Doom 3 is
the most advanced game to date. it takes advantage of the latest videocard
technology and pushes the processing power of the CPU to its absolute limit. At
its highest setting, Ultra quality, texture sizes pass the 500MB mark which
means even tomorrow's videocards will have a hard time running everything. The
frame rates in the game itself are locked at 60 fps so anything above that point
is wasted. Each test is run three times with the third run being
recorded.
| Doom3 |
| LQ 640x480: |
FPS |
Ranking |
| Albatron K8X890 Pro II (K8T890 200/400) |
125.7 |
   |
| MSI RS480M2-IL (RS480 200/400) |
110.4 |
|
| Chaintech Zenith VNF4 Ultra (NF4 Ultra 200/400) |
124.7 |
|
| DFI LANParty NF4 SLI-DR (NF4 SLI 200/400
7800GTX) |
126.9 |
|
| DFI LANParty NF4 SLI-DR (NF4 SLI 200/400 7800GTX
SLI) |
127.5 |
|
| Epox 9NPA+ SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400 7800GTX) |
124.3 |
   |
| Epox 9NPA+ SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400 7800GTX SLI) |
122.2 |
|
In the final benchmark the Epox 9NPA+ SLI performs very
well. Users would definitely be happy with the performance here. This is a good
solid SLI platform.
Nice to see Epox back in the
game
The Epox 9NPA+ SLI motherboard is a
prime example of excellent engineering. It sports the tools necessary to get the
best use from an socket 939 AMD Athlon64 - the nForce4 SLI chipset. The physical
layout is clean and easy to work with, and the inclusion of a Port 80
diagnostics card is entirely appreciated by this overclocker.
Accessories included with the board like the rounded
cables are of surprisingly good quality - it even comes with a handy
screwdriver! The software package that includes Norton Internet Security to
assist in keeping new users safe from potential viruses and hackers.
In terms of performance the Epox 9NPA+ SLI was very good in most of
the benchmarks. The tests illustrated that the 9NPA+SLI was able to keep up with
the DFI LANParty NF4 SLI-DR in pretty much every test. That is excellent
considering the DFI motherboard is one of the quickest boards on the market. On
the overclocking front, we were able to push the Epox 9NPA+SLI we tested to a
very respectable 324 MHz. With a retail price of $163 CDN ($135 US), the Epox 9NPA+ SLI is
a real steal and those of you looking to upgrade should definitely check out
this motherboard!
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