Intel D850GB


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Intel D850GB

CPU Interface
Socket-423
Chipset
Intel 850/ICH2
Form Factor
ATX 2.03
Bus Speeds

Auto Detect

Core Voltages Supported
Auto Detect
Memory Slots
4 184-pin RIMM Slots
Expansion Slots

1 AGP Slot
5 PCI Slots
1 CNR Slot

On-board Audio
N/A

Intel boards are often left out of reviews and roundups within the hardware enthusiast community simply because their boards don’t offer a lot of features (overclocking, RAID, etc.) that would make them competitive in this environment. Nevertheless, Intel is probably the biggest supplier of motherboards in the OEM market and is well known to have extremely stable and reliable products.  For that reason, we’ll be including Intel boards whenever possible from now on, both as a reference point and for those of you that don’t need the additional features that other manufacturers offer.

This time around, we found that the D850GB generally performs slightly better than the competition.  Not surprisingly, stability was also the best among this group. As we suggested earlier, however, the problem with the D850GB is that there is simply no overclocking or tweaking options available. 

Also not surprising is the fact that the D850GB is one of the few boards on the market that truly requires an ATX 2.03 compliant case, at least in its shipping form.  A simple replacement of the HSF mounts would alleviate this problem, although finding these parts is likely quite difficult.

Despite the lack of tweaking features, the board is still doing quite well in terms of sales thanks to its excellent performance and stability.

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  • sabboo - Thursday, February 11, 2021 - link

    This was the board in my first pc. As a student it was a very basic setup but got me through uni. I spent money on it and pushed the processor as far as it could go. I had upgraded the memory but it was beyond my financial means to do anything great at the time. Tomorrow I pull it out of the loft and see what I can buy to make this the ultimate gaming machine of its time. Any suggestions on pci cards to amke this an amazing addtion to my home network would be appreciated.
  • infinitebritt - Thursday, March 25, 2021 - link

    Amazing to see a comment about the D850GB in 2021. I use this motherboard TODAY for work. My work machine has not been plugged into the net since 2006. I have not installed or changed anything. It should run FOREVER. I made some money with crypto this year so I'm looking to spend $100-$200 to replace the ATX case with something smaller and quieter. The case I've been using for 15+ years is HUGE and LOUD

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