Abit's Fatal1ty: Motherboards Go Premium
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Page 1:Abit's Fatal1ty AA8XE Motherboard Family Goes Premium
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Page 2:Motherboard Details
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Page 3:OTES
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Page 4:Red LEDs At The Bottom Of The Board
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Page 5:Overclocking Is Limited By The CPU!, Continued
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Page 6:Test Setup
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Page 7:Benchmark Results
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Page 8:DirectX 9
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Page 9:DirectX 9, Continued
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Page 10:Audio
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Page 11:Conclusion: Fatal1ty Is Looming Large
Test Setup
| Intel Processors (Socket 775) | |
|---|---|
| 800 MHz FSB (Dual DDR) | Intel Pentium 4 560 (3.6 GHz) |
| Motherboards | |
| Board I | Abit Fatal1ty AA8XE
Intel 925XE |
| Board II | Asus P5GD2
Intel 915P |
| Memory | |
| DDR2-533 | 2x 512 MB Crucial Ballistix DDR2-667
running at DDR2-533 (266 MHz) and overclocked Timings: CL 4-4-4-12 |
| Common Hardware | |
| Graphics Card | ATI Radeon X800 XT
GPU: ATI Radeon 800 XT Memory: 256 MB GDDR3-SDRAM |
| Hard Drive | Western Digital WD800 JB
80 GB, 8 MB Cache, 7200 RPM |
| DVD/CD-ROM | MSI MS-8216 16x DVD |
| Software | |
| ATI Graphics | Catalyst Ver. 8-062-040929a |
| Intel Chipset Driver | Chipset Installation Utility 6.0.1.1002 |
| DirectX | Version: 9.0c |
| OS | Windows XP Professional, 5.1.2600 Service Pack 1 |
Benchmarks And Settings
| Benchmarks and Settings
OpenGL |
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|---|---|
| Wolfenstein
Enemy Territory |
Version: 2.55
1024x768 - 32 bit timedemo 1 / demo demo4 Graphics detail = Normal |
| Doom 3 | Version 1.0.1262
1024x768 - 32 bit medium quality Timedemo demo1 |
| 3D Studio Max 6.0
Discreet |
Characters: "Dragon_Charater_rig"
Resolution: 1280x1024 Rendering: Single |
| DirectX 8 | |
| Unreal Tournament 2004 | Version: 3204
1024x768 / 32 bit / Audio = off thg9 assault botmatch |
| DirectX 9a | |
| 3DMark 2003 | Version 3.4.0
Graphics and CPU Default Benchmark 1024x768 - 32 bit |
| 3DMark 2005 | 1024x768 - 32 bit
Graphics and CPU Default Benchmark |
| PCMark 2004 Pro | Version: 1.2.0
CPU and Memory Tests |
| SiSoftware Sandra 2004 | Version 2004.10.9.89
CPU Test = MultiMedia / CPU Arithmetic Memory Test = Bandwidth Benchmark |
| Video | |
| Auto Gordian Knot
DivX 5.21 XviD 1.0.2 |
Version: 1.72 Beta
Audio = AC3 6ch Custom size = 100 MB Resolution settings = 640x256 Codec = XviD and DivX 5 Audio = CBR MP3, kbps 192 |
Summary
