Socket 5 / 7 / Super-7 Motherboards - Revision history

Michael Dale: /* Super Socket 7 */

2022-03-29T05:49:13Z

‎Super Socket 7

Dionb: /* Chipsets */

2018-02-01T10:42:07Z

‎Chipsets

Dionb: /* SIS */

2018-02-01T10:31:17Z

‎SIS

Dionb: /* Chipsets */

2018-02-01T09:32:58Z

‎Chipsets

Dionb: /* Intel */ remove i430NX and FX again as they are already listed under So5

2018-02-01T09:21:48Z

‎Intel: remove i430NX and FX again as they are already listed under So5

Dionb: /* AMD */

2018-02-01T09:19:52Z

‎AMD

Dionb: /* ETEQ */

2018-02-01T09:19:33Z

‎ETEQ

Dionb: /* Intel */

2018-02-01T09:12:57Z

‎Intel

Dionb: /* Intel */ added i430NX and FX

2018-02-01T09:12:32Z

‎Intel: added i430NX and FX

Tetrium at 17:39, 3 February 2016

2016-02-03T17:39:38Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 05:49, 29 March 2022
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	== Super Socket 7 ==		== Super Socket 7 ==
		+	[[File:Gigabyte_GA-5AA_rev_1.1.jpeg\|200px\|thumb\|\|AT Style SS7 Motherboard]]
		+
	Super Socket 7 is an AMD creation. They modernized the Socket 7 platform with AGP and 100 MHz bus support for their K6-2 processor. Intel was not involved with this nor did they produce CPUs specifically for it.		Super Socket 7 is an AMD creation. They modernized the Socket 7 platform with AGP and 100 MHz bus support for their K6-2 processor. Intel was not involved with this nor did they produce CPUs specifically for it.

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 *'''SiS 501/502/503''' - PCI, ISA, FPM/EDO DRAM
 *'''SiS 5501/5502/5503''' - ISA, PCI, FPM/EDO DRAM
 == Socket 7 ==

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 ==== SIS ====
-* '''SiS 5571 "Trinity"''' ISA, PCI
+* '''SiS 5511/5512/5513''' - ISA, PCI 2.0, FPM/EDO DRAM, 16MB/s PIO4 IDE, 66MHz FSB support. Supports UMA (shared memory between CPU and VGA controller) with a separate optional SiS 620x VGA chip on the motherboard.
-* '''SiS 5581/5582 "Jessie" ''' ISA, PCI, AGP
+* '''SiS 5571 "Trinity"''' ISA, PCI 2.0, FPM/EDO DRAM, 16MB/s PIO4 IDE, 75MHz FSB support. Maximum cacheable RAM: 64MB. Maximum RAM: 384MB
-* '''SiS 5591/5595 "David"''' ???
+* '''SiS 5581/5582 "Jessie" ''' ISA, PCI 2.1, FPM/EDO/SDRAM, UDMA-33 IDE, 83MHz FSB support. Maximum cacheable RAM: 128MB. Maximum RAM: 384MB
-* '''SiS 5596/5513 "Genesis"''' ???
+* '''SiS 5591/5595 "David"''' ISA, PCI 2.1, AGP, FPM/EDO/SDRAM, UDMA-33 IDE, 95MHz FSB support. Maximum cacheable RAM: 256MB. Maximum RAM: 768MB
-* '''SiS 5597/5598 "Jedi"''' ???
+* '''SiS 5596/5513 "Genesis"''' ISA, PCI 2.0, FPM/EDO DRAM, 16MB/s PIO4 IDE, integrated SiS 620x PCI core via UMA, 75MHz FSB support. Maximum cacheable RAM: 64MB. Maximum RAM: 384MB
-* '''SiS 530 + SiS 5595''' -
+* '''SiS 5598/5597 "Jedi"''' - ISA, PCI 2.1, FPM/EDO/SDRAM, UDMA-33 IDE, integrated SiS 6326 PCI core via UMA, 75MHz FSB support. Maximum cacheable RAM: 128MB. Maximum RAM: 384MB
 ==== ALI ====

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 === Chipsets ===
 *'''430NX "Neptune"''' - SMP, PCI 2.0, FPM DRAM, Asynchronous cache. 512 MB cacheable RAM limit. 512 MB max RAM.  Some boards use IDE controller chips with known bugs, like CMD640.
 *'''430FX "Triton"''' - 16 MB/s DMA IDE, PCI 2.0, FPM/EDO DRAM, and pipeline burst synchronous cache options. 64 MB cacheable RAM limit. 128 MB max RAM.
 *SiS 501/502/503 PCI, ISA
-*SiS 5511/5512/5513 ISA, PCI
+==== OPTi ====
-*OPTi Viper
+*'''OPTi Viper'''
 == Socket 7 ==

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 === Chipsets ===
 ==== Intel ====
 *'''430HX "Triton II"''' - 16 MB/s BM-DMA IDE, SMP, PCI 2.1, USB 1.0, FPM/EDO DRAM and pipeline burst synchronous cache options. Supports either 64 MB or 512 MB cacheable RAM. 512 MB RAM max.
 *'''430VX "Triton II"''' - also unofficially known as "Triton III", 16 MB/s BM-DMA IDE, PCI 2.1, USB 1.0, FPM/EDO DRAM, 2clk SDRAM and pipeline burst synchronous cache options. 64 MB cacheable limit. 128 MB max RAM. Slightly slower than 430HX.

