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Epox 8RDA+ nForce2 Motherboard Review
Epox 8RDA+ nForce2 Motherboard Review - PCSTATS
Today we're going to be checking out Epox's take on the nForce2 SPP; the 8RDA+ motherboard. Based on the same nForce2 SPP (System Platform Processor).
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External Mfg. Website: Epox Jan 28 2003   C. Sun  
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Benchmarks: 3DMark2001SE, Q III Arena

3DMark2001 SE Source: MadOnion

3DMark2001 SE is the latest installment in the 3DMark series by MadOnion. By combining DirectX8 support with completely new graphics, it continues to provide good overall system benchmarks. 3DMark2001 SE has been created in cooperation with the major 3D accelerator and processor manufacturers to provide a reliable set of diagnostic tools. The suite demonstrates 3D gaming performance by using real-world gaming technology to test a system's true performance abilities. Tests include: DirectX8 Vertex Shaders, Pixel Shaders and Point Sprites, DOT3 and Environment Mapped Bump Mapping, support for Full Scene Anti-aliasing and Texture Compression and two game tests using Ipion real-time physics. Higher 3DMark scores denote better performance.

3DMark2001 SE Benchmark Results
Processor 3DMarks Ranking
1. MSI K7N2-L - 166/400 15073
2. FIC AU11 - 166/333 15398
3. Epox 8RDA+ - 166/333 15406
4. Epox 8RDA+ - 184/368 16225

Again, the nForce2 motherboard perform about the same in all the benchmarks and overclocking gets us a nice 900 point boost!

Quake III Arena

Source: ID Software

Quake III Arena is a First Person Shooter (FPS) that revolutionized gaming as we know it. Using multiple light sources and having graphics textures that can fill videocards, even after 3 years it's still able to bring a cutting edge system to its knees.

Quake III Arena Fastest demo001 (SYSTEM)
Processor 3DMarks Ranking
1. MSI K7N2-L - 166/400 333.7
2. FIC AU11 - 166/333 351.5
3. Epox 8RDA+ - 166/333 353.7
4. Epox 8RDA+ - 184/368 391.3

Quake III Arena Fastest nv15demo (CPU STRESS)
Processor FPS Ranking
1. MSI K7N2-L - 166/400 94
2. FIC AU11 - 166/333 100.7
3. Epox 8RDA+ - 166/333 101.2
4. Epox 8RDA+ - 184/368 113.3

Quake III Arena says the exact same thing all the other benchmarks says - nForce2 is fast, damn fast!

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Contents of Article: Epox 8RDA+
 Pg 1.  Epox 8RDA+ nForce2 Motherboard Review
 Pg 2.  Heatsink Clearances and Overclocking
 Pg 3.  The Epox 8RDA+ BIOS
 Pg 4.  System Spec's and Benchmarks
 Pg 5.  Benchmarks: Winstone 2002, Winbench 99
 Pg 6.  Benchmarks: Sandra 2003, PCMark2002
 Pg 7.  — Benchmarks: 3DMark2001SE, Q III Arena
 Pg 8.  Another Awesome Board from Epox!

 
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