4-17-2003 UDPATE: Our ASUS P4C800 Deluxe review has just been posted. Enjoy.
4-17-2003 UDPATE: Gigabyte 8KNXP Ultra review was posted last night, here.
4-14-2003 UDPATE: We posted our first two reviews related to the Intel 875P chipset (formerly known as Canterwood) here and here.
Assuming nothing changes in the next 2 weeks, we should have a slew of Canterwood reviews on or slightly after April 14th. Springdale reviews will come in mid-May, and while we're fairly certain May 16th is the day, that date has become less than 100% sure with recent information we've received. Either way, expect Springdale coverage once our NDA is up in ~ mid-May.
Anyway, if there's anything you are particularly interested in that you'd like us to add to our Canterwood/Springdale coverage, by all means post your thoughts in this thread. I will be updating this thread daily if I receive any new information worth posting.
New Roundups Strategy
Our strategy for motherboard roundups has changed in the last few weeks. In the past we would post a roundup of several motherboards on the day of a launch; for example, our first 845PE and E7205 (Granite Bay) reviews were roundups of 3 motherboards on the day these chipsets were launched by Intel. Now, our new strategy dictates that we will simply post several individual reviews on the day of the launch; so three individual Canterwood reviews will go up on April 14th (assuming we have three Canterwood boards by then of course), or one Canterwood review on the 14th, 15th and 16th in the worst case. Once there's around a dozen or so Canterwood boards available in the retail channel from reputable online vendors, we'll do a nice and concise roundup of those Canterwood boards with a page or two dedicated to each board, and declare a winner at the end.
Our new motherboard roundup policy actually requires more work, but in return it should greatly benefit a large portion of our readers who don't want to flip through a daunting 40 page roundup (like this one) to find what they're ultimately looking for; the best motherboard based on a particular chipset that meets their needs.
4-17-2003 UDPATE: Gigabyte 8KNXP Ultra review was posted last night, here.
4-14-2003 UDPATE: We posted our first two reviews related to the Intel 875P chipset (formerly known as Canterwood) here and here.
Assuming nothing changes in the next 2 weeks, we should have a slew of Canterwood reviews on or slightly after April 14th. Springdale reviews will come in mid-May, and while we're fairly certain May 16th is the day, that date has become less than 100% sure with recent information we've received. Either way, expect Springdale coverage once our NDA is up in ~ mid-May.
Anyway, if there's anything you are particularly interested in that you'd like us to add to our Canterwood/Springdale coverage, by all means post your thoughts in this thread. I will be updating this thread daily if I receive any new information worth posting.
New Roundups Strategy
Our strategy for motherboard roundups has changed in the last few weeks. In the past we would post a roundup of several motherboards on the day of a launch; for example, our first 845PE and E7205 (Granite Bay) reviews were roundups of 3 motherboards on the day these chipsets were launched by Intel. Now, our new strategy dictates that we will simply post several individual reviews on the day of the launch; so three individual Canterwood reviews will go up on April 14th (assuming we have three Canterwood boards by then of course), or one Canterwood review on the 14th, 15th and 16th in the worst case. Once there's around a dozen or so Canterwood boards available in the retail channel from reputable online vendors, we'll do a nice and concise roundup of those Canterwood boards with a page or two dedicated to each board, and declare a winner at the end.
Our new motherboard roundup policy actually requires more work, but in return it should greatly benefit a large portion of our readers who don't want to flip through a daunting 40 page roundup (like this one) to find what they're ultimately looking for; the best motherboard based on a particular chipset that meets their needs.