At long last, Intel has released a platform with official PC133 support and an AGP slot. As the first viable alternative for the gaming enthusiast who doesn’t want to deal with buying RDRAM, Intel’s i815e is lined up to finally replace the reliable 440BX. Many OEMs have seen the potential success that the i815e offers, and have already begun production of their own variations. The first to make its way into our labs is the ASUS CUSL2. As we prepare to test the latest contender, our goal will be to determine if the i815e represents the loss of even more time, or the diffusion of the “ticking bomb” Intel has been dealing with for over a year.

CPU

• Socket 370 for Intel® FCPGA Pentium® III 450MHz~933+MHz processors and Intel® PPGA CeleronTM 333~566+MHz.

• Intel® 82815 Graphics and AGP Memory Controller Hub (GMCH)
• Intel® 82801BA Enhanced I/O Controller Hub 2 (ICH2)
• Intel® 82802AB Firmware Hub (FWH)
• Support 4x AGP, 4MB AIMM, PC133/PC100 SDRAM, UltraDMA/100 IDE Devices

• 3x 168-pin DIMM Sockets Support 16MB to 1.5GB 3.3V PC133/100 SDRAM


• Maximum 512MB PC133/PC100 non-ECC SDRAM

• 1 x 32-bit AGP Pro/AGP 4X slot


• 6 x 32-bit PCI


• 2x CNR (Communication and Networking Riser)


• Supports AGP Pro Slot with Universal AGP Connector and additional Power Connectors

• 2 x UltraDMA/100/66/33 Bus Master IDE Ports


• Supports DVD-ROM, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, and LS-120 Drives

• Power Loss Restart


• ASUS JumperFree(TM) CPU Throttle


• STR (Suspend to RAM)


• SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection)


• Vcore & VIO Adjustable