notice what efforts, and effective prosecution of their chipsets. SiS has great AGP, and IDE drivers, along with great official support, as they are known for their pure efforts to bring a fast, and effective chipset, without the cost.
    Desktop: AMD Athlon X2 4400 | DFI Lanparty nF4 SLI-DR | 2GB OCZ PC4000 EB Platinum Edition | eVGA 7800GTX | Gateway FPD2185W | 2x Maxtor 250GB 16MB SATA RAID 0 | Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Gamer | Hiper Type-R 580W

    Coming Soon: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 | ASUS Striker Extreme Nforce 680I | 2GB Corsair XMS2 8500C5D | eVGA 8800GTX | Sound Blaster X-FI FATAL1TY FPS | OCZ GameXStream 700W | Windos Vista: Home Premium

  9. #9
    Catfish UKOC's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2001
    Location
    Wales, UK
    Posts
    243

    Re: SiS655 vs. E7205

    Originally posted by Coltrane
    Which chipset do you feel comes out on top? How do the benchmarks add up? Has anyone had any actual personal experience with these two chipsets and their performance and reliability?
    Check out anandtech's review. It compares a few 655 against one 850 and a GB.
    You'll notice the 655 only pulls away from the GB when it's running at DDR333 and DDR400, although in the some tests the GB beats the DDR333 AND DDR400 speeds of the 655.
    If you compare the SIS DDR266 vs the GB there's not a lot in it.


    -Mark
    "One reason why so few recognise opportunity is because it is disguised as hard work"
    "May the best of your past be the worst of your future"

    P4 2.4b @ 3150MHz 18x175 @ 1.55v
    Asus P4G8X Deluxe
    1x512Mb Corsair XMS3500 (1/1) Aggressive Timings
    Gainward GF4 Ultra 650/XP GS (297/557)

  10. #10
    Mako Shark pudad's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2002
    Posts
    3,701
    man, seems like dual ddr is really not worth buying anytime soon... But this comparison between GB and SiS is rediculous, you wouldn't even tell the difference between their perfoamance during actual use... I'd go w/ the Granite Bay over the SiS just because my main reason for switching to Intel (from amd, which I still use p0lenty of amd rigs all over the place, just not as my main rig) was because I didn't want to deal w/ pain in the *** 3rd party chipset makers...

  11. #11
    Reef Shark Fred E. Krugar's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2002
    Location
    A God Forsaken Place Called Wichita KS.
    Posts
    306

    Lightbulb

    I personly like the SiS for a few reasons.first off i have never had a problem with any of the SiS boards of late.In fact the best comp I have built has been an SiS chipset. As far as cost the SiS will go down quicker than intel (for the pure fact that intel is greedy lol)which makes the SiS the better performance to cost ratio.One thing else that you would have to be thankfull for is that SiS even exsisted because if they were not around intel would really be raping you guys,if there is no compition (SiS) the prices of the intel would never really decrease in a manner that we are used too..
    But guys i must say that i do like intel but I do prefer the underdogs.........I also have to say that this is just my 2 cents worth
    Originally posted by Tekime


    If you ask a question then get in the habit of reading and understanding the responses please.
    http://miniprofile.xfire.com/neothor.png



    HE WHO LAUGHS LAST THINKS SLOWEST
    ASUS:P4PE,2.4b

    1Gig Hyper-X 3500
    ATI 9800 Pro
    ASUS:52x Rom X 2
    ASUS:32x CD/RW
    Maxtor HDD:40 & 60 Gig,WD 80gig
    Generic Antec Case(cheap)ran out of cash on above Items lol

  12. #12
    Tiger Shark 1FastMofo's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2002
    Posts
    587
    SiS is trying, but simply cant keep up lol

    Intel7205 , when overclocked especially, will blow SiS away.
    P4 2.4B @ 2.95 Ghz (Stock Voltage)
    Swiftech MCX4000 w/ 80mm Sunon 50CFM
    Abit IC7
    2x 256MB Samsung PC3200
    Antec PLUS1080AMG Case
    Antec 430W TruPower PSU
    MSI Ti42008X 128MB DDR (275/550)
    Sound Blaster Live!
    40GB 7200RPM Seagate
    60GB 7200RPM Maxtor
    16X LG DVD
    32X Mitsumi Burner

  13. #13
    Mako Shark pudad's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2002
    Posts
    3,701
    Originally posted by Fred E. Krugar
    but I do prefer the underdogs

    then get an amd ...
    Last edited by pudad; 02-20-2003 at 12:47 AM.

  14. #14
    RIP SiS :( CrawlingEye's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2001
    Location
    Easton, Pa, USA
    Posts
    7,441
    -mark

    OC Crusader
    Sigma Dir CrawlingEye of the Cooler's Guild
    SharkyExtreme.com 3D Mark Team


    Samsung SM348
    Asus P4S533
    Pentium 4 2.26b
    Samsung pc2700 512MB
    Seagate Barracuda IV 40gig 7200RPM
    ATi Radeon 9700 Pro
    Audigy 2
    Leadtek WinFast TV 2000 XP
    Antec pp412x
    Cambridge Megaworks THX 550
    Sennheiser HD212 Pro
    Sennheiser mx300
    Ultrasone HFI 650 Trackmaster
    Rio Karma


    3D Mark 2001SE Compare: 14707
    3D Mark 2003 Compare: 4550

  15. #15
    Reef Shark Fred E. Krugar's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2002
    Location
    A God Forsaken Place Called Wichita KS.
    Posts
    306
    Originally posted by pudad



    then get an amd ...


    Well i tried that but they were not quite ma cup of tea .....though AMD does have some good quailities but still me and AMD even recently are simply just not compatable....lol.

    Its kinda like mixing oil with water....with alot of work you can actualy get them to mix but in only in a matter of minutes they separate again...then ya just have a mess....you get the picture
    Originally posted by Tekime


    If you ask a question then get in the habit of reading and understanding the responses please.
    http://miniprofile.xfire.com/neothor.png



    HE WHO LAUGHS LAST THINKS SLOWEST
    ASUS:P4PE,2.4b

    1Gig Hyper-X 3500
    ATI 9800 Pro
    ASUS:52x Rom X 2
    ASUS:32x CD/RW
    Maxtor HDD:40 & 60 Gig,WD 80gig
    Generic Antec Case(cheap)ran out of cash on above Items lol

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts