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**CS8232 CMOS 386/AT (82C301/302/303/304/305/306) c86
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**CS8233 PEAK/386 AT (Cached) (82C311/82C315/82C316) c:Dec90...
**CS8236 386/AT (82C301/2/3/4/5/6/206) c86...
**CS8237 TURBO CACHE-BASED 386/AT (82C301/7/3/4/5/6/206) c86...
**CS8238 CHIPS/280 & 281 (386 MCA)(82C321/322/325/223/226) c:Aug89...
**CS82310 PEAK/DM 386 AT (82C351/82C355/82C356) c91...
**CS8281 NEATsx (386SX) (82C811/812/215/206) c:Dec89...
**CS8283 LeAPset-sx (82C841/82C242/82C636) c:Mar90...
**CS8285 PEAKsx (82C836/82C835) c91...
**CS8288 CHIPSlite-sx (82C836/82C641/82C835) c?...
**CS4000 WinCHIPS (64200/84021/84025) c92...
**CS4021 ISA/486 (84021/84025) c92...
**CS4031 CHIPSet (84031/84035) 5/10/93...
**CS4041/5 CHIPSet (84041/84045) 2/10/95...
**CB8291 ELEAT [no datasheet] c90...
**CB8295 ELEATsx [no datasheet] c90...
**82C100 IBM PS/2 Model 30/Super XT ?...
**82C110 IBM PS/2 Model 30/Super XT ?...
**82C235 Single Chip AT (SCAT) c89...
**82C836 Single Chip 386sx (SCATsx) <91...
**F8680/A PC/CHIP Single-Chip PC c93...
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**Support Chips:
**64200 (Wingine) High Performance 'Windows Engine' c:Oct91...
**82C206 Integrated Peripheral Controller c86...
**82C601/A Single Chip Peripheral Controller <08/30/90...
**82C607 Multifunction Controller <Jun88...
**82C710 Universal Peripheral Controller c:Aug90...
**82C711 Universal Peripheral Controller II c:Jan91...
**82C712 Universal Peripheral Controller II c:Jan91
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**82C721 Universal Peripheral Controller III c:May93...
**82C735 I/O Peripheral Controller With Printgine c:Jul93...
**82C835 Single CHIP 386sx AT Cache Controller c:Apr91...
**F87000 Multi-Mode Peripheral Chip 11/23/93...
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**82396SX Smart Cache 12/17/90
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**82485 Turbo Cache (and 485Turbocache) c90...
**82489DX Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller 10/12/92...
**82495DX/490DX DX CPU-Cache Chip Set <Sep91...
**82495XP/490XP Cache Controller / Cache RAM (for i860) 06/05/91...
**82496/491 Cache Controller / Cache RAM (for P5 Pentium) 03/22/93...
**82497/492 Cache Controller / Cache RAM (for P54 Pentium) <Nov94...
**82498/493 Cache Controller / Cache RAM (for P54 Pentium) <Nov94
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**450NX (?) 06/29/98:...
**????? (Profusion) c:99...
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*PC CHIPS/Amptron/Atrend/ECS/Elpina/etc...
**Notes:
You eventually get to know when a board is made by PC Chips just by
looking at it.
Here is a test:
1. No manufacture name, or one of the above.
2. If the board has a lots of components that sound like a well known
part but aren't the well known part. i.e. 'HX Pro' instead of
'430HX'
3a. A really good feature set where you think, that's exactly what I'm
looking for.
b. The features don't really work as intended.
4. The price is fantastic.
5. Its disappointing on closer examination.
PC Chips is renowned for making crap products. Some are actually not
too bad, they're no worse than your average brand. However some are a
nightmare either by design or just poorly made. Fake components glued
on is not uncommon. Fake labels over other components. PCB's so thin
they require low insertion force ISA connectors, every trick to save a
few $.
**Early Chipsets:...
**Later Chipsets:
Info sourced from the very useful plasma-online.de:
http://www.plasma-online.de/index.html?content=http%3A//www.plasma-online.de/english/identify/picture/pcchips.html
Chipset name | OEM of | used on mainboard
---------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------------------
HX Pro | ALi M1521/M1523 |
SX Pro | SiS 530/5595 | M598
AGP Pro PC-100 | VIA VT82C598AT/VT82C596B | M577
TX AGP Pro | SiS 5591/5595/6326 |
TX Two | ALi M1531/M1543 |
TX Pro | ALi M1531/M1543 | M560, M575
TX Pro II | SiS 5597/5598 | M571
TX Pro III | VIA VT82C580VPX/VT82C586B | M573
TX Pro IV | SiS 5591/5592 | M570
Top Gun | ALi Aladdin IV+ | M565
VIA GRA | VIA VT8501/VT82C596B | M858LMR
VX Pro | VIA VT82C580VP/VT82C586B |
VX Pro + | VIA VT82C580VPX/VT82C586B |
VX Pro II | UTron / HiNT UT801X |
VX two | VIA VT82C580VP/VT82C586B | Amptron PM-8600A
VX two | VIA VT82C580VPX/VT82C586B | Amptron PM-8600B
BXToo | VIA Apollo Pro | M760V, M761V
BXToo | VIA VT82C693/VT82C686A | M767V
BXPro | SiS 600/5595 | M747
BXCel | ALi M1621/M1543 | M726, M729
BXpert | VIA VT82C691/VT82C596 |
BXTel | VIA Apollo Pro | M730
Xcel 2000 | SiS 620/5595 | M741LMRT
Super TX | SiS 5597/5598 | ASUS SP97-V, SP98-N, Jetway J-TX98R2
Super TX | ALi M1531/M1543 |
Super TX | ALi M1541/M1543 | Biostar M5ALA, M5ALC, Pionex MBD-P5ABx
Super TX3 | SiS 5571 |
Super TX4 AGP | |
GFXcel | SiS 630 |
GFXpro | ALi M1631/M1535D |
T-Bird | SiS730S | M810
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