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 ==== AMD ====
-* '''AMD-640 (640/645)'''
+* '''AMD-640 (640/645)''' relabeled Via VP2
 ==== PCChips ====

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 ==== ETEQ ====
-* '''Eteq 6618'''
+ETEQ chipsets are Via chipset relabeled by motherboard manufacturer Soyo.
 ==== AMD ====

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 *'''430NX "Neptune"''' - 16 MB/s BM-DMA IDE, SMP, PCI 2.0, FPM DRAM and aynchronous cache options only. Supports 256 MB cacheable RAM. 256 MB RAM max.
 *'''430FX "Triton"''' - 16 MB/s BM-DMA IDE, PCI 2.0, FPM/EDO DRAM and pipeline burst synchronous cache options. Supports 64 MB cacheable RAM. 128 MB RAM max.
-*'''430HX "Triton II"''' - 16 MB/s BM-DMA IDE, SMP, PCI 2.1, USB 1.0, FPM/EDO DRAM and pipeline burst synchronous cache options. Supports either 64 MB or 512 MB cacheable RAM. 512 MB RAM max.*'''430HX "Triton II"''' - 16 MB/s BM-DMA IDE, SMP, PCI 2.1, USB 1.0, FPM/EDO DRAM and pipeline burst synchronous cache options. Supports either 64 MB or 512 MB cacheable RAM. 512 MB RAM max.
+*'''430HX "Triton II"''' - 16 MB/s BM-DMA IDE, SMP, PCI 2.1, USB 1.0, FPM/EDO DRAM and pipeline burst synchronous cache options. Supports either 64 MB or 512 MB cacheable RAM. 512 MB RAM max.
 *'''430VX "Triton II"''' - also unofficially known as "Triton III", 16 MB/s BM-DMA IDE, PCI 2.1, USB 1.0, FPM/EDO DRAM, 2clk SDRAM and pipeline burst synchronous cache options. 64 MB cacheable limit. 128 MB max RAM. Slightly slower than 430HX.
 *'''430TX''' - 33 MB/s UDMA IDE, PCI 2.1, USB 1.0, ACPI, FPM/EDO DRAM, 2clk SDRAM, and pipeline burst synchronous cache options. 64 MB cacheable limit. 256 MB max RAM (official) / 512MB (unofficial, with 16Mx8 chips on 2 double-sided DIMMs)

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 These solutions competed against Intel Celeron and Pentium II.
-'''Today:'''Super Socket 7 (and to a lesser extend the ordinary Socket 7) are a very popular base for a retro computer build, not only for nostalgia but also for it's great flexibility when it comes to CPUs. Basically any Socket 5 and Socket 7 CPU will be compatible with Super Socket 7 and not only was this the last (and fastest) platform available where both Intel and AMD CPUs were compatible with, but also some of the more obscure CPUs like [[Cyrix_CPUs|Cyrix 6x86 and MII]], [[Rise_CPUs|Rise mP6]] and the [[Centaur_CPUs|Winchip]] CPUs. Another big advantage is that usually CPUs for (Super) Socket 7 didn't have their multipliers unlocked, which adds even greater flexibility.
+'''Today:'''Super Socket 7 (and to a lesser extend the ordinary Socket 7) is a very popular base for a retro computer build, not only for nostalgia reasons but also for it's great flexibility when it comes to CPUs. Basically any Socket 5 and Socket 7 CPU will be compatible with Super Socket 7. Not only was this the last (and fastest) platform available where both Intel CPUs (Pentium 1 MMX) and AMD CPUs (K5 and all K6 variants) were compatible with, but also some of the more obscure CPUs like [[Cyrix_CPUs|Cyrix 6x86 and MII]], [[Rise_CPUs|Rise mP6]] and the [[Centaur_CPUs|Winchip]] CPUs. Another big advantage is that usually CPUs for (Super) Socket 7 didn't have their multipliers unlocked, which adds even greater flexibility.
 Many of the later Super 7 boards were made in ATX format instead of the older AT format which makes building a Super Socket 7 based retro rig a lot easier and as Socket 7, Super 7, Socket 370 and Socket A share the same CPU socket dimensions, many more modern CPU coolers are (in theory) compatible with Super 7 motherboards.
 Super 7 has some disadvantages though, mostly because of it's relatively lacking performance compared to contemporary Slot 1 counterparts. Many Super 7 boards will have lots of motherboard components directly around the CPU socket, making installation of a larger CPU cooler more difficult. Super 7 can also be quite tricky to setup, partly due to the many jumpers required to correctly setup the installed CPU and partly due to some motherboards requiring a BIOS update before certain newer components may work correctly (particularly support for larger harddrives and the K6+ CPUs). Another disadvantage is it's relatively lacking AGP support, which makes adding more modern AGP cards more of a challenge, though this isn't as much of an issue compared to Slot 1 based systems due to it's relative lack of performance compared to CPUs like Pentium 3. The AGP issues is one of the reasons why 3DFX cards are often seen as a good match for a Super 7 system, partially because cards like Voodoo 3 use fewer AGP features, which also means there are fewer things that can go wrong.