Tyan Trinity K7 VIA KX-133
Friday, August 25, 2000
The performance tests results
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Motherboard
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BIOS
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Chipset
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Drivers
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Tyan Trinity K7 Rev. A
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1.02a
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VIA KX-133
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VIA 4-in-1 4.20
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Processor
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Memory
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Hard disk drive
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Graphic card
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AMD Classic Athlon 1Ghz
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128Mb PC133 CAS2
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Quantum KA 9.1
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GeForce 256 SDR
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Operating system
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Built
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Video drivers
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DirectX
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Windows98
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4.10 1998
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Nvidia 4.11.01.0368
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7.0a
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Game
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Resolution
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Refresh
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Vsync
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Color
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Texture
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Filtration
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Quake2 3.20
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800 X 600
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75Hz
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Off
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16-bit
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16-bit
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bi-linear
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Game
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Resolution
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Refresh
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Vsync
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Color
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Texture
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Filtration
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Quake3 1.08
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800 X 600
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75Hz
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Off
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16-bit
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16-bit
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Tri-linear
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Suggested memory to use
Corsair 128Mb Sdram PC133 CAS2 = Tested OK
Mushkin 128Mb Sdram PC133 CAS2 = Tested OK
Transcend 128Mb Sdram PC133 = Tested OK
Micron 128Mb Sdram PC133 = Tested OK
Ziff Davis Winstone99 - Winbench99
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Benchmark
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Winbench CPUmark99
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80.7
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Business Winstone99
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31.3
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Content Creation 2000
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33.5
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Bapco Sysmark2000
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Benchmark
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Official Run
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173
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Video sub-system tests
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Quake2 version 3.20
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AMD Athlon
Classique 1Ghz @ 1Ghz
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AMD Athlon
Classique @ 1.1Ghz
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800 X 600 X 75Hz X 16-bit
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182.00 FPS
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NA
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Quake3
Test 1.08
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AMD Athlon
Classique 1Ghz @ 1Ghz
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AMD Athlon
Classique 1Ghz @ 1.1Ghz
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800 X 600 X 75Hz X 16-bit
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102.00 FPS
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NA
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Due to the narrow latitude that is provided by the Trinity K7, there no opportunity for us to Overclock our CPU. The first FSB frequency available above 100MHz was 120MHz, a frequency at which our CPU would not work - a fact that holds true for the majority of Slot A processors on the market.
Disk sub-system tests
Overall Quality Evaluation
The evaluation table below shows both the strong and weak points of the tested motherboard. No need to remind you that performance is not the sole purchasing criteria in a motherboard. Most of today's motherboards exhibit performance very close to each other, so we need additional information in order to help us distinguish the real advantages of a motherboard compared to its competitors. This is exactly where this evaluation table comes in handy.
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Tyan Trinity K7 VIA KX-133
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Feature
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Evaluation
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Design Originality
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Poor
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Good
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Average
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Excellent
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Top Grade
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5
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Circuit Board Quality
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Poor
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Good
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Average
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Excellent
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Top Grade
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5
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Component Layout
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Poor
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Good
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Average
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Excellent
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Top Grade
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5
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Capacitiors
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Poor
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Good
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Average
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Excellent
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Top Grade
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5
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CPU Retention Mechanism
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Poor
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Good
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Average
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Excellent
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Top Grade
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3
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Amounts of Expansion Slots
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Poor
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Good
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Average
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Excellent
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Top Grade
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5
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Amount of Memory sockets
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Poor
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Good
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Average
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Excellent
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Top Grade
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4
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Ease of installation
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Poor
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Good
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Average
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Excellent
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Top Grade
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4
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BIOS Setup Design
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Poor
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Good
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Average
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Excellent
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Top Grade
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3
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Performance
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Poor
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Good
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Average
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Excellent
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Top Grade
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5
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Overclockability
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Poor
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Good
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Average
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Excellent
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Top Grade
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3
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Stability
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Poor
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Good
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Average
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Excellent
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Top Grade
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5
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Bundled Software
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Poor
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Good
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Average
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Excellent
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Top Grade
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1
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Bundled Hardware
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Poor
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Good
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Average
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Excellent
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Top Grade
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4
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Users Manual Quality
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Poor
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Good
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Average
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Excellent
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Top Grade
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5
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Packing Quality
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Poor
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Good
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Average
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Excellent
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Top Grade
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4
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Features supported
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ATA66
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PC133
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Wake On LAN
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Modem ring
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Pwr Fail Res
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4
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Features supported (suite)
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SB-Link
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AMR/CNR
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Mouse Pwr On
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Susp. to RAM
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Susp. to Disk
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3
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Features supported (suite)
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IRDA
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SCSI
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Keyb. Pwr On
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Hardw. mon.
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Vcore adj.
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4
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Features supported (suite)
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RAID
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Alarm
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Jumperless
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L2 latency adj.
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IRQ assign.
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1.5
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Total Score obtainned for this motherboard
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78.5 point out of 100
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Features color codes: Blue = supported, Red = optional, Black = not supported
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Conclusions
The weak points
Limited hardward pack
processor retention mechanism not foldable
BIOS does not replicate the functions of the jumpers
Software bundle that does not include any utilities
Little Overclocking potential
The strong points
Excellent performance
Great stability
Independant memory bus
Integrated hardware monitoring
Excellent expansion possibilities
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