PC Components Motherboards Chipsets Budget And Premium Motherboards At The Crossroads Features By Patrick Schmid published 15 August 2005 Comments (0) Page 9 of 14: DirectX 9 Page 1: Are Premium Motherboards Worth The Money? Page 2: Feature Discussion Page 3: Mass Storage Controllers Page 4: Audio Features Page 5: Making The Budget Choice: 915PL Neo-V Page 6: Going Premium: P4N Diamond Page 7: Test Setup Page 8: Benchmark Results Page 9: DirectX 9 Page 10: Video Page 11: Video, Continued Page 12: Applications Page 13: Synthetic, Continued Page 14: Analysis DirectX 9Stay on the Cutting EdgeJoin the experts who read Tom's Hardware for the inside track on enthusiast PC tech news — and have for over 25 years. We'll send breaking news and in-depth reviews of CPUs, GPUs, AI, maker hardware and more straight to your inbox.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors 1 … 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Current page: DirectX 9 Prev Page Benchmark Results Next Page Video Patrick SchmidSocial Links Navigation More about chipsetsHuawei's sanctions-evading Kirin 9000S processor tested: significantly behind its Kirin 9000 predecessor that used TSMC techDie Shot of HiSilicon's Sanction-Busting Kirin 9000s Chip RevealedLatestASML ships its second High-NA EUV litho tool to unspecified clientSee more latest ► See all comments (0) No comments yet Comment from the forums Most Popular120mm AIO Roundup: Testing Be Quiet, Corsair, Cooler Master, and Enermax modelsHands-on with InWin's F5 PC Case: Back-connector motherboard support and wood front panelsThe five best AMD CPUs of all time: From old-school Athlon to brand-new RyzenHands-on with Be Quiet’s Dark Base Pro 901: Decibel dampenerThis is the fastest SSD we've ever tested — Phison E26 Max14um 2TB performance previewHands-On: Cooler Master's NCore 100 Max case stands tall and handles large GPUsI built a PC With MSI's Project Zero Motherboard: Moving all the ports to the back for a cleaner, quicker build with better airflowSurging on Smartphones, Folding Screen Adoption on Laptops Will Take Years to Go MainstreamTesting GPUs with AMD FSR3 and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora — 16 graphics cards and hundreds of benchmarksHands-On: Lian Li's LCD Screen fans turn heads and are surprisingly affordable, but not as configurable as I'd likeInside Cooler Master's heatsink-themed Taipei headquarters: Even the cafe is cutting edge
