Compact All-Rounders: VIA's Eden Mini ITX Format Boards

Test Setup

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Hardware
Systems VIA EPIA / Eden 600 MHzVIA EPIA / C3 800 MHzVIA EPIA / C3 933 MHz
RAM 1x 256 MB Infineon DDR266, CL21x 256 MB Infineon PC133, CL2
Hard Drive IBM DTLA307030, 30 GB7,200 rpm
Chipsets/ Graphics VIA Apollo PLE133 (Eden)VIA Apollo PN133T (Epia)VIA Apollo CLE266 (M9000)
Network Card 3COM 3C905TX-B
Drivers & Software
IDE/AGP Driver VIA Hyperion 4in1 4.45
Graphics Driver PLE133, PN133T: 3.13CLE266: 1.10.01
DirectX Version 9.0
OS Windows 2000 Pro Service Pack 3
Tests & Benchmarks
MP3 Encoding Lame 3.89
Memory Benchmark SiSoft Sandra 2003 Pro
Graphics Benchmark Quake III Arena640x48016 Bit
Video Benchmarks InterVideo WinDVD 4.5.11Windows Media Player 6.4
Video Codecs DivX Pro 5.03ffd-show (Freeware Codec for DirectShow)AC3Filter v0.63b(AC3 Decoder für DivX)Morgan Stream Switcher
DVD Terminator 2720x576
MPEG-4 Combat Galactica576x312
MPEG-4 AC3 Terminator720x384
Patrick Schmid
Editor-in-Chief (2005-2006)

Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.