Explosive Labs has posted a roundup of 12 motherboards based on the i845PE chipset: ABIT BE7-RAID, ABIT IT7-MAX2 2.0, Albatron PX845PEV Pro, AOpen AX4PE MAX, Chaintech 9EJS1 Zenith, FIC VC19E, Gigabyte GA-8PE667 Ultra2, Iwill P4HT, Jetway Alioth PE, MSI 845PE MAX2-FISR 2.0, Soltek SL-85DR3, and Soyo SY-P4I 845PE.

Next generation aside, the majority of Pentium 4 systems sold today are powered by 845 series chipsets. The 845PE, really, is unbeatable for its combination of performance, price, support, and stability. Thus, it comes as no surprise that there are a wide variety of motherboards based on this chipset. As you can see from the block diagram, the 845PE is not a features monster, but that's where the hardware developers come in. Today, we have rounded up 12 [that's right count 'em] 845PE boards for that itching need for speed! Herd them up and move them on out! Yee-haw!

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