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Epox 8KDA3+ nForce3 250Gb Motherboard Review
Epox 8KDA3+ nForce3 250Gb Motherboard Review  - PCSTATS
When it comes to enthusiasts, the Epox name is well known. In fact I know of many overclockers that wait to check out Epox's take on new chipsets before buying a new motherboard...
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External Mfg. Website: Epox Jun 04 2004   C. Sun  
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Benchmarks: Comanche 4, X2: The Threat, UT2003

Comanche 4 Source: Novalogic

The Comanche 4 benchmark demo is a unique benchmark as it represents a real-world gaming experience. It contains the single player "Eagle's Talon" mission from the game as well as a detailed cinematic. This DirectX 8.1 benchmark demo will measure your system's performance in the standard frames per second format. The benchmark was run with audio disabled.

Comanche 4 640x480 Benchmark Results
Motherboard FPS Ranking
Asus K8V Deluxe 63.87

Gigabyte K8NNXP

66.09
Gigabyte K8NSNXP 66.12

MSI K8N Neo-FIS2R

66.33

Epox 8KDA3+

65.65

Epox 8KDA3+ (290/386)

74.24

Comanche 4 is a pretty good CPU stress tester, and it shouldn't be a surprise that the overclocked system scores the highest.

X2: The Threat Source: Egosoft

A completely rewritten 3D engine based on DirectX8 encompasses many visual effects such as volumetric Nebulae (gas clouds) that have a real impact in the game (you can hide in them), many new engine, shield, weapon and explosion effects. Objects cast real dynamic 3D shadows! Dynamic DP3 bump mapping allows a previously unseen level of detail.

X2: The Threat Benchmark Results 640x480-32bit
Motherboard FPS Ranking
Asus K8V Deluxe 128.057

Gigabyte K8NNXP

126.241
Gigabyte K8NSNXP 130.691

MSI K8N Neo-FIS2R

132.068

Epox 8KDA3+

130.695

Epox 8KDA3+ (290/386)

154.348

X2 gets a huge boost due to overclocking! Stock performance is also very good...

Unreal Tournament 2003

Source: Epic

Unreal Tournament 2003 is the sequel to 1999's multiple 'Game of the Year' award winner. It uses the very latest Unreal Engine technology - where graphics, sound and game play are taken beyond the bleeding edge. Unreal Tournament 2003 employs the use of Vertex as well as Pixel Shaders and it's recommended that you use a DirectX 8 videocard to get the most out of the game.

UT2003 - 640x480
Flyby FPS Ranking
Asus K8V Deluxe 286.72

Gigabyte K8NNXP

292.44
Gigabyte K8NSNXP 294.15

MSI K8N Neo-FIS2R

296.32

Epox 8KDA3+

295.82

Epox 8KDA3+ (290/386)

327.77
Botmatch FPS Ranking
Asus K8V Deluxe 91.03

Gigabyte K8NNXP

93.53
Gigabyte K8NSNXP 94.07

MSI K8N Neo-FIS2R

94.49

Epox 8KDA3+

94.16

Epox 8KDA3+ (290/386)

104.07

Those FPS players out there will be very pleased with the Epox 8KDA3+'s performance. When overclocked nothing can catch the Epox 8KDA3+!

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Contents of Article: Epox 8KDA3+
 Pg 1.  Epox 8KDA3+ nForce3 250Gb Motherboard Review
 Pg 2.  The nForce3-250Gb chipset
 Pg 3.  AGP locks and Overclocking
 Pg 4.  The BIOS
 Pg 5.  System Spec's and Benchmarks
 Pg 6.  Benchmarks: Winstone 2002, Winbench 99
 Pg 7.  Benchmarks: SiSoft Sandra 2004, Super Pi
 Pg 8.  Benchmarks: PCMark2002, 3DMark2001, AquaMark3
 Pg 9.  — Benchmarks: Comanche 4, X2: The Threat, UT2003
 Pg 10.  Conclusions on the 8KDA3+

 
